10-10-2016, 02:48 PM
I don't chime in to PnR often, but I did want to share some thoughts on the 2 debates so far.
In the first debate, I thought Hillary was the clear winner, and it wasn't even close. She was extremely poised, confident and baited the shit out of Trump. He seemed out of his element, completely unprepared and flat-out childish on many occasions.
With the second debate, I thought it was a lot closer, with Hillary having only a slight edge. I wouldn't disagree with those who called it a draw. Trump did better at being on the offensive and did score 2 or 3 pretty good jabs. He still had trouble maintaining any real composure though, and on certain topics...just sounded completely lost. I thought we saw Hillary get slightly rattled a couple of times, and she also avoided directly answering questions more than once, and had terrible responses on a couple of occasions. However, she still seemed much more presidential and simply far more knowledgeable/experienced on foreign policy topics.
I don't think these 2 debates have really changed the minds of anyone who was already supporting Hillary or Trump. I think they just re-affirmed what most already knew...both are liars, both are shady as hell and both come with never ending baggage.
If I had to bet my house, I would say the Hillary will end up the victor and it probably won't be as close as some think. Overall though, I'm just very disappointed that these are the choices we're stuck with.
In the first debate, I thought Hillary was the clear winner, and it wasn't even close. She was extremely poised, confident and baited the shit out of Trump. He seemed out of his element, completely unprepared and flat-out childish on many occasions.
With the second debate, I thought it was a lot closer, with Hillary having only a slight edge. I wouldn't disagree with those who called it a draw. Trump did better at being on the offensive and did score 2 or 3 pretty good jabs. He still had trouble maintaining any real composure though, and on certain topics...just sounded completely lost. I thought we saw Hillary get slightly rattled a couple of times, and she also avoided directly answering questions more than once, and had terrible responses on a couple of occasions. However, she still seemed much more presidential and simply far more knowledgeable/experienced on foreign policy topics.
I don't think these 2 debates have really changed the minds of anyone who was already supporting Hillary or Trump. I think they just re-affirmed what most already knew...both are liars, both are shady as hell and both come with never ending baggage.
If I had to bet my house, I would say the Hillary will end up the victor and it probably won't be as close as some think. Overall though, I'm just very disappointed that these are the choices we're stuck with.
