Analysis: Clinton’s needling kept Trump off balance in first debate

HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. — Hillary Clinton came prepared, held her ground, and went for the throat with one-liners at once rehearsed and biting. Attack after withering attack, she demonstrated the value of homework. Donald Trump sought to project toughness and a measure of competence. He avoided coming off as a know-nothing blowhard. But the whoppers he unleashed…