[Hotlanta Mike]

Dems to be in meltdown mode after their convention and more than a week of negative barrage on Trump has eventually vanished, albeit quicker than one would have thought. The debates will bury Clinton and Trump will win in a historic landslide. in 2016 it is no country for establishment types...

[TomGuy]

The debates will bury Clinton

Right after the GOP convention, former Dem PA Gov Rendell commented that Trump was so far ahead in the polls that Trump should consider cancelling the debates and stay on the campaign trail.

This past week, some of the 'stretched' polls showed Clinton between 7 and 15 points ahead.

It struck me that that could be a potential strategy to get Clinton out of the debates -- they claim she is polling so far ahead that she doesn't need to debate.

Her seemingly collapsing lead ruins that excuse.

I still think Team Clinton will try to find some way to get her out of the debates. One 'Get the transcript, Candy' moment or slip-up could ruin a political career.

[xkaydet65]

The debates will be two contestants playing by totally different rules, Trump in his attack mode and Clinton playing policy wonk and national grand mother. Unless Trump goes against his character he will show up with an arsenal of crooked hillary stuff and little if any display of understanding policy. In a contest without a moderator he could overwhelm Clinton, but the moderstors and panel and townhall will not allow this. If he tries to duel with Clinton on policies he gets beat, he really doesnt know enough. If he tries to focus on her crimes, he gets beat, either because the mods dont let him, or by his not following the rules he gives Clinton an out for future debates and the media tears into him for his “erratic” performance. Trump has a very very hard road to victory in November.