10-20-2016, 11:36 AM
Too bad for Trump that last night's debate wasn't the first one instead of the last one. I think he did much better. I liked that Wallace's questions focused on issues of contention between the Republican and Democratic parties.
When Trump kept rambling about how babies are ripped from the womb the day before they're due, I wish Clinton had pointed out that 90% of abortions are performed in the first trimester and less than 1% are performed in the third trimester. But, she just pointed out that he didn't understand what he was talking about. She was really strong in her support of Roe v. Wade without putting any qualifiers on it (she's confirmed previously that she's open to later term abortion restrictions).
Trump gave traditional Republican/conservative answers on the typical issues: he wants to repeal Roe v. Wade; he would let the question of whether abortion should be legal be addressed state-by-state, he opposes any new gun regulation (and issued a warning that the second amendment is under siege), he wants to build a wall to keep illegal immigrants out and deport the ones that are already here. Trump said that he would appoint Supreme Court Justices with conservative views and that he believes the Constitution should be interpreted literally as the founding fathers wrote it.
Clinton said she believes the Constitution should be a living document that's interpreted and applied in line with the times and for the benefit of the American people -- she would appoint judges who share that view. She wants Roe v. Wade upheld and gay marriage rights upheld. She said she supports the second amendment, but she wants the background check loopholes closed and safe storage regulations implemented to keep people from getting killed by individuals who shouldn't have a gun and to protect children from harming themselves or others.
In regards to immigration, Clinton wants comprehensive reform that focuses on deporting illegal immigrants who are felons or otherwise pose a threat, offers a path to citizenship for productive and law-abiding illegal immigrants, and involves more border security and fences (which she's voted for in the past). She refuted Trump's claim that she wants open borders to let everyone in and confirmed that only vetted immigrants would be welcome on her watch. When Wallace and Trump implied that she wants open immigration borders (from leaked Wall Street transcript), she told them to read the rest of the sentence and context and they'd see that she was talking about clean energy trade/sharing and a cross-border grid for it.
Trump called Clinton a liar and interrupted her several times -- same as before. Clinton baited Trump by mocking the fact that he "choked" when meeting with the Mexican President and not getting him to pay for the wall. She also pointed out his hypocrisy in using illegal immigrants in his businesses and threatening to deport them if they complained of low wages, using illegally dumped Chinese steel in the construction of his buildings and casinos, and being Putin's ever-praising puppet (even as U.S. intelligence services agree that the Russian government is stealing U.S. communications and attempting to interfere in our elections and government).
So......Trump called Clinton "a nasty woman" and, when asked by Wallace, said he can't commit to accepting the election outcome. He said he'd have to see what happens and he'll keep us in suspense. I think any headway he'd made with undecided voters prior to those two comments probably got washed away.
When Trump kept rambling about how babies are ripped from the womb the day before they're due, I wish Clinton had pointed out that 90% of abortions are performed in the first trimester and less than 1% are performed in the third trimester. But, she just pointed out that he didn't understand what he was talking about. She was really strong in her support of Roe v. Wade without putting any qualifiers on it (she's confirmed previously that she's open to later term abortion restrictions).
Trump gave traditional Republican/conservative answers on the typical issues: he wants to repeal Roe v. Wade; he would let the question of whether abortion should be legal be addressed state-by-state, he opposes any new gun regulation (and issued a warning that the second amendment is under siege), he wants to build a wall to keep illegal immigrants out and deport the ones that are already here. Trump said that he would appoint Supreme Court Justices with conservative views and that he believes the Constitution should be interpreted literally as the founding fathers wrote it.
Clinton said she believes the Constitution should be a living document that's interpreted and applied in line with the times and for the benefit of the American people -- she would appoint judges who share that view. She wants Roe v. Wade upheld and gay marriage rights upheld. She said she supports the second amendment, but she wants the background check loopholes closed and safe storage regulations implemented to keep people from getting killed by individuals who shouldn't have a gun and to protect children from harming themselves or others.
In regards to immigration, Clinton wants comprehensive reform that focuses on deporting illegal immigrants who are felons or otherwise pose a threat, offers a path to citizenship for productive and law-abiding illegal immigrants, and involves more border security and fences (which she's voted for in the past). She refuted Trump's claim that she wants open borders to let everyone in and confirmed that only vetted immigrants would be welcome on her watch. When Wallace and Trump implied that she wants open immigration borders (from leaked Wall Street transcript), she told them to read the rest of the sentence and context and they'd see that she was talking about clean energy trade/sharing and a cross-border grid for it.
Trump called Clinton a liar and interrupted her several times -- same as before. Clinton baited Trump by mocking the fact that he "choked" when meeting with the Mexican President and not getting him to pay for the wall. She also pointed out his hypocrisy in using illegal immigrants in his businesses and threatening to deport them if they complained of low wages, using illegally dumped Chinese steel in the construction of his buildings and casinos, and being Putin's ever-praising puppet (even as U.S. intelligence services agree that the Russian government is stealing U.S. communications and attempting to interfere in our elections and government).
So......Trump called Clinton "a nasty woman" and, when asked by Wallace, said he can't commit to accepting the election outcome. He said he'd have to see what happens and he'll keep us in suspense. I think any headway he'd made with undecided voters prior to those two comments probably got washed away.