Here's what we missed from the second presidential debate in Washington University on Sunday night.
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton led the pre-debate poll. Unfortunately, the moderators did not effectively perform well in the Q&A session.
Clinton used a strict discipline in entering the second presidential debate, according to a report by Vox. She never raised her voice and continued her effective strategy from the first debate. She did not interrupt, did not even raised her voice, and she showed a nerve of steel by never getting remotely agitated.
On the other hand, Republican bet Donald Trump, who was hounded by a scandal days before the debate, worked hard to gain the lead. He may not pass Clinton in the polling, according to CNN, but it certainly saved his candidacy.
In the opening of the debate, Trump was forced to explain his comment in 2005 that shattered the support of high profile Republicans. At that time, he said his star status allows him to sexually assault women. Trump mitigated the controversy by saying his apology.
"I'm not proud of it. I apologize to my family," he said, "I apologize to the American people. Certainly I'm not proud of it, but this is locker room talk."
Trump scored when Clinton said Abraham Lincoln also lied and used different arguments to end slavery. He pointed out how Clinton has lied to the Americans and using Lincoln to justify her lies.
The second presidential debate is designed with a town-hall style. Moderators Anderson Cooper and Martha Raddatz did not perform well in presiding the Q&A session. In fact, according to CNBC, the moderators ruined the debate.
During the Q&A, only a handful of actual voters in the room were able ask questions. The moderators were too busy asking follow-up questions to the candidates to edify their points. The moderators spent 30 minutes to talk about Trump's comment, which led to Bill Clinton's sexual assault case.
