Tuesday, September 27, 2016

Clinton/Trump Debate Round 1


Donald Trump's round one debate performance was the stuff of nightmares for campaign managers. He was inarticulate, flustered, showed anger, bogged down on Iraq and birther comments, demonstrated no command of issues, and, on four occasions by my count, agreed with Clinton on policy points. 
 
Instead of attacking Hillary for being a habitual liar and career criminal, Trump tangled with Lester Holt, a network liberal and Clinton supporter, stayed on the defensive, and left the stage with his family in tow and tail between his legs

However, Trump is a proven master of political theater. He prefers being underestimated, written off, laughed at, and told he has no chance. This has been, remember, the central ingredient of his candidacy that displaced 16 professional politicians during the Republican primary.

Hillary Clinton, in the eyes of Trump, is simply another Jeb Bush/John Kasich 90s political regurgitation to be baited, trapped, and exposed as a repeated fraud on the electorate.
 
What does this have to do with active shooting mitigation, guns, and the Second Amendment? Nothing or everything, come 8 November, depending how Trump does in the next two debates where I expect he will decisively win.

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