09-27-2016, 10:39 AM
(09-27-2016, 08:51 AM)pbrower2a Wrote: The first presidential debate is in the books. And, more than anything else, it brought to mind a boxing match. Trump successfully bobbed and weaved for the first 20 minutes and had Hillary Clinton on her heels. This meant that the first round or two went to him. But then Clinton found her rhythm, and landed a series of body blows, leaving Trump punch drunk and almost completely off his game. All of the subsequent rounds went to her, giving her a clear-cut win by decision... (Snip)
The above reflects my view of things and seems typical of the main stream press's spin.
CNN's headline reads "Trump Loses His Cool" which seems inaccurate only in that he's never had much in the way of 'cool'. Trump was being Trump, thin skinned and angry. A lot of times in a presidential debate a candidate can spot flaws and change his presentation. Many reviews of the first debate suggest not reading too much into them as the losing candidate can visit his debate coaches and change up what didn't work. I don't know that Trump will be good at that. His strength is his personality. He doesn't do particularly well when he tries to change up, and he doesn't stick with the change. He ends up reverting to form. It's a form that attracts a good number of Republican base voters. It's a form that has served him well. I don't know that he'll lost much being himself, but he'll have trouble gaining.
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