Tawdry Charges and Character Attacks in 90-Minute Spectacle
- Both candidates were visibly uneasy as the 90-minute event unfolded with almost unremitting hostility.
- Donald J. Trump grew more comfortable on the offensive, and Hillary Clinton broadened her attack on his treatment of women.
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NEWS ANALYSIS
Trump Didn’t Ease Women’s Doubts
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Takeaways: Trump Isn’t Going Away
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What We Saw
Times Opinion writers weigh in on a tumultuous debate.
Mr. Trump Goes Low
Sniffing and glowering, Donald Trump prowled behind Hillary Clinton. Once again, she was the only adult on the stage.
KEVIN BAKER
A Barroom Brawl
We, the media, have failed the country in this election.
MAUREEN DOWD
Let’s Hear From a Deplorable
Could my favorite member of the “basket of deplorables,’’ as I like to call my sister, vote for Trump?
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Trump’s Second Debate, in Brief
He just lies. Relentlessly.
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Don’t Smile
Hillary Clinton should not be grinning. None of us should. We are facing the abyss.
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The Munchkin Theory of Donald Trump
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Trump Is the Student Who Didn’t Do the Reading
Did anyone know what questions they were answering?
WILL WILKINSON
‘Because You’d Be in Jail’
That's dictator talk.
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