BEND, OR -- More than 81 million people tuned in for the first debate, this week, between Presidential candidates Hillary Trump and Donald Trump. Television ratings broke the previous debate record set in 1980 between Ronald Reagan and Jimmy Carter. A consensus of media outlets found Clinton the victor in the 90-minutes forum. But, with Central Oregonians, the winner varies, depending on who you ask.

Bob Perry, with Deschutes Republicans, watched the debate with other local Republicans at Aspen Lakes, in Sisters. He tells KBND News, "I felt that Trump was talking to the people, and Hillary was talking to media elites. And, the style of each was so dramatically different, in that Trump seemed to be so much more relaxed and pointed and Hillary, in my opinion at least - I've heard the word 'robotic' used - but she was rather stiff and smug on many of her comments." He adds, "I thought he was very pointed with regard to trade, trade agreeements, the economy, jobs; that's where I thought he excelled. And, I thought he went into enough detail on his proposals in those. I didn't see a lot of detail on Hillary's proposals."