Nearly 24 million pairs of eyes were fixed on Cleveland last night. No, Lebron had nothing to do with it. 

Ten GOP candidates took to the stage to compete for conservative hearts and minds. Some watched to hear about the issues. But many watched just to see Donald Trump troll the competition. He didn’t disappoint.

Take Two producer Austin Cross went to a viewing party at Taix in Echo Park. Not surprisingly, nearly everyone wanted to talk Trump:

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Lisa Garcia Bedolla, a political science and latino studies professor at UC Berkeley, tells Take Two that, despite positive polling, viewers who were expecting to see a more presidential Trump were probably disappointed:

“I feel like he came across as a bit petulant [and] snarky. [His] back and forth with Megyn Kelly about the comments that he’s made about women, did not do him any favors with the electorate, given women actually register and vote at higher rates than men,” she explains. “And as a woman, I think his response to the words he’s used to describe women was insufficient and inappropriate.”

Trump went on to show further contempt for correctness later that evening on Twitter:

Love it or hate it, Garcia Bedolla says Trump’s frequent flippancy had an unexpected effect on the night: it put pressure on the other candidates to make themselves stand out. “I think Cruz had to make himself seem a little bit more belligerent even than he is naturally,” she says. “I think he went even farther in his rhetoric because he felt a need to one-up Trump.” Trump didn’t just display a disregard for women, however, he also doubled-down on his tough immigration policy. Fellow candidates approached the subject more delicately.

When pressed on the subject, Jeb Bush touted his new immigration plan, noting that it did not offer amnesty. Meanwhile, Marco Rubio made a bid to connect with latino voters by sharing how his parents immigrated from Cuba. Garcia Bedolla says this might not have been as effective as Rubio had hoped:

“Two thirds of latinos in the United States are Mexican, and as a Cuban myself, who’s married to a Mexican, I can tell you there are a lot of differences between us and the immigration story is very different. The fact of the matter is Marco Rubio does not represent in his policy positions what most latinos believe in. So while I think people might feel a little more appreciative and positive toward him because of his story, [what] he’s advocating is actually not what latino voters want in terms of public policy, and that, in the end, is what people vote for.”

In her assessment of the GOP field, Garcia Bedolla says none of the candidates introduced many new ideas. Though Reagan’s economic principles are still respected in conservative circles, she says voters wanted to hear about more than trickle-down economics. She says, overall, the GOP ten were frustratingly vague--especially 'The Donald:'

“Trump was the least specific of all. I think at some point, you can only ride your personality for so far and then you’re going to have to say something meaningful.”

Press the play button above to hear more about how the debate was received in California.