Overall Hillary Did Better, But Trump Was Slightly Less Out of Control

Hillary - She was clearly more knowledgeable and responsive to questions, Kept her cool and did not interrupt or argue with the moderators. She also listed and addressed the audience members. She also actually described proposals. At times, she got slightly in the weeds, but this does reinforce that she is prepared.

Trump - He looked like he could barely control himself, but he was not quite as unhinged as he was in the first debate. He really did not respond to the questions, and tried to turn every question into an attack on Hillary. However, at the end, I know even less about his policies, then I did after the first debate. He essentially just painted a dark picture and offered himself as a savior with no specific. Still, I thought he came off as an asshole and petty with his frequent arguments with the moderators.

Moderators - They were very deferential with Trump, because when his time was up, he would just throw a tantrum until he got his way. I actually think that Raddatz seemed to get a bit annoyed by Trump, which was understandable and unfortunate when he kept on blowing off her question, but it made Raddatz look rattled, which sadly made Trump look more in control.

Overall: I think Hillary did better in both substance and style. She was calm, but very assertive. She also really did a good job of connecting with each audience member who asked a question. Some folks will say that Trump did better, because he just kept on his attacks on Hillary without responding to any questions about his conduct or his proposals. However, I saw him as an entitled asshole. Some folks will say he won because he was acting like he was entitled and answerable to no one. However, I saw it as both arrogant and dismissive.

The pundits may declare him a winner because he did not fail miserably and he acted like a pompous asshole, but I also can see a lot of folks getting turned off by that. Also, I think Hillary was helped because she seemed to connect with people, perhaps at the cost of giving up some opportunities for attack.