[@Dynamo Frokane][@Jotunn Draugr]

I'd say that Donald Trump did exactly as I predicted and the debate went where he needed it to go. Clinton was looking like Mitt Romney out there, making the same mistakes he did. She blew her load and used everything she had against Trump and it's only the first debate. Her focus on attacking him was obvious, people will see that. But she attacked him in such a way that she can't sustain that offense for the next two debates. She has nothing new to throw at him and people are going to see that her arsenal is dry. Furthermore it was painfully obvious that Lester Holt was siding with Clinton. All the undecided people could see how he shushed the crowd every time they laughed or cheered for Trump but did nothing when the crowd sided with Clinton.

Not to mention the actual substance of what the two were saying. While Trump didn't put up hardly any offense at all, which is a good thing, being on the defense most of the time allowed him to clear up some lies and misconceptions about him at the cost of being on the defensive. A small price to pay for a big reward, considering the mainstream media outlets have been painting false pictures of him for over a year and now it's on the grind to swing undecided voters. Getting his policies and his truths out there was worth the hit he had to take. Clinton, on the other hand, spent most of her talking time lying through her teeth. People already have a massive distrust towards her and they're going to either easily detect her lies or they are going to check it out for themselves. She had put herself in a bad spot by making herself the bad guy this election so she had to go on the offensive. Problem she had was there wasn't much ammo against Trump and what little there was she used it all. She is going to be on the defensive now and she's going to be on the defensive until November.

This debate went exactly as it needed to go. Trump didn't look the best after the first thirty minutes but the desperation from Clinton was palpable. She shot herself in the foot on this debate just to make Trump look a little bit foolish. Just like with Romney in 2012, this is going to come back to bite her in the ass. Trump's demonstrated in the past how aggressive he is at these debates and he clearly and intentionally held that back last night. It's a cake walk from here. Remember: he doesn't have to fight just Clinton out there but also the moderators, as all the moderators are being provided by Clinton donors and have heavy biases. In spite of that he is in the better position between the two. The goal of these debates is to swing undecided voters and Clinton didn't play to that endgame. Now she's completely at Trump's mercy and if he wants those voters he isn't going to give her any mercy.