Who won the first Trump-Clinton U.S. Presidential debate? by Sanjay Dalvi
Answer by Sanjay Dalvi:
Donald Trump sees Democrats everywhere. Even when they're not.
TRUMP : “And by the way, Lester is a Democrat.”
O'REILLY : “I didn't know that.”
TRUMP : “Look, it's a phony system. Lester is a Democrat. I mean, they are all Democrats. Okay? It's a very unfair system.”
PRE DEBATE ACCUSATIONS : The Republican presidential nominee continuing with his rants even before the debates was a prime example of how scared he is. Calling the debate anchor Lester Holt a Democrat only to retaliate the claim afterwords.
Trump Calls NBC News Anchor And Fellow GOP'er Lester Holt A Democrat
Trump campaign says he didn't know debate moderator Lester Holt was a registered Republican
PREPARATIONS :
CLINTON She is mentally readying herself for multiple Trumps: the disciplined opponent who sticks to big themes, the no-holds-barred adversary who goes on the offensive, and the snide antagonist who calls her a “loser” to her face. Her advisers are hurling a host of Trumpian assaults and counterattacks at her to test her responses and adjust them as needed.
Mrs. Clinton is eager to play offense and try to get under his skin, by doing things like calling him “Donald” and questioning his net worth.
Yet she is also testing out whether and how to interrupt Mr. Trump, as she does not want to be seen as pushy and play into gender stereotypes. In practice sessions, she has come across best when she waits to pounce confidently on Mr. Trump for lying or misstating facts, rather than trying to talk over him.
TRUMP He does not like practicing an answer over and over until it is letter-perfect and appropriately brief. But this weekend’s work will be geared to running through questions while Mr. Trump is on his feet and aware of a countdown timer when he is speaking.
His advisers will try to throw him off balance, and measure his response to possible Clinton jabs like “You’re lying, Donald.”
He believes debates are not won or lost on policy minutiae since most viewers will not remember them in an hour. His advisers see it as a waste of time to try to fill his head with facts and figures. Instead, they want him to practice staying focused on big-picture themes (jobs, terrorism, protecting the homeland and closing borders, “Make America Great Again”) rather than picking fights on side issues or taking the bait from Mrs. Clinton.
Here is a very nice article describing their preparation strategies
Debate Prep? Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump Differ on That, Too
Who WON??
Hillary Clinton won.
The Democratic nominee presented as composed and commanding, ticking through her policy prescriptions while landing a series of devastating blows on Donald Trump’s record and readiness. A fidgety Trump meanwhile tried repeatedly to ruffle her with interruptions while riffing his way through his own answers, but struggled on both counts.
Points from the debate to be noted and considered as significant :
- Clinton : She was woman enough (pun intended) to publicly accept her mistake over the email scandal.
- Trump : He had no straight answer when asked about when he will release his tax returns. Well, He did mention that the audit is in progress and that he will release his returns once Mrs. Clinton releases her deleted emails.
- Birther Issue : Trump could have been a wise man just by admitting his mistake and moving forward with it (just like Hillary did when questioned about her email scandal). But Mr. trump decided to go the other way around just to find himself digging his own grave.
- Race : I LMAO when Mr. Trump described his relations with African Americans and Hispanic community. He stated “I think that I've developed very, very good relationships over the last little while with the African-American community”
- Tax Releases : I do not think that a presidential candidate who describes finding loop holes in taxes as his major achievement is fit enough for leading a great country like ours.
- UN and Bilateral relations : Mr. Trump just handed over his sorry *** to Hillary by name calling specific countries, disrespecting US relations with them and the asking these countries to pay up. Did I mention he said we should have taken the “OIL” when we started demilitarization of Iraq. Only thing Mrs. Clinton had to do was to stay poise and assure all US allies that nothing would change. Policy is her game. That is what a statesman/stateswoman does. And no body does it well like her.