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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsCNN's poll found that by 57-34%, a majority of voters watching them thought she got the best of him.
Whatever chance Donald Trump still had of capturing the White House largely evaporated Sunday night in his second debate with Hillary Clinton.
Coming off the worst 10 days of any campaign in recent history, Trump desperately needed a win in order to reverse his slide in the polls. He was indeed better than in the first debate and she was not as commanding. Even so, he blew his opportunity for victory in the first 20 minutes and could never fully recover. CNN's poll found that by 57-34%, a majority of voters watching them thought she got the best of him.
His loss came through a series of bizarre moments. The first was his surprise pre-debate appearance with four female accusers of Bill Clinton. While a case can be made for re-hearing their claims of long ago, the event seemed like a stunt and Trump never made real use of it in the debate.
But more damning still was the way he handled the disgusting video from 11 years ago in which he made vulgar sexual remarks. Trump could possibly have achieved a measure of forgiveness if he had issued a sincere, thoughtful apology about his past as well as some ugly incidents in this campaign. But his apology was limited in scope, seemed slightly dismissive, and went off track when he mixed ISIS into the conversation.
Coming off the worst 10 days of any campaign in recent history, Trump desperately needed a win in order to reverse his slide in the polls. He was indeed better than in the first debate and she was not as commanding. Even so, he blew his opportunity for victory in the first 20 minutes and could never fully recover. CNN's poll found that by 57-34%, a majority of voters watching them thought she got the best of him.
His loss came through a series of bizarre moments. The first was his surprise pre-debate appearance with four female accusers of Bill Clinton. While a case can be made for re-hearing their claims of long ago, the event seemed like a stunt and Trump never made real use of it in the debate.
But more damning still was the way he handled the disgusting video from 11 years ago in which he made vulgar sexual remarks. Trump could possibly have achieved a measure of forgiveness if he had issued a sincere, thoughtful apology about his past as well as some ugly incidents in this campaign. But his apology was limited in scope, seemed slightly dismissive, and went off track when he mixed ISIS into the conversation.
http://www.cnn.com/2016/10/10/opinions/clinton-trump-second-debate-roundup/index.html
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CNN's poll found that by 57-34%, a majority of voters watching them thought she got the best of him. (Original Post)
spanone
Oct 2016
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underpants
(182,811 posts)1. That's very good news
She did a great job. The best. Many many people are saying it.
mcar
(42,333 posts)2. Despite the pundits ridiculous spin
the viewers saw reality.
chelsea0011
(10,115 posts)3. Really true. I am a little taken back by the shows this AM
And granted there has been some fair coverage off and on, but Trump was devoid of one coherent thought after another and his response to Syria was one mind numbing rant that has been completely ignored this AM.
mcar
(42,333 posts)4. I'm leaving them off for now
I knew they'd do this.