That was the worst debate ever.

Says Politico:

How the hell did candidates manage to be so timid and uninspiring at a time when American troops are in two problematic wars, the world financial markets are in scary free fall and the Dow has lost 1,400 points since Oct. 1? This is a moment history rarely sees — and both men blew it.

The debate was bad in ways that debates are often bad. The ultra-badness comes from being bad now.