It was a debate that settled little other than most commentators as expected divided along their party lines. Those who saw a Hillary advantage are hard line MSM supporters; the same holds for Trump.
One would expect the next to be much better in emphasizing their differences if anyone is going to be actually persuaded to change their opinion. the pone wild card in all this is how voters react to Trump. He has looked this way in the past and come out stronger in follow-up pols, jus tmaybe putting the lie to all the political pundits and MSM talking heads who tend to look at what is a very nontraditional election traditionally.
Friday's VP debate might actually steal the show if one or the other can score any points. Meanwhile, here's one summary of the big debate.
From "big, fat, ugly bubbles" to "trumped-up trickle-down" economics, tonight's debate had something for everyone. One-liners and soundbites were dropped like confetti with strange facial gestures, delicate coughs, and direct jabs flying left, right, and center. As far as the results go, it's anyone's guess: Lester Holt was soundly beaten by everyone online; the markets (S&P Futs and the Mexican Peso) both suggested a Trump loss, Trump won Twitter, online (and unscientific) polls were undecided with a slight nod to a Trump victory, as commentators were mixed, most siding with their ideological bias.
As Bloomberg reports, after a little more than 90 minutes of debate (full transcript here), here are the key takeaways from tonight's event:
The candidates spent a good deal of time on stop-and-frisk, racial issues, Obama birther matter, ISIS and nuclear weapons.zerohedge.com/news/2016-09-26/debate-post-mortem-rematch-required-commentators-split-debate- winner-markets-give-hi
Trump appeared to be rambling on a number of questions, especially on foreign policy.
Clinton made points on the tax returns, with Trump not ending questions about whether he failed to pay any federal income taxes -- an not offering a clear reason as to why he's not releasing his tax returns.
Clinton's answers often were recitations of her campaign statements.
It was difficult for Holt, as moderator, to keep the candidates focused on the questions. At times, it appeared he'd lost control of the debate.
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