The update on the online polls, for whatever they are worth, shows Trump up 65-35 percent in the CNBC poll with 700,000 votes cast (he was actually down 54-46 last night after the debate) and he is holding at 52-48 with over 1.3 million votes cast in the online Time Magazine poll. Obviously, these numbers probably do not include many of Hillary’s inner city supporters or even older Trump supporters who don’t go online, but they are unscientific but would seem to put away the notion that the hysterics like Chris Matthews are spewing that this was a runaway for Hillary.
Which has got to be driving Hillary nuts this morning. She and Lester clearly abused Trump pretty well but the numbers did not budge. It is like she never laid a glove on him. She did not even scratch him. It really has to be making her crazy which maybe is a good thing.
Now she is really in a pickle. If she tries to win” the next debate as per the usual Hillary she will look even more like nurse Wratched. But she can’t lay back and become a Fountain of Wonk, either. That might win an election for librarian.
If his strategy is to bring her voters over he needs to act like it. The same for her. The question is which will ultimately be better at this in the next two. I do not think Hillary is capable of behaving in a way that will change minds, is he? He has to check his ego at the door. IT AIN’T ABOUT HIM. The fact that 60% say he “won” proves it. He needs to turn every answer into three things. $20 Trillion, failed Rat cities, immigration. Let the moderators whine. Ignore them. Let her slander. Stick to three reasons why he needs to HELP US MAGA. Please, please, please drop the ego.
You know these aren't scientific polls. I know they aren's scientific polls. But the average public skool grad doesn't. The fence straddlers will look at these bogus polls and hopefully be drawn to Trump by them.