Posted on 09/25/2016 7:18:27 PM PDT by pboyington
Tomorrow night’s debate might be one of the most watched events in US television history, in competition with the Who Shot JR? cliffhanger and the last episode of MASH.
The stakes are high and nothing less than the White House. Failure tomorrow night for either Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton may signal the beginning of a permanent downward trend in their campaigns.
Hillary Clinton will walk on stage in the attack mode and with all the charm of a pit bull locked in a broom closet. Hillary’s soft side is a bed of nails. She’ll attempt to be tough and focused, but come across as she usually does, like the boss at work everyone despises.
She has no record to stand on. She did nothing as a Senator and her accomplishments as Secretary of State include jettisoning the Middle East into absolute chaos, while setting the precedent for the Iran Deal and the laughable Russian Reset.
Because she has no record to defend, she’ll focus on attacking Trump’s character. She’ll claim Trump doesn’t have the temperament for the job. She’ll say Trump hangs out with the Alt Right, Drudge and Alex Jones. She’ll try and paint Trump as a veritable new fuehrer, the racist leader in command of the basket of deplorables.
Trump must parry her by sidestepping away from the La Brea Tar Pits she’ll try and lure him into.
He must remain calm and channel his inner Dalai Lama; breathe deep, smile and speak softly, while walloping the wicked witch with a big stick of facts and more facts.
Trump can hit her on any number of subjects where she and the Democrats are vulnerable; from the wretched economy to ISIS, immigration, her email scandal and the reverse Robin Hood Clinton Foundation.
Hillary must hope for a Trumpian faux pas of atomic proportions. No matter how many times Kelly Anne Conway has undoubtedly told him, he could always say something completely non PC that would be loved by his always faithful locker room crowd of meat eaters, but despised by those sensitive swing voters, the college educated females.
With Hillary, it’s open season on any possible number of health issues which may explode underneath her at any moment. She could trip, stumble, bob, weave, faint, do a bobble head or give us that lovable Jaws smile. She will have no backup Secret Service agent with a kind word and a diazepam injector to rescue her from the crowd and Trump. She will have no step stool to sit on. She will be alone and standing and that 90 minutes out on the stage will seem like a lifetime to her.
Trump looks strong going into the arena at Hofstra tomorrow night. But, anything can happen and will. Let us hope the gods are smiling on Mr. Trump.
By being Trump....Rush Limbaugh said: Trump made Trump and Trump is the only one who can take Trump out...
It has gotten him this far and it will get him into the Oval Office...
I think the key is remain calm.
She is caught in a Catch 22. She has to piss him off. In doing so, or attempting to she comes across as “America’s Ex Wife”. No way she can win. Lose/lose.
He just needs to tell the truth:
HRC is a misogynist enabler who created the immigration crises in Europe by destabilizing countries for the economic benefit of her cronies and who puts the interests of her patrons (including barbaric, backwards countries) above the interests of US citizens.
All pray for Trump/Pence.
Good article with valid points, but the last line, “Let us hope the gods are smiling on Mr. Trump,” destroyed it for me. Just say the obvious, don’t descend into mythology.
Trump needs to stay with the theme that Hillary is the old establishment.. an establishment that has weakened America both domestically and abroad. Every single instance where she had to make a critical decision, she has failed to make the right decision - with devastating consequences.
Trump already has the momentum. All he needs to do is repeat what he’s already stated, outlining his policies and bringing attention to her failures.
And Trump is a fast learner, politically. He's not making the outrageous statements like he did in the primaries.
He's going to talk about the issues, point out Clinton's corruption and deficiencies, and let the audience decide. Don't get in the gutter with Hillary. That's precisely what she wants him to do, is to lose his cool. He's not going to take the bait from Mark Cuban. He's not going to let the Moderator talk over or interrupt him.
There are so many skeletons in Hillary's past that she doesn't have a closet - she has a warehouse. Trump needs to concentrate on this. Just emphasize how miserably she has performed in the past.
And the best rebuke to her policies is probably “Venezuela.”
Borrowed from mythology, it is merely an allusion.
Trump should avoid all attacks and basically avoid clinton entirely and simply make his case to the people on how he wants to make america great again. positive direct message to the people watching. no debate ignore the moderator and hitlery.
agreed no attacks on the beast. just positive message. a love fest.
Although Trump will hopefully avoid the trap of making too many promises without a clear idea of how to pay for or accomplish them which is a trap he does sometimes fall in.
True, knew that, but still, a silly way to end a good article. Just my thoughts.
Shrillary.
She is just shrill.
Stress is not good for Hillary.
She’ll pay a price for doing this.
The media has painted him as a bully. He has to keep his emotions in check to take some of that perception away. Oh and get ready for the ‘you attacked a girl’ articles Tuesday morning.
The art of the deal does not include calling your adversary a crook during negotiations ;-) FReepers worry so much, Trump will do great.
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