"Ramasaswamy clearly the winner last night" ....... per the OP.
Well, all of this is highly subjective....who you like, who I like, who we dislike.
My own, very personal, very subjective take on last night's performance:
Nicki Haley came across as the voice of reason, experience, and maturity.
So did, but a bit less so.......did Chris Christie.
On the other hand, I found Swamy's performance off-putting. He came across like an over-eager chipmunk. His inexperience and lack of gravitas showed....glaringly.
For me and my personal view of January 6th ----those candidates who claimed they would pardon the J6 Jackasses, or for that matter, pardon Trump if he is convicted, cannot get my vote.
There must be accountability for what happened on J6. Period. Full stop.
To gloss it over and forgive without any expression of remorse from the perps.....ain't the way I do business.
If anyone could be considered VP material for, say, Don Trump if he gets the nomination....it must be Haley.