2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumClinton campaign official confirms she will "address the bombshell Trump tape head-on" tonight
But in debate prep sessions in the week leading up to the debate, Clinton aides were urging the Democratic nominee to remain focused on the real people posing questions in the town hall forum, rather than engage in an ugly back and forth with Trump. The goal, they said, should be to show off the caring, connecting, maternal side of Clinton that voters are less familiar with than the steely war horse who endured an 11-hour Benghazi hearing last fall.
But the weekends events have upended any expectation of a normal debate. In a video statement released late Friday night, Trump said that Bill Clinton has actually abused women, and Hillary Clinton has bullied, attacked, shamed and intimidated his victims. We will discuss this more in the coming days.
On Saturday evening, Trump previewed his nothing-to-lose strategy he retweeted Juanita Broaddrick, the woman who accused Bill Clinton of raping her in 1978. Bill Clinton has denied the accusation, which Broaddrick made in 1999, in the wake of his affair with Monica Lewinsky.
http://www.politico.com/story/2016/10/clinton-team-girds-for-all-out-assault-229388
Farmgirl1961
(1,494 posts)But in a way that is presidential. She doesn't need to go low and vulgar.
emulatorloo
(44,183 posts)Nor will she ever be vulgar or low.
DURHAM D
(32,611 posts)emulatorloo
(44,183 posts)DURHAM D
(32,611 posts)Obvious is obvious.
Thanks again.
Miles Archer
(18,837 posts)What I'm seeing over the last 48 hours is that while elected Republicans are distancing themselves from Trump, there aren't a lot of rats jumping ship when it comes to voters. The outrage has been met with parrot-like responses of what Bill did, Benghazi, emails, on and on.
So my educated guess is that she'll address it but not dissect it, if that makes any sense. She doesn't have to give her supporters or the undecided any level of discourse on this, it's all a matter of public record. She just needs to acknowledge it, distance herself from it, and get back on policy.
It will be interesting to see how Trump jumps into the snake pit, because we already know that if you don't give him an opening, he'll create one. Like:
Question: "What do you see as renewable sources of clean energy, that could minimize our dependence on fossil fuels?"
Trump: "Bill Clinton has said and done much worse things than me."
As I read elsewhere this morning, Clinton has participated in over 60 "town hall" meetings in her political career. Trump attended one a week ago which was supposed to last 90 minutes and he bailed after 30.
I have every confidence that she will handle this appropriately, and in a Presidential manner.
anamandujano
(7,004 posts)who has subjected our country to ridicule throughout the world" or words to that effect. Then she can riff on his "making the country great" bs.
louis-t
(23,297 posts)Maybe Clinton did abuse women. We don't really know for sure. All we have is stories that were, no doubt, embellished by the GOP handlers these women had forced upon them. But drumpfster admitted it on tape.
misterhighwasted
(9,148 posts)Hillary Clinton will speak for every female in the World tonight.
All eyes & ears will be on her & she will effectively tear Trump to pieces as well as everyone who has ever tried to legislate against women of every race, creed, or age.
Tonight is when the impact of her iconic "Women Rights" speech in Bejing comes full circle and Hillary will deliver.
Hillary will never go down low & vulgar. She never has.
Wellstone ruled
(34,661 posts)Ego Boil,watch the puss blow out.