“What I don’t get is how someone can be swayed by debates at this point.”
There are a large number of people that can’t stand Clinton, but know nothing about “Trump the politician”. The debate is a perfect platform for Trump to basically say “Look, I am not the maniac that they try and sell on the campaign trail. I’m a qualified executive and I mean business should I be elected POTUS.”
If he gets that message across, she’s all but done. They made the mistake of defining Trump. Trump isn’t a pansy like Romney or a Democratic lapdog like McCain. He’ll fight back against that image they painted with dollar store watercolors and make them look like fools.
If you say so. I hope you are right. But really Trump could flick boogers at her and it wouldn’t make me change my vote to Hillary. Same thing if Trump had some sort of illness or completely falls on his face in a debate as far as technique or not knowing immediate policy details. Doesn’t mean he wouldn’t make a good leader, as much as the media prizes debate technique and speechifying as some sort of vital component to leadership.
Freegards