I don’t believe there was any knockout punch during the 1st Presidential Debate between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump but a few good upper cuts. It also appears that the majority of those in either camp will probably stay in their respective camps after the debate performance but what about the “undecided? Here’s a few takeaways (below) that I believe might influence their vote.
T = + Trump
C = + Clinton
PRESIDENTIAL- Both candidates appeared Presidential and with the attacks on Donald Trump’s “character”for the office that has to favor Donald. + D
REHEARSED- Hillary Clinton appeared less stiff in this performance then one would have expected although her smile appeared to be made from a 2×4. +C
LINES THAT STICK- After a good nights sleep (well maybe just some sleep) I recalled lines that stood out from both sides yet the one line that keeps repeating in my mind is “she has experience bad experience). Slight lead to the Trump +D
EMAIL SCANDAL- This was a total victory to Hillary although Donald did have one strong attack but one just wasn’t enough +C
MODERATOR BIAS- There was an obvious bias to Hillary Clinton as the two most personal attacks were set against Donald Trump. Donald Trump took to much time on the birther issue and his taxes without switching the debate topic. Yet his attack back on Lester Holt was fairly persuasive. DRAW-