Analysis
Scorecard: Grading the debate performances of Donald Trump and Joe Biden

In what was probably his last presidential debate ever, there were aspects of President Trump’s performance that were familiar: He seized the lead role, he went on the attack, and he told a lot of lies.

But there was also something new: restraint.

Thursday night’s event was Trump’s last chance to do or say something to shock American politics and change the trajectory of the race.

And, it turned out, he largely didn’t.


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