Trump claims he was 'holding back' in debate with Clinton (and it worked - LINK ONLY)

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[Vendome]

It certainly felt like it...

[GrandJediMasterYoda]

Trump said he won the debate, even though "I was holding back. I didn't want to embarrass her."

You know what, I believe him. The things he could bring up about her boggles the mind and he probably didn't want to come roaring out of the starting gate because no doubt our lovely media would have them portrayed him as a women abuser. I think he's going to expose her like an atomic bomb the last debate, right before the election.

[Red Steel]

Yeah in the stretch run he’s going unload.

[RoosterRedux]

Trump was out to prove all the accusations Hillary had made were lies.

Bully? No.

Misogynist? No.

Out of control? No.

The only way Trump could win was to not beat Hillary like a bully yet not be beaten by her like a weak candidate.

He won.

[DarthVader]

Like Rocky did against Clubber Lang in the rematch in Rocky 3.

[RoosterRedux]

His ads can unload on her. He can remain above the fray.

[miss marmelstein]

I blame his daughter (who I love) and Conway for him pulling back. He needs to use his own instincts with that bitch. If she brings up his supposed bad behavior with women, all bets are off. She’s married to a rapist and her closest companion is married to a child pornographer.

Ivanka and Kelly should never have ruled that off the table! But when you get women involved...

[V K Lee]

It certainly appeared so from this perspective. He did the necessary but was not aggressive or offensive. He was a gentleman to ILLary's tart. However, the next time the two meet, there will be no guarantees and the tart might be devoured. GAG!!

TRUMP will TRiUMPh

[tennmountainman]

Good points RR,
But Trump has the right now to unleash on Clinton in the future.
And I expect he will do so.

[lee martell]

Don’t hold back Donald. Push through any hesitation. Hillary would not and will not hesitate to humiliate or embarrass him. Don’t let the ‘scarecrow’ of daughter Chelsea throw you off your game. She and Ivanka will remain friends regardless of how this campaign ends. Chelsea is a Clinton, and knows how brutal politics can be. You cannot shock her, though she will pretend to be shocked. Don’t choke like Romney did.

[aligncare]

I like the way you put that. A point well made! Cheers!

[fortheDeclaration]

Exactly! He had to strike a balance between the two.

So many on FR can't see this!

[fortheDeclaration]

You have no idea what you are talking about!

He cannot scare off women voters by being too hostile!

[TheNext]

HILLARY CHEATED 5 WAYS - LOSER

Finally, I had time to here audio of the debate.

Trump did great!

Hillary cheated in 5 ways.
1) Audio Tampering
2) Questions Ahead of Time
3) Earphone Hidden Communication
4) Moderator Interruptions/Lies
5) Microphone Height Tampering

Trump still won. He ain’t no Bernie lay down dog.

[fortheDeclaration]

His job in the debates is to appear presidential, if he does that he will win the election.

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[NonValueAdded]

It was good that he did. Look how batchit crazy they are going over the “interruptions.”

[impactplayer]

I believe Trump has a game plan for each debate - with a purpose to be accomplished in each one. He held up in the first debate because he had already accomplished his goal for that debate: “Look and act acceptable as president, and establish him as the outsider and Hillary as the insider.”

My guess is the second debate will be to paint Hillary as unfit, and in the third debate to “close the deal.”

We shall see.