Tag: Debates
Trump Got the Debate He Wanted, But Will it Help Him?
I’m not a pollster. My observations are just that: the most elemental of research, what I see and hear around me.
The day of the debate, I heard Trump supporters talking about recording the show like it was a ball game their team was likely to win. I heard laughter about Biden. On a neighborhood walk, I saw mostly Trump/Pence signs. They appeared early and continued to outnumber Biden signs.
The day after the debate, I heard no chortling about how well Trump did. In fact no one mentioned the debate at all, the subject just too painful. When I came home, it seemed that my neighbors’ yards filled with Biden signs overnight. No matter where my eyes fell, there was a Biden/Harris sign in view.
The official polls reflecting post-debate sentiment won’t be out for awhile. But I’m cautiously optimistic they’ll back up what I’m seeing and show that Trump is sliding just a bit, losing support every time he opens that tight, pursed mouth to let all that anger out.
Watching Trump live-tweet Biden in person was hard. But it might be what it takes to turn enough Americans away from his nightmare presidency.
30 Percent of Voters Say Debates Will Help Them Decide
34%
Of registered voters said the set of three presidential debates that start on Monday in New York would be extremely or quite important to their decision. Among Republicans, 37% said the debates would be important to them, while 31% of Democrats said the same, according to a new Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll.
Trump Gets His Moderator Facts Wrong — Again
Lester is a professional, but we’ll see what happens … By the way, Lester is a Democrat. It’s a phony system. They are all Democrats. It’s a very unfair system. I’ve worked pretty well within the system.”
— Donald Trump, in a Fox News interview, on debate moderator Lester Holt, who has been a registered Republican longer than Trump has.
Three-Quarters of Voters Set to Watch First Debate
75%
Of registered voters plan to watch the first presidential debate between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton next week, according to a new Morning Consult poll. When asked who they think will win the debate, 37% picked Clinton and 31% chose Trump while 32% either didn’t know or had no opinion.
Debate Moderators Announced
This year’s three presidential debates will be moderated by NBC’s Lester Holt, CNN’s Anderson Cooper and ABC’s Martha Raddatz, and Fox News Sunday host Chris Wallace. The vice presidential debate moderator is Elaine Quijano of CBS News.
— CNN
Majority Think Third-Party Candidates Should Be in Debates
52%
Of voters say the Libertarian nominee Gary Johnson should join the first presidential debate and 47% say Green Party nominee Jill Stein, should be included as well, according to a new Morning Consult poll. Key finding: Overall, a large majority of voters (66%) say they are likely to watch the first presidential debate.
Rubio Challenges Murphy to Six Debates
6
Number of live televised debates, including one on Spanish-language TV, Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) challenged Rep. Patrick Murphy (D-FL) to on Wednesday morning, Politico reports. “In challenging his rival, Rubio is cutting against the conventional wisdom for winning campaigns, which usually seek to minimize on-stage debates with trailing rivals. Rubio has led Murphy in the last nine polls taken since July 1.”
The Great Negotiator
Trump warns us not to underestimate
His capacity to negotiate.
He doesn’t want to be pilloried
By a debater like Hillary,
So he’ll just negotiate his way out of the debates.
Moderators Who Interrogate
Now we’re well into the primary debate session,
And the candidates are whining about media aggression.
Because no matter what the channel,
Or how senior or balanced the panel,
Moderators are just supposed to moderate — not ask hard questions!
