The third and final debate was the best behaved. It was beautifully moderated by Fox’s Chris Wallace (you see, they can do fair and balanced). The focus was on policy, and that handed Trump a chance to prove that he’s a credible conservative alternative to Clinton. There were glimmers of credibility. Alas, they were hidden behind the dark clouds of his personality.

For anyone right of centre, this election is not as simple as everyone else thinks it is. Yes, Trump is a dreadful man. “Disgusting” to use his words. But Clinton has an alarming agenda. We heard her promise the largest jobs programme since the Second World War – why? What about 2016 is analogous to total war in the 1940s?