I wasn’t impressed with either one’s performance, but imo Hillary did a better job than Donald.
Donald had numerous gaffes in this debate. His alarming answer to whether he would concede or not, which completely contradicted what his daughter Ivanka and his VP Mike Pence said – Ivanka just that morning, became the chief takeaway of the debate. It split the Republican Party even more. He deflected numerous questions, went off topic and said many false things which the audience knew had been debunked already.
More than that, he was crude, really crude. His insults to Hillary, sometimes completely out of nowhere and out of place, make him appear to be childish and a sore loser. It was the approach of a desperate loser, not a confident winner.
Hillary on the other hand was confident and polished. Her answers were articulate, well thought out and her approach of taking the higher road made Donald look boorish and foolish next to her. I didn’t like some of her answers and think she could have done better, but she gave a decent, strong performance.