06-10-2016, 02:52 PM
(06-10-2016, 02:32 PM)Duchess Wrote:(06-10-2016, 02:30 PM)HairOfTheDog Wrote: He said it's no secret that Donald Trump has very little knowledge about the issues
That's one of the reasons I'm so excited about the debates. I get damn near giddy when I think about it.
If Clinton doesn't take the bait and get all tangled up in Trump's name-calling on the debate stage, and she and the moderators keep the focus on the issues and the candidates' policies for addressing them, I think he's gonna get creamed. I have plenty of criticism for Clinton, but ignorance of the issues and how to address them are not among those criticisms.
I don't know if Trump's devoted fans or the hard-core Hillary haters will care if he does really poorly debating Clinton though. Some of them actually think he won the primary debates because they liked the entertainment value.
But, the one-on-one general debates are a whole different ballgame and level of seriousness. And, McConnell's advice to use a script and a wingman won't be available to him in those contests. I think undecided voters and those who care more about the country than stubbornly sticking with Trump will care a lot if he doesn't know what he's talking about or continues to use only ad hominem tactics.
I think the debates will be very interesting too.