Daily Digest: How about that debate?

Good morning and welcome to Tuesday. Everybody's still talking about last night's debate. It was 90 minutes of gloves-off brawling. Let's take a closer look in the Digest:

1. It was a heated debate with Hillary Clinton hitting Donald Trump on his tax returns, and his promoting of the birther smear against President Obama. He hit back on her record on trade and ISIS and accused her of being a typical politician. Trump did a lot of interrupting, and Clinton asked for fact-checkers to get to work. The debate ended with both candidates saying they would support the other if they won. (AP)

2. And the fact-checkers were busy. They looked at everything from the cost of the candidates' tax plans to the size of the trade deficit to how many murders have been committed in New York this year to whether Trump called global warming a hoax created by China. He did, by the way. Clinton also supported the Trans-Pacific Partnership before she came out against it during the primary campaign. (New York Times)

3. Clinton at one point defended her preparation for the debate, and said she was also prepared to be president. She clearly intended to get under Trump's skin, and with her attacks on his business record and reluctance to release his taxes, she succeeded. While Trump started strong, by the end of the debate he appeared to be on the ropes. (Washington Post)

4. A CNN instant poll found that 62 percent thought Clinton won, compared to 27 percent who said Trump won. We'll see if other polls bear that out over the coming days. Some analysts agreed Clinton had the better night. (Politico)

5. In Minnesota a few of undecided voters who watched the debate also thought that Clinton was the better debater Monday night. But that doesn't necessarily mean they'll end up voting for her. The reason they're still undecided is they really don't like either candidate. (MPR News)

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