I only watched a total of fifteen minutes of the debate. I hoped that for once, Clinton and Trump would really address the issues and answer the questions in an intelligent and well thought out manner. However, that did not happen. In the few minutes that I watched, the debate quickly turned into something of a farce.
That may be my opinion, but there is a reason behind it. At first, both candidates did their best to answer the questions asked, except that it was clear that Clinton was intentionally manipulating things to put Trump on the defensive. Her strategy worked and Trump, though he tried his best to not take the bait, ended up attempting to explain himself and attacking Hillary. Once that happened, it was no longer a debate, but a contest to see who had the most dirt on who.
After I stopped watching, I checked my Twitter feed as well as my Facebook. Unfortunately for me, the majority of those I follow on Twitter and a few friends on Facebook are HRC supporters and it showed. A Tweet from Katy Perry: "I literally just did a dance around the room in my pj's!" in response to Hillary Clinton saying :" Yeah, I prepared for this debate AND i'm prepared to be President!"
Support for either candidate aside, the consensus on both of those social media outlets was that this wasn't a debate as much as it was an opportunity for Hillary to flex her muscle and for both candidates to sling mud at each other. Clinton was making Trump look bad and Trump was defending himself as well as making every attempt to make Hillary look bad.
From my point of view, there is a considerable amount of bias toward Trump and a plethora of support for Clinton in the media and among artists and entertainers, so it was difficult for me to get an assessment on what the medias views were concerning the debate and whether or not actual issues were addressed. Hence my conclusion that the whole thing was a farce.
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