[MMaschin]

Something to remember, once an issue is broached in a debate, it will not be brought up again - a candidate can/will simply say 'hey we covered this already, lets not waste time'.

So, Trump has an advantage with future debates, the Birther issue, and his Tax Returns, are now covered, and done with!


None of Hillary's scandals have been covered, so they are all fair game.


This was a HUGE risk! Had they knocked him out, and the race was over, it would have paid off big. But, now, since it didn't work, Trump is sitting pretty for the future debates. He only needs to show that it's still an issue the voters care about, and demand that it get covered.

[wastoute]

I can’t wait to see the look on Hillary’s face when she hears, “That is old news...”

[plain talk]

Something to remember, once an issue is broached in a debate, it will not be brought up again - a candidate can/will simply say 'hey we covered this already, lets not waste time'.

You raise an interesting point I had not considered. Now as I am thinking about it though I am not convinced the MSM and Hillary will not revisit those issues. There is no rule that says they can't. Trump would probably get into defensive posture for umpteen minutes all over again. He's hard-coded that way.

[Flint]

"Something to remember, once an issue is broached in a debate, it will not be brought up again - a candidate can/will simply say 'hey we covered this already, lets not waste time'.

How about Trump comes back with, "Hillary, at this point what difference does it make?"

[Bubba Gump Shrimp]

I agree.

Also, I think Trump had to play nice guy somewhat in this debate, because I think if he had played rough, Hillary would have played victim and refused future debates against a “sexist bully pig”.

Trump was restrained, and you could see his mind going and churning... he was itching to go for the hay-maker.

Next debate will be a little hotter for her, but not so much because:

I bet he unloads all guns on her in the last debate, leaving no doubt of her corruption, how they sold America down the toilet for their own gain, Clinton Foundation, selling arms to ISIS, watered down AIDS drugs, etc. I think the last debate is going to be such a broadsides attack she will be sunk on the spot.

After the last debate, the media will not have weeks to attempt to repair the damage done to her. It is best to save his big guns for his last televised encounter with the beast.