Trump connects with people, Hillary doesn’t.
In the weeks leading up to Reagan’s first debate the MSM had painted the retired Hollywood actor as an ignorant bumpkin who had no business being in the White House. The undecideds wanted to know who this ‘scary’ conservative really was, and whether he had what it took to become President of the United States.
In the first debate he didn’t do all that well. Carter caught him flat footed a few times and laid in some well-rehearsed attack lines. The media then promptly declared Carter the winner.
A week later the media couldn’t believe that Reagan’s polls went *up* afterwards. They were absolutely flabbergasted.
Why did it happen? It was because Reagan knew that America was going in the wrong direction, and he spoke about it with conviction and with heart. Meanwhile Carter was stiff and rattled off his well-rehearsed talking points.
Hillary in comparison is a robot. The empathy just isn’t there, and that is a big factor for the LIVs and undecideds.
I was too young then to know how the Reagan Carter debates went. Thanks for the information. It is hopeful stuff for Mr. Trump! :)