I think he got lucky and didn’t lose votes. He needs to do better or the mud is going to stick in the next one.
How many elections have you won?
No, I think Bray is right.
People who wind up voting for Trump want him because he’ll clean up the sewage and rotting garbage that is stinking up DC.
People who wind up voting for Clinton want her because they like the way it smells in DC, and she will keep it stinky the way they like it.
Two completely different audiences.
The press and TV land are just as stinky as DC, and they do the debates, so yes, Trump is going to tunnel through the debates (by way of sewer pipes), and if he wins, his prize is he gets to go live in the sewer that is Washington DC.
My point is it’s a stinky, stinky mess we’re asking Trump to clean up - we’re asking him to wade into the sewer that is Washington DC, suit up in his plumber overalls, plug his nose, and start fixing things.
It’s unrealistic to expect Trump would get a squeaky clean, fair, impartial hearing in these corrupt stinky debates or anywhere along the line in this election process.
Think of it this way: his clean up job has already started - the debates and the whole election process are simply extensions of the reality we face: the government is a corrupt cesspool, and Trump’s opponents, including the press, like it this way.
He has to go into the stink to do his job - that’s the whole point.
So, debate preparation, memorization of zingers and comebacks, looking presidential, demonstrating skill and experience in politics, getting the press to credit him with a debate victory - these are not things that appeal to the voters Trump is appealing to. These are part of the cesspool.
Clinton can have her debate prep, zingers, political polish and she can win the debates according to the press and Hollywood.
Trump needs to be Trump and keep saying things that are true and need to be said. There are plenty of Americans who have been waiting for someone like that for a long time and they don’t care about spit and polish.