2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumBREAKING: Trump LIVID After Debate Commission Makes BIG Rule Change To Stop Him (DETAILS)
The Commission on Presidential Debates (CPD) has made a change to the debate night protocol just hours ahead of the final of three presidential debates held before the general election, and the rule change significantly undercuts one of alleged unregistered sex offender and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trumps key debate night strategies.
With Trump flagrantly announcing his plans before the start of the second debate, the CPD had the opportunity to intervene in order to prevent such a potentially humiliating and excruciating encounter, as the New York Times put it.
Now, hours before the final debate, the CPD has acted at the urging of the Hillary Clinton campaign to prevent such a situation from occurring.
As the New York Times writes:
[T]he Clinton side is not taking any chances at the final presidential debate, on Wednesday night in Las Vegas, and has apparently gained approval of a different protocol for the entry of the candidates spouses and families into the debate hall. The new arrangement calls for the candidates spouses to enter the hall closer to their seats, rather than crossing the room, and each others paths. That would avoid any potential for confrontations, given Mr. Trumps penchant for dramatic stunts.
http://bipartisanreport.com/2016/10/19/breaking-trump-livid-after-debate-commission-makes-big-rule-change-to-stop-him-details/
Foggyhill
(1,060 posts)flygal
(3,231 posts)Hortensis
(58,785 posts)instead of dirty-trickery... Well, he's a disordered fool so he didn't.
CaliforniaPeggy
(149,627 posts)I was planning on watching the show anyway.......now I can't miss it!
It should be priceless seeing how Trump deals with this latest setback.
He just can't catch a break.
underpants
(182,826 posts)This isn't a wrestling program. Trump has been doing a wrestling schtick the whole time.
Maeve
(42,282 posts)I mean, he did the big ape impersonation last time...
underpants
(182,826 posts)neither would surprise me at this point.
mrmpa
(4,033 posts)have him in handcuffs in a New York city minute.
es35
(132 posts)Boy will it be great not to have to hear him any longer (I hope i hope)
Frank Cannon
(7,570 posts)Boiled them down into a reduction, then decanted them and poured them into an ill-fitting suit to serve as an extract of 100% asshole superconcentrate.
usaf-vet
(6,187 posts)... prepared to pass at a a pot luck! Still LOL.
Dark n Stormy Knight
(9,760 posts)who behaves that way. Can they have any clue what the job, President of the United States of America, entails?
underpants
(182,826 posts)That should tell us all something.
Dark n Stormy Knight
(9,760 posts)"Do not use this sledgehammer to hit yourself really hard on the head."
Then again, if you have to be told that...
Doitnow
(1,103 posts)he's had enough breaks from the media to sink a ship.
calimary
(81,304 posts)Yeah, no kidding! I've never seen such an obsession - not since the whole long, stupid, sordid Monica Lewinsky travesty back in the late 90s. Roughly just shy of 20 years ago.
herding cats
(19,565 posts)nolabear
(41,984 posts)Playing ball with the big kids is hard.
FSogol
(45,488 posts)Popcorn, get yer popcorn!
DesertRat
(27,995 posts)semby2
(246 posts)Good for them!
And also, in 2020, I want the rules changed so that candidates can only invite immediate family. There's no need for any of this nonsense.
agree with you on this. Don't remember them doing this in the past.
NCTraveler
(30,481 posts)These people are flat out immature.
bettyellen
(47,209 posts)Do that before except briefly before the debated started/ but during the debate to cut to the audience? That was disturbing. Stop giving that man free campaign ads.
bucolic_frolic
(43,173 posts)Kudos to the CPD for maintaining decorum and trying to prevent
A Jerry Springer Show atmosphere
avebury
(10,952 posts)He is doublinng down on his games. I wonder just how many people each candidate is allowed to bring. I think that is something that needs to change in the future.
I am really wondering if one or more of them plan on acting out during the debate.
bucolic_frolic
(43,173 posts)Start a ruckus and grab publicity for days and days
I think he's going to lose his cool tonight
Seriously, he's cornered, narcissists will do anything to stay on top
D23MIURG23
(2,850 posts)I can't wait to see him crushed in a few weeks.
Nevernose
(13,081 posts)That you can find in professional wrestling.
ThoughtCriminal
(14,047 posts)We do not need a "live studio audience", entourage, advisers or circus performers.
TNNurse
(6,927 posts)after voting has started in several states. Not that this one will change anything, but it is in general....ignorant.
Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
(108,010 posts)Shrike47
(6,913 posts)Gore1FL
(21,132 posts)What's not to trust?
I suspect the overall story of the seating and entry points is true, but I have a hard time believing he's any more angry than usual.
7962
(11,841 posts)Shrike47
(6,913 posts)napi21
(45,806 posts)do something, and the third debate is the second time. I'm sure he'll NEVERR get used to that.
RKP5637
(67,109 posts)es35
(132 posts)C Moon
(12,213 posts)sobenji
(316 posts)They write the worst sensasionalistic click bait headlines. And a lot of their stuff is just a rehash from A previous story with a ridiculous headline
Just my opinion.
es35
(132 posts)I can't believe that he will actually get more than 40% of the vote. I'm no attorney but it seems to me that he is breaking our laws against slander, fraud, and probably numerous other criminal acts. And we can't touch him because he is a candidate. We need to improve our legal system to be able protect us from characters like him in the future.
lostnfound
(16,180 posts)She might have slapped him through.
skygazer
(20,546 posts)He always brings that up. That's why he won't tell what his plan is to defeat ISIS.
Should've followed your own advice, Donald.
ffr
(22,670 posts)Donald is 0 - 3. Does not deserve support from anyone but his mommy.
TlalocW
(15,383 posts)I think Hilary should have invited Alec Baldwin to the debate to show up in full Trump costume. Give him a seat in the front row on Donald's side and just have him sit there, purse his lips at Donald and squint at him non-stop the entire debate to see how long until he cracked.
I'm not sure what Trump was hoping for with his guests this time around, but this decision by the CPD plus the more formal format of the debate probably kept him from whatever he was going to try. He did get in one shot with the Benghazi mother, but since the cameras didn't turn to look at her, it was a blip. He probably thought he'd be able to do something like he did in the second debate, which just shows more stupidity on his part.
TlalocW
Dark n Stormy Knight
(9,760 posts)SleeplessinSoCal
(9,123 posts)It's the bloody presidential election debates for Christ' sake.