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qdouble

(891 posts) Mon Sep 26, 2016, 10:59 PM Sep 2016

Trump did great...on his first answer, all downhill from there

Clinton totally owned him. I was a bit worried for about the first 10-20 minutes, it was a complete meltdown. He had absolutely terrible temperament, no ability to think on his feet and zero substance.

The problem here is that Donald Trump doesn't have the stamina to stick to the script for 90 minutes. I think if Hillary loses this election after these debates, we deserve whatever shit storm comes afterwards.

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Trump did great...on his first answer, all downhill from there (Original Post) qdouble Sep 2016 OP

Before I was almost sick with jitters C_U_L8R Sep 2016 #1

I believe izzybella Sep 2016 #2

Stamina TlalocW Sep 2016 #3

I thought he did great on the first question but after about 15 minutes he went totally Raine Sep 2016 #4

C_U_L8R

(45,003 posts)

1. Before I was almost sick with jitters

Reply to qdouble (Original post)

Mon Sep 26, 2016, 11:01 PM

Sep 2016

and over the course of 90 minutes my smile and confidence got bigger and bigger.
Wonderful job, Hillary !!!

izzybella

(236 posts)

2. I believe

Reply to qdouble (Original post)

Mon Sep 26, 2016, 11:01 PM

Sep 2016

Someone in the audience told him to calm down with hand signals or something.

He has some nerve to hit her stamina when he struggled with catching his breath at several points.

TlalocW

(15,384 posts)

3. Stamina

Reply to qdouble (Original post)

Mon Sep 26, 2016, 11:05 PM

Sep 2016

This was my take on it on another board....

Well, of course I think Hillary won (so does republican pollster Frank Luntz's focus group), but if we're going to take anything away from it, it's going to be the crack about stamina - Trump claimed Hillary didn't have enough to be president, and then her reply back to him left him stammering for a few seconds..

But interesting thing about stamina. Right out of the gates, Trump was not allowing Hillary to speak when it was her turn, interrupting her, attempting to make references to things that supported what he said/didn't support her position.

As the debate went on, however, he decreased doing it, except for a half-hearted, "Not true," every now and then. There were a couple flare-ups, but the frequency decreased, and I think it was more mental stamina than anything.

To put it crudely, he shot his wad pretty early. Would it be too unprofessional for Hillary to have Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott's, "One Minute Man," playing in the background of her future attack ads?

TlalocW

Raine

(30,540 posts)

4. I thought he did great on the first question but after about 15 minutes he went totally