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US elections 2016: Clinton wins first debate, but does it matter?

Here's what happened on the campaign trail the week of Sept. 26.
U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton reacts as she arrive to meet with campaign supporters after the first presidential debate with Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, in Westbury, New York, U.S., September 26, 2016. REUTERS/Carlos Barria  - RTSPKZ8

Presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump held their much-anticipated first debate Sept. 26, and the conventional wisdom has Clinton winning decisively. In related news, her polling numbers haven't budged one bit.

An estimated 82 million people tuned in to the debate at Long Island's Hofstra University, breaking the 1980 record by 2 million. Most polls and pundits gave her high marks for her mastery of policy details and her cool demeanor in the face of Trump's attacks, while the Republican businessman landed some jabs with his plain-spoken remarks on trade and the need for "law and order."

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