It’s all perception of course. There was a CNN sort of focus group on and when asked who won the debate it was 2-1 in favor of Trump. After the debate Telemundo ran a poll and over 65% of their audience said Trump won.
The thing is it really doesn’t matter anyway. No debate ever determined an election. In 2026 it was claimed Clinton won all 3 debates. I would say Campaign rallies have a much greater impact on a race than do debates.
2016!
Time travel would be wonderful, but