I’ve been watching Presidential & Vice Presidential debates for over 40 years, and in every one, I’m hopping up and down yelling “Hit him (her) NOW with X, Y, or Z”, because I’m sure my candidate has missed all sorts of points that should have been made. At lesser Office levels, many times the Pub is somebody who simply hasn’t spent their whole life at this sort of thing; at high levels, maybe it’s just because Pubs are rarely such policy wonks as Dems, plus there IS a tremendous amount to remember, and not make a major gaffe.
Trump came into this debate with momentum: His major goal was probably to hold the fort, especially if he got wind of the questions minutes B4 the debate started. He did almost seem agitated about something. Or maybe it was just knowing he was going in, 2 against his 1.
That all said, I in this and other debates, have posted, essentially, “I wish he / she had said”... It’s part of the process, and one can even hope that a few original suggestions make it back to the campaign. Tho’ likely not used, maybe they’ll at least be thought about.
Since tonight was rather blatantly 2 on 1, I was almost wishing Trump, after some odious question, had said, “Lester, have you ever wondered why over 2/3 of the American people no longer trust the media? But to answer your question...”
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“We have to have law and order in poor neighborhoods, because otherwise no one will start successful businesses in those neighborhoods. Without those businesses, the situation will not get better. Do we want all these citizens on gov’t support forever? That gives politicians like Mrs. Clinton dependent voters, but it does not solve the problem.”
“Citizens including blacks who are confronted disproportionately by police officers, are usually confronted because they are in neighborhoods with disproportionately high crime. The high crime is often due to too few good jobs, and / or drugs. On whose watch have these problems continued to fester and grow?”
“Secretary Clinton and her allies continue to blame the 2008 recession for this pitiful non-recovery that has gone on since then. Not only does she not understand or completely mis-state the reasons for that fall, her plans to revitalize the economy depend on acceleration of policies that have been failing for almost a decade. “Staying the course”, as Ronald Reagan did so successfully, is one thing. Compounding folly is another.”
“Secretary Clinton apparently has forgotten the success of President Reagan’s economic policies, or failed to learn from them. My memory is somewhat better.”
“Now, I have disagreed with the Bushes about many things, but George W. Bush’s tax cuts were NOT the reason for the 2008 recession. To state that they were demonstrates, at the least, ignorance of that situation, and of why the economy does or does not succeed.”
“Secretary Clinton keeps using static analysis of the economy, and class warfare — she’s quite good at starting wars, you know — when what is needed is dynamic analysis, and understanding of what creates good private sector jobs.”
“Secretary Clinton talks about “togetherness”, but spouts class warfare and the race card at every opportunity.”
“Secretary Clinton’s stated gun control policies would take decades, if not longer, to have any significant effect on gun violence, all while abridging the rights of millions of law abiding citizens. On the other hand, stop and frisk gets guns out of the hands of known criminals. It works. But Secretary Clinton seems to have a strong aversion to things that work.”
“If Secretary Clinton thinks a one time appearance before a Congressional Committee is hard work, requiring real stamina, she has no idea what real stamina is. Maybe she should try starting a small business, and dealing with all the government regulations, to find out.”
“It is true that Secretary Clinton visited many countries. Most of them are laughing at us.”
“Secretary Clinton has been in government all her life, so she can hardly be faulted for not understanding how businesses succeed, and provide jobs. Sometimes it seems she would be happiest if all employment depended on the government, especially if she and her cronies get to keep running it.”
“We have a very corrupt system. I am going to kick out a lot of corrupt people. What is your record, the last 8 years, Secretary Clinton?”
“We had a huge failure... How many people did you fire after Benghazi?”