[Simon Foxx]

Yep, you said it. I didn’t want to say it, but that thought has crossed my mind ...

...I don’t think that is going on, I just don’t think Trump thought he needed to prep the way you do for a debate...which was a HUGE mistake...

...as a former military prosecutor I have been (figuratively) tearing my hair out at the performances of GOP nominees in debates ever since 1992 - with the sole exception of Romeny’s first debate - (after which, of course, he went full wimp and didn’t finish the job)....

...the problem is that the skills that made Trump as big a success in his field are not necessarily the skills needed to come out on top in a debate format - especially with hostile moderators - he needed lots and lots of prep and PRACTICE, PRACTICE, PRACTICE ... hopefully he will do some of that before round 2 ...

... but I am not optimistic ...

[SamAdams76]

Enough with the Debbie Downer debate crap. Nobody voting for Trump is going to switch to Crooked Hillary on the basis of his debating skills. If debating skills was that important, than people like Mike Dukakis, Walter Mondale, Newt Gingrich and Al Gore would have all been presidents.

[Nuc 1.1]

Not prepping was a big mistake. I know Brannon will not let that happen again. Hope Trump is a quick study.