Nat soun} "i'm not here to call out his lies...everybody knows he's a liar."
"people understand joe.
47 years you've done nothing."
'would you shut up man?"
Albeit entertaining.... indiana state political science professor matthew bergbower says the debate lacked substance.
He says it featured interruptions and bickering...and issues were mostly sidetracked because of it all.
He and rose-hulman student lucus bendzsa shared their reactions to the debate with me.
"so the rules that were presented before the candidates just didn't work last night so they are looking at how they can make it better for the next two.
So this a crazy scenario but it's almost like you have to put them in a glass booth."
"what do you expect from a businessman from new york.
This is how they operate in manhattan all the time.
This is a standard, run of the mill day in manhattan.
Then you have joe biden who is a career politician whos been in office for 47 years.
He's used to dealing with people like trump all the time."
Bendzsa and bergbower agree that tuesday's night debate didn't sway anybody one way or the other.
They did share their perspectives on what voters should look for moving forward.
"i want to be educated.
I'm all about substance.
I'm all about policy.
I'm not looking for the 8 second soundbite.
I'm not looking for something to be put on a t-shirt.
I'm not looking for the catchphrases.
"i think, as a voter, the most important thing is to look at the policies.
You know look past all the charades.
I'm looking forward to it.
It's good tv.
Grab some popcorn."
Everybody has a different opinion about what went down last night..
But one thing is for sure.
It should be very interesting in the 2 remaining presidential debates no matter who you are.