Trump Opens Strong, Then Takes the Bait and Blows Opportunities

It was a very unusual debate, which was always going to be the case. To my real-time eyes and ears, in the moment, she won -- despite not making much (any?) headway on likability. But hey, given the insanity and throw-out-the-rulebook vibe of this entire cycle, what do I know? Let's see how (and if) the polls move. My gut says that they will, a bit, toward her. But there's a reasonable chance that they won't, or that any impact will be short-lived.