Thursday afternoon’s GOP undercard debate consisted of the seven Republican presidential candidates whose poll numbers didn’t qualify them for Thursday’s prime time debate. It was a largely civil affair, but it did feature a few notable sparks as the candidates jostled to move into the top tier. Here are highlights from each of the seven candidates:

Carly Fiorina

How good a night did Fiorina have? A Fox News poll shows 83 percent believe she won the debate. In fact, even one of her competitors endorsed her. Rick Perry declared he’d rather have “Carly Fiorina doing our negotiation than John Kerry.” Fiorina also had the night’s most memorable line when she casually dismembered Donald Trump’s candidacy with a sly, “I didn’t get a call from Bill Clinton.”

Carly — and given her performance she’ll likely be on a first name basis with America by morning — took on Obama, saying he “broke every rule of negotiation” with the Iran deal. She showed off her tech credentials when discussing the tearing down of cyberwalls to protect America from the ISIS, Russia and China. And she took on her “electability” by pointing out that men like Bill Clinton and Barack Obama were also said to be unelectable.

Rick Perry

The slow, forgetful fella from 2012 was nowhere to be found. The former governor was energetic, forceful and proudly celebrated his record in Texas. Perry avoided the gaffes that made him a punch line four years ago and delivered several punches of his own when discussing his efforts to protect the border. About 7 percent in the Fox News poll thought he won the debate.

Bobby Jindal

The current governor of Louisiana is getting kudos for his debate performance, with 6 percent in that instant Fox News poll saying he won. Jindal projected seriousness, smarts and bluntness. He said he was “tired” of politicians who read polls and that efforts to expand Medicaid were a “big mistake.” He called illegal immigration an “invasion” and said Planned Parenthood “better hope Hillary wins” instead of him, and complained that too often in Washington “they don’t fight.” He also went after Jeb Bush for suggesting a candidate must hide his conservative credentials to win.

Jim Gilmore

The former Virginia governor had one chance to make a first impression and did it by touting his resume: governor, prosecutor, military intelligence officer, intelligence commission chairman.

Rick Santorum

Santorum had the night’s most patriotic moment. When asked about the children of illegal immigrants being separated from their parents, he spoke of his grandfather who left Santorum’s father back in Italy until he could build a life here and bring the boy over. Rick asked his father if he regretted the separation. “No,” the elder Santorum said, “America is worth the wait.”

The former senator also had the night’s most notable slipup, though not a late-night-comedy, gold-mine-type blunder. In fact, it was kind of cute. The bell rang as he was speaking and instead of saying “term limits,” he expressed America’s need for “time limits.” Given the long-windedness of most politicians he was actually right on that score.

George Pataki

The former governor emphasized his ability to get elected and get things done in the very blue state of New York. Pataki recounted how he reduced welfare rolls, reduced the number of government employees and reduced crime. “The talk has got to stop,” he said, “The action has got to begin.” Whether his talking tonight will lead to action in the polls, we’ll know soon enough.

Lindsey Graham

Whether burdened by the dangers facing the nation, attempting to strike a somber note or simply weary, the South Carolina senator had a night he may want to forget. Reminding the nation that both his parents died when he was a young man and that he was 60, unmarried and childless left one wondering whether Graham was asking for our vote or a hug. Still, if his desire was to sound a warning to the nation that we are in a war that is going to require our soldiers to return to the Middle East to fight, he accomplished his mission by returning repeatedly to the theme of America needing to take a tougher, smarter stand against the many growing threats abroad.