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Why the GOP Should Be Worried About Last Night's 2016 Debate

First Read is a morning briefing from Meet the Press and the NBC Political Unit on the day's most important political stories and why they matter.
Image: Clinton and Trump at the final presidential debate
Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton and Republican candidate Donald Trump during the final presidential debate at the University of Nevada-Las Vegas in Las Vegas on Oct. 19, 2016. The debate is the final of three Presidential Debates and one Vice Presidential Debate before the US National Election on 08 November 2016.JOE RAEDLE / EPA

First Read is a morning briefing from Meet the Press and the NBC Political Unit on the day's most important political stories and why they matter.

Why the GOP should be worried about last night’s debate