Hillary Clinton came off better than Donald Trump by staying more on message and keeping her cool most of the time, a group of regional political experts contacted immediately after Wednesday night’s debate concluded.
Travis Ridout, WSU professor of political science and co-director of Wesleyan Media Project tracking U.S. political ads, gave Clinton a grade of ‘B,’ saying, “Most of the time she looked pretty presidential and appealed to the persuadable voters, like suburban women.”
He gave Trump a ‘C-‘, saying, “The first 30 minutes talking about substantive policy went pretty well, and his base would react pretty positively, but he didn’t appeal to persuadable voters.”