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2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumTrump Choked
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So, after the first fifteen minutes, Trump didn't take advantage of his ability to box Clinton in as a defender of the status quo. Instead, she made her arguments. She isn't great at that--her little mini-speeches are dull and canned. But Trump never was able to get back on the offensive all night, and couldn't resist defending himself against every charge, often unconvincingly, rather than prosecuting the simple case against Hillary that she won't change anything and will keep the country on the wrong track. Clinton mostly seemed calm and collected and more than held her own for the rest of the evening.
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I'm not positive Hillary actually won the debate. But I'm sure Trump lost it. He choked
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Trump Choked (Original Post)
DemocratSinceBirth
Sep 2016
OP
Whenever I hear Trump bloviate his egotistical puffery he reminds me of Raymond in the movi Rain Man
Portland_Anni
Sep 2016
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LoverOfLiberty
(1,438 posts)1. After he coked.
MADem
(135,425 posts)2. Between chokings, he sniffed, and sniffed, and sniffed....
He sounded cray-cray.
KewlKat
(5,624 posts)3. I agree
Adrahil
(13,340 posts)4. I've never seen anything like it!
The sniffing... The tantrums.... The complete collapse at the end.
Portland_Anni
(164 posts)5. Whenever I hear Trump bloviate his egotistical puffery he reminds me of Raymond in the movi Rain Man
Saying. Very sincerely,"I'm a really good driver."
Generic Other
(28,979 posts)6. Thirsty Donny?
Speaking of Marco Rubio: "He's drinking water, water, water, Trump told ABC News in September. I never saw anything like this with him, with the water.