Trump seemed on the defensive the whole time.Now Kellyanne Conway tells @DanaBashCNN that Trump "will accept the results" of the election. Says Trump will win.
— Manu Raju (@mkraju) October 20, 2016
"Nobody respects women more than me." —Donald Trump earlier tonight "Such a nasty woman." —Donald Trump just now #DebateNight— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) October 20, 2016At one point during the debate, Trump started saying she's a nasty woman, she's a nasty woman. Probably lost undecided women's voted there.
Trump: "Such a nasty woman." #debatenight— Rachel Stoltzfoos (@RachelStoltz) October 20, 2016Also, though the breakdown isn't in, she seemed to have spoken for much longer than he did. Clinton did dodge a question about her husband Bill Clinton's indiscretions and careful viewres would have noted that. On the whole, Clinton sounded extremely sharp: her preparation ha been meticulous and she delivered her talking notes at every opportunity that Trump offered.
Not that it matters, but trade negotiations aren't conducted by donors appointed as diplomats; they're done by professional experts — Paul Krugman (@paulkrugman) October 20, 20168:33am: Trump has sounded unprepared and ignorant of the details in many of these issues.8:32am: Clinton says she will not cut benefts. She wants to enhance benefits for some segments of befeciciaries. But she attacks Trump tax cuts as adding to the national debt. Trump interrupts her: “Such a nasty woman.” Throughout Clinton has tried very hard to dscuss policy despite Trump's strategy of focusing on personality issues and attacks.8:30am: But moderator Chris Wallace points out that the most expensive part of the budget are entitlement payments. Trump jumps in: repeal and replace Obamacare.8:28am: Now the debt to GDP ratio. Currently at 77%, this is the highest it has been since the second world war. Moderator says the Clinton proposal will take it up to 86% over next ten years; Trump's will take it to 105%. Clinton reaches out to middle class. She is reasonably convincing. Her pledge is that spending will not increasing under her plan.8:26am: Clinton says " I will defeat ISIS." Trump blames Clinton for the rise of IS. Trump's approach to every policy issue seems to be either 'why didn't you fix this earlier' or 'whatever Clinton says will be ineffective because the leaders of other states are smarter' than his adversaries are.8:23am: Trump incoherent about Bashar al Assad. We are supporting rebels there, he says , but what if Assad's replaceement is as bad as he is, ahe asks. His point: It would have been better to do nothing. Trump calls the Syrian crisis and refugees as a Trojan horse.
Now Trump seems to be siding with not only Putin but also with Assad. Remember: Assad's butchery led to half a million deaths. — Nicholas Kristof (@NickKristof) October 20, 20168:21am: Debate breaks down into bickering and argument. Trump shoots: Bernie Sanders says you have bad judgement. Clinton: Who is he supporting for president? Bernie Sanders says Donald Trump is the most dangerous man to run for president in the modern history of the United States. The point goes to Clinton. From Mosul to Aleppo, now.8:18am: Trump's retort is weak and is essentially a rant calling current policy "stupidity" without explaining why? * omit ? He says the major beneficiary of US policy in th region will be Iran. He tries to take apart the Mosul scenario and asks where the element of surprise is - this has been Trump's preferred way of avoiding laying out a clear foreign policy.
"Rigged" is obviously an excuse for losing; not an argument meant to sway anyone who's persuadable — Rich Lowry (@RichLowry) October 20, 2016Clinton moves in beautifully: When the FBI exonerated Clinton of wrongdoing over her management of emails, he called the FBI rigged. And then she points out event after event where Trump calls people and institutions rigged when things aren't rosy for him. He refuses to accept the election reuslts, when pressed, he says I'll look into that when the time comes, saying "I will keep you in suspense."
nothing in this debate, nothing in this campaign, nothing in this country matters as much as Trump rejecting USA's 240 year democratic order — Philip Gourevitch (@PGourevitch) October 20, 2016
The five words that matter most in this debate: "I'll keep you in suspense." — Lois Beckett (@loisbeckett) October 20, 2016Clinton calls this attitude appalling. Even the moderator Chris Wallace tries to explain that a peaceful transition of power is an essential part of the US democracy.
Wallace: "But didn't you use some of the money to settle legal disputes?" — Emily Flitter (@FlitterOnFraud) October 20, 2016She points out that undocumented workers pay millions in taxes, but Trump isn't disclosing his returns. And wins the point.8:02am: Her quietly delivered litany of Trump's misdeeds is stunning. Her appeal to a sense of decency will go down well, despite Trump's repeated asserions that Clinton is untrustworthy. So Clinton is now being asked about the Clinton Foundation. Trump calls it a "criminal enterprise." He says Saudi and Qatari contributions - "these people push gays off building and treat women terribly" - ought to be returned. Clinton's comeback: I'd be happy to comparte our record with the Trump Foundations'. "They spent money on a 6 foot portrait of Trump ... who does that?"
Trump just said he didn't apologize to his wife, who has said Trump has apologized to her. — Shane Goldmacher (@ShaneGoldmacher) October 20, 20167:50am: When Trump asked what he will do to spur growth, he talks about "friends" in India and China and about growth in those countries. Trump doesn't answer. But he manages to call Clinton a liar for the third time this debate. He is calm, but the name calling has not stopped. Clinton attacks Trump Inc for shipping jobs abroad and using cheap Chinese steel and aluminum - including to build the Trump establishment in Las Vegas. Clinton does a brilliant play by play comparing Trump's last thirty years to hers. This is a big point: even Trump concedes she has had more experience, but calls it "bad" experience. Her response wins her that round.7:47am: Trump says last employment forecast so low that "I should win easily."7:45am: He says "no matter what she says about education" - dismissing a major concern for undecided voters among the millennials and Gen Xers, and then claims Clinton's plan will double people's taxes without explaining how? Clinton clarifies: "I will not raise taxes on anyone making less than $250k." Trump rattles off a series of numbers and says there will be "more free trade" despite earlier on sounding like he wanted protectionist policies.
Pretty sure Trump thinks Putin is stalking the US borders in a vinyl catsuit. #PresidentialDebate— Rachel McKibbens (@RachelMcKibbens) October 20, 2016"She doesn't like Putin because Putin has outsmarted her every step of the way," he retorts. Trump hammers home his point and comes dangerously close to losing his cool. He says Putin outsmarted the Obama administration on nuclear weapons.
Pence said in his debate Trump never said more countries should have nuclear weapons. Politifact: https://t.co/meiWJta2l3— Emily Stephenson (@ewstephe) October 20, 20167:30am: Now Clinton must answer for comments made to businesses in Brazil favouring "hemispheric common market."7:28am: Clinton favours bringing undocumented workers into the open and not allowing businesses to underpay them and undercut US wages. Trump claims Obama has deported "millions and millions" of people.7:26am: Clinton reminds the audience that there are 11 million people undocumented immigrants who have 4 million children who are US citizens. She says that Trump's plan would require a massive police operation to round people up, searching "from business to business", and then put them on buses and trains. Trump claims Clinton "wanted the wall." She says "I voted for border security." Trump interjects "the Wall."7:22am: Now, immigration. Shocking. Trump's first use of Spanish during a presidential debate is likely to be met with outrage because of its racist overtones. Trump says "We need strong borders." He says there are people in the audience who have lost family members to violent crime committed by illegal immigrants - reiterating his claim that undocumented immigrants are connected to crime. "We have some bad hombres here...we need to get 'em out." He is still for "the Wall" - between the USA and Mexico.