Debate opinions?

[6andcounting]

(09-28-2016, 12:26 PM)PhilHos Wrote: That sounds about right. My only thing is that I think the take away will be that those supporting Trump will say he won and those supporting Hillary will say she won, which, so far, seems to be the case. Other than that, this is a spot on assessment of the debate.

Presidential debates aren't about winning the debate. They are about putting out the campaign's talking points and putting the candidate in better position to win the presidency. Winning all the debates and losing the election is like having a good regular season and losing in the first round off the playoffs 6 years in a row.

Trump has yet to do a single debate where he cared one bit about the actual debate. In typical Trump fashion, Trump just uses the debates free airtime to promote himself by being entertaining. That's how he won the GOP nominations.

I'm sure they both question some of the finer details in hindsight, but both seemingly achieved their campaign goals they had for the debate. Looking at it that way, it's not surprising both sides supporters think it was a success.


That and partisan politics still plays some role. 34% of the country said they thought Obama won the first debate against Romney.