Was Trump a little ill tonight? He seemed like was fighting a cold— we know how irritable that can make one feel and look. But no excuses..
They both got shots in; I hope people still don’t believe a thing she says. He is less polished, but that was to be expected.
I don't think so. As some have observed already, and I as one who has a degree from a very fine university on the subject (broadcast video) agree, that the lighting on him seemed to be harsher, not just brighter but even mal-filtered (to be more bothersome) and his microphone may have been adjusted or selected to make him sound unnatural.
Dirty tricks, yes but hardly new. The Trump campaign must, repeat must take control of the studio and have the balls to walk off the debate if they can prove audio or video trickery! It's not rocket science. Just pushing light and sound around some simple electronics.
Have someone respond to me via FR if they care to take this further. I'm retired and can take the time to help. Again, I'm not the first to notice this.