“The winner tonight was Donald Trump, by not participating,” said Frank Luntz, a longtime Republican pollster who now opposes the former president and lamented the “chaos” onstage. “By disrespecting the process and the people, Mr Trump actually emerges stronger.” The event, televised on the Fox Business Network and Univision, also provided little reason to expect the roster will shrink much. Only one candidate, Asa Hutchinson, didn’t make the cut for Wednesday’s (Thursday AEST) debate. All that’s good news for Mr Trump as his rivals continue to split the votes of Republicans who oppose him instead of consolidating around a single…