Those people already have their minds made up and hopefully they will not be voting for someone they know is a liar and can’t be trusted.
There are many people still on the fence, being spoon fed every day by the media, that Trump is a racist who can’t be trusted because he’s a loose cannon. They are pounding the DNC talking points about Hillary 24/7.
If Trump doesn’t take an opportunity before the largest audience he will have, to call her BS, then who is going to do it.
Okay, he got in a few licks, like the line about releasing the 33,000 emails, but Holt let her skate on everything she said. Trump also let so much slide.
Lower your expectations...this was just round one.
I’ve been watching Presidential & Vice Presidential debates for over 40 years, and in every one, I’m hopping up and down yelling “Hit him (her) NOW with X, Y, or Z”, because I’m sure my candidate has missed all sorts of points that should have been made. At lesser Office levels, many times the Pub is somebody who simply hasn’t spent their whole life at this sort of thing; at high levels, maybe it’s just because Pubs are rarely such policy wonks as Dems, plus there IS a tremendous amount to remember, and not make a major gaffe.
Trump came into this debate with momentum: His major goal was probably to hold the fort, especially if he got wind of the questions minutes B4 the debate started. He did almost seem agitated about something. Or maybe it was just knowing he was going in, 2 against his 1.
That all said, I in this and other debates, have posted, essentially, “I wish he / she had said”... It’s part of the process, and one can even hope that a few original suggestions make it back to the campaign. Tho’ likely not used, maybe they’ll at least be thought about.
Since tonight was rather blatantly 2 on 1, I was almost wishing Trump, after some odious question, had said, “Lester, have you ever wondered why over 2/3 of the American people no longer trust the media? But to answer your question...”