Charles Krauthammer (no friend of Trump - pretty much a #NeverTrump’er) even said Trump won. He said the only thing Trump needed to do is go out on stage, stand toe to toe with Hillary Clinton for 90 minutes, and not make any major gaffes. Which he accomplished. Basically Krauthammer said that Trump didn’t need to win the debate on points, all he needed to do was have the undecided voters say, “Yeah, I can see that guy as my president.” because if you are undecided on Hillary after her 25 years in the public eye, it really means you are against her and just looking for a reason to vote for someone else, and Trump gave them that reason.
Trump did OK, but Hillary scored some shots that needed to be addressed; she basically made him look like a boss who doesn’t pay his workers OR pay income taxes. He has to rectify those points in the next debates; they resonate with people who (believe it or not) are still “undecided”...
““Yeah, I can see that guy as my president.” because if you are undecided on Hillary after her 25 years in the public eye, it really means you are against her and just looking for a reason to vote for someone else, and Trump gave them that reason.”
I don’t watch debates, for the simple reason that it is always the same format, the same attacks on the Republican candidate and the same liberal spin.
In saying that, all Trump needed to do was to show up, take everything they threw at him, counter attack enough to let America knows he has the temperament to be President. He did that.