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Trump won the third debate (WaPo)
WaPo ^ | 20 Oct 2016 | Ed Rogers

Posted on 10/20/2016 7:37:32 AM PDT by mandaladon

Donald Trump won tonight’s debate. He didn’t implode, he didn’t blither, he didn’t continually interrupt Hillary Clinton and he didn’t even sniff much. And, frankly, he had the best retorts and one-liners. Clinton was on her heels much of the night, and several times, she had to reset by resorting to tired, hollow platitudes — which only drove home the point that she lacks authenticity and appears to be a typical politician who is therefore dishonest. That said, Clinton was an able, informed politician, but Trump — for the first time — appeared to be a worthy opponent.

The fact is this is a change election, and Clinton is not the change candidate. People don’t really want to vote for her, and tonight, she didn’t give them much of a reason to do so. And perhaps Trump put voters more at ease with Trump. Up until this debate, Trump has helped Clinton out by running a campaign that has been a complete misfire — taking the bait, chasing rabbits, insulting women, wallowing in conspiracies and almost consciously avoiding things voters care about. But during this debate, he held his tongue and held his temper. Trump isn’t particularly light on his feet, but he was confident and competent talking about the economy. It’s a wonder he hasn’t talked about the economy during more of the campaign. Anyway, he even showed a much better understanding of geopolitics than I would have thought. He sounded like a Republican on most issues. For Trump, it’s too bad there aren’t more debates.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Front Page News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: debate; poll; trump
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To: Nifster
Thanks
Here's a more detailed version (too wordy for main stream internet viewers though)

21 posted on 10/20/2016 7:45:55 AM PDT by libertarian27 (FR Cookbooks - On Profile Page)
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To: goldstategop

It was a stroke of genius for Trump to banish WaPo reporters from covering his campaign earlier this year.

Nothing eats away at their guts like the thought of being frozen out of White House press events for four solid years.
To Beltway media insiders that’s the equivalent of being forced to consume a glass of Jim Jones Kool-Aid.

Hence the suck-up has begun. Hail our New Trumpian Overlord!


22 posted on 10/20/2016 7:45:55 AM PDT by Buckeye McFrog
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To: mandaladon
Hmmm...

I mean I thought Trump did good, but I thought the Second one was the best.

Maybe because they were up walking around.

23 posted on 10/20/2016 7:45:57 AM PDT by KC_Lion (Control the Media, Control the Mind)
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To: mandaladon
Is this the COMPOST? WOW!!! They must to know something that we don't.
24 posted on 10/20/2016 7:46:13 AM PDT by vinny29
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To: mandaladon
overprepared and over-rehearsed

These were my thoughts last night. Also, on FBN this morning, the polling gal (I don't know her name) showed three dials reflecting moments in the debate. The Indies were strongly for Trump all three times.

25 posted on 10/20/2016 7:46:19 AM PDT by JonPreston
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To: mandaladon

Is this the same outfit as the one that decreed on Monday that Herself! had already won?


26 posted on 10/20/2016 7:46:29 AM PDT by DuncanWaring (The Lord uses the good ones; the bad ones use the Lord.)
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To: Buckeye McFrog
Perhaps the WaPo is looking at their internals, and at her collapsing under the weight of WikiLeaks, and determining a Trump presidency is inevitable.

If so, time to pivot and start sucking-up to the new POTUS.

When you hopefully start to see folks in her campaign heading for the exits to save their integrity you will know why WaPo wrote this article.

27 posted on 10/20/2016 7:46:43 AM PDT by teletech
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To: mandaladon

She lost when she pointed out the violence at the trump rallies right after he exposed her with WikiLeaks.stupid cluntons.


28 posted on 10/20/2016 7:46:48 AM PDT by longfellow (Bill Maher, the 21st hijacker.)
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To: Rennes Templar

Ack, my browser won’t let me read past their paywall...!

Perhaps someone could post the remainder of the article... ? Not signing up for no compost!


29 posted on 10/20/2016 7:47:18 AM PDT by bryan999
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To: Buckeye McFrog

I’m guessing the parent companies are thinking twice about its continual pissing on the Country, its Citizens, and the Constitution.

Those fed up with the MSM must take action by suspending every possible form of patronage to these abusive operations.


30 posted on 10/20/2016 7:47:48 AM PDT by Gene Eric (Don't be a statist!)
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To: mandaladon

I think that they may be running scared re: what O’Keefe may have unearthed on the WaPo


31 posted on 10/20/2016 7:48:01 AM PDT by Be Careful
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To: Buckeye McFrog
Perhaps the WaPo is looking at their internals, and at her collapsing under the weight of WikiLeaks, and determining a Trump presidency is inevitable.

Or perhaps it's just an op-ed from their token Republican?

32 posted on 10/20/2016 7:48:38 AM PDT by DoodleDawg
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To: JonPreston

[ the polling gal (I don’t know her name)]

Lee Carter.


33 posted on 10/20/2016 7:49:17 AM PDT by ObozoMustGo2012
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To: ObozoMustGo2012

Yes, Lee Carter.


34 posted on 10/20/2016 7:50:01 AM PDT by JonPreston
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To: libertarian27

Thanks. That is outstanding.


35 posted on 10/20/2016 7:52:12 AM PDT by Nifster (Ignore all polls. Get Out The Vote)
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To: mandaladon

             

36 posted on 10/20/2016 7:53:24 AM PDT by tomkat (si vis pacem, para bellum)
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To: Gene Eric

WaPo’s parent company is Amazon.

If we all choose to do to them what we’re doing to the NFL...


37 posted on 10/20/2016 7:54:22 AM PDT by Buckeye McFrog
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To: mandaladon
Trump was great. He won the second and third debate hands down. Our only problem is the MSM which has destroyed America. They are so powerful that the electoral vote has been swayed and we will have a hard fight. Never forget that the MSM has destroyed much of America, they were and still are the King Obama’s real army.

Trump for President.

38 posted on 10/20/2016 7:54:49 AM PDT by Logical me
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To: teletech
When you hopefully start to see folks in her campaign heading for the exits to save their integrity

Trick question. Nobody in her campaign HAS any integrity.


39 posted on 10/20/2016 7:55:40 AM PDT by Buckeye McFrog
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To: mandaladon

I watched for about one hour.

Clinton was parroting the same old tired rhetoric Democrats have used for at least the last 40 years.

Wallace would allow Clinton to ramble on and on and on. Whenever Trump started giving responses that were a little too hot or discomforting, Wallace would interrupt him — usually after the first or second sentence of Trump’s responses.

At one point, Wallace became the opposition and entered the debate against Trump, while Clinton got a brief respite.


40 posted on 10/20/2016 7:55:52 AM PDT by TomGuy
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