2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumTrump did not win a damn thing and those who are saying he did
were not actually listening to the "debate", but watching his domineering body language. To those of us who actually listened, he came across angry, stupid, and petty. The constant stalking and the attempt at bullying of Hilary's "space" was so obvious and much MORE of a turnoff. He couldn't even answer the questions.
His base ate it up, because that's what they expect a "man" to do, dominate. But, with women it backfired. It was repulsive to watch.
MFM008
(19,814 posts)and smear feces on himself................
or maybe he did, I did go to the bathroom...........
BlueProgressive
(229 posts)His small hands were moving toward his buttons when the debate police moved in.
Foggyhill
(1,060 posts)And go in a semi crowded public space
And get my hands on mace
C_U_L8R
(45,002 posts)Nothing changed that
ailsagirl
(22,897 posts)Last edited Mon Oct 10, 2016, 05:03 PM - Edit history (1)
and, typically, rarely answered straightforward questions in a straightforward way
When asked something about his disgusting tape, he pivoted to Isis. Isis? WTF???
He's still nowhere near qualified to govern our country, and never will be.
He's like a roaring drunk who thinks he's "OK to drive"-- would any sane person get into that car?
regnaD kciN
(26,044 posts)athena
(4,187 posts)Hillary would have been declared the loser. If she so much as rolled her eyes, that's all the media would be talking about. I admire her level of self-control.
self-control.
She has it, he does not.
Blue_Roses
(12,894 posts)nt
lovemydog
(11,833 posts)Constant interruptions of both Secretary Clinton and the moderator. He didn't answer a single question about proposed policy. Only the one about lowering the highest tax rate from 35% to 15%, which would blow up the deficit. He kept going off on crazy tangents that are just fox 'news' bullshit.
lovemydog
(11,833 posts)He lied about Hillary Clinton's record and either lied about or refused to state his own policy proposals.
Beartracks
(12,814 posts)The only fact they care about is that he is, without a doubt, not Hillary.
I cannot believe he is still polling over 40%.
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lovemydog
(11,833 posts)As long as they aren't enough to vote him into office.
I think they're ignorant and hate-filled and brainwashed by fox 'news.'
Beartracks
(12,814 posts)Don't care about the stats, don't care about the antics, don't care about anything except winning, and "Our team is the greatest!!! You suck!!!"
Our local RW news/talk radio "reports" on the election like Trump's campaign is the hometeam of the local highschool.
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KingCharlemagne
(7,908 posts)tired-out shit that the victims "asked for it."
Silent3
(15,212 posts)What to normal people comes across as "angry, stupid, and petty" fires up Trump's base. Having fired up his base, other Republicans are going to find it harder to take the risk of alienating those voters in order to improve their support from independents.
I think this is only a temporary gain, however, because there's almost certainly more damaging Trump disclosures on the way to give these calculating Republicans another opportunity to denounce Trump, like they should have already done long ago if they had any decency.
etherealtruth
(22,165 posts)They both held on to their base ... not a hard task.
I was worried that the short fingered vulgarian would be apologetic and contrite ... which unfortunately, may have tipped the scales. His performance and pre-debate spectacle hurt him (vs a neutral response) with the few undecided voters (especially women).