1st Debate: Trump vs Clinton

Donald Trump aggressively tried to pin the nation's economic and national security problems on Hillary Clinton in the first presidential debate, belittling the former senator and secretary of state as a "typical politician" incapable of delivering the change many Americans crave.

But Trump found himself on the defensive for much of the 90-minute showdown Monday night. Clinton was thoroughly prepared, not only with detailed answers about her own policy proposals, but also sharp criticism of Trump's business record, his past statements about women, and his false assertions that President Barack Obama may not have been born in the United States.  The Democrat also blasted Trump for his refusal to release his tax returns, breaking with decades of presidential campaign tradition.

The verdict is in on social media.  The most-discussed moment of the debate on Twitter and Facebook was when Donald Trump claimed his temperament is "his strongest asset."  Representatives of Facebook said Trump captured about 79 percent of all Facebook discussions, compared with 21 percent for Clinton.  A spokesman for Twitter, meanwhile, said Trump talk was the subject of 62 percent of tweets.  Trump's talk about stop-and-frisk being a successful policing tactic and an exchange between Trump and Clinton over plans for defeating the Islamic State group were also top-tweeted debate moments.  This was the most-tweeted debate ever, according to the social media site, which was founded in 2006.

Inslee vs Bryant

Gov. Jay Inslee and his Republican opponent Bill Bryant sparred over education, taxes and government oversight in their debate last night, heard on NewsRadio 560 KPQ.  At Seattle University, Bryant repeatedly rapped the incumbent Democrat, saying he'd mismanaged state departments, especially the state's mental health system. He also said Inslee failed to come up with a plan to fund K-12 education, as mandated by the state Supreme Court, which "means he is a failed governor." Inslee countered, the state's invested $5.5 billion in public education, "significant strides" have been made to increase pay for teachers and increase access to kindergarten. He said Washington's a "confident and optimistic state"...that he's helped create 250,000 jobs.