Debate thoughts cont.

[elisi]

Two more tweets - one depressing, one hopeful.

So, the man just has to stop lying, and the woman has to sell her entire presidency while making people laugh as she outshines her husband? pic.twitter.com/02EGeRyA3p

— My Daughter's Army (@MyDaughtersArmy) 26 September 2016

I'd like to wallpaper my office in this graphic from the @nytimes. pic.twitter.com/u8zOhEfr6E

— Jenna Lowenstein (@just_jenna) 26 September 2016

ETA:

Plouffe makes the same conclusions about what polls tell but puts a brighter spin on it. He's not wrong either:https://t.co/MSVCVvRNS4

— Al Giordano (@AlGiordano) 26 September 2016

Favourite part (italics mine):

PLUM LINE: Obama got overly frustrated with some of Romney’s rhetorical tricks. But this is Trump. She can’t get overly exasperated by him. That seems like a major challenge.

PLOUFFE: It will be a major challenge. But there’s also a challenge for Trump. He doesn’t have a lot of patience for detailed policy discussions. I agree his bar is low. But for him to be presidential, patient, polite, and seem interested — he has not gone through anything like this before. With all due respect to his primary opponents, they’re not Hillary Clinton.

Comments

[sea_thoughts]

How about Trump prove he's a competent human being? :P

[elisi]

That might be setting the bar too high...

[sea_thoughts]

True!

[elisi]

Icon love <3

[promethia_tenk]

I was gonna say, yes, it's a double standard, but Clinton just might, might be able to clear her bar. Trump, though? Not a chance.

[elisi]

That little graphic turned out to be pretty accurate...

[chasingdemons.livejournal.com]

Can't read it now because I am getting ready for my friend to come over so we can watch the debate together. I am so nervous my stomach is in knots. When we send an accomplished and distinguished woman into the ring to battle this vulgar hateful person, I feel like we have sunk to a new low. Please do good, Hillary.

[elisi]

Well, they're only tweets, so if you find a few seconds they won't take you long...

Good luck!

[chasingdemons.livejournal.com]

Just finished watching. Hillary looked powerful, assured, refreshed. She came off as intelligent and prepared. Trump was nervous, fidgety, totally out of his depth. He said nothing of any substance at all. Going to bed happy.

[elisi]

You made my morning! Thank you. <3

[red-satin-doll.livejournal.com]

ooh let me know how it goes, won't you? I can't watch it tonight - the thought of having to watch Orange HItler "perform" makes me absolutely queasy.

[chasingdemons.livejournal.com]

Hillary nailed it!! Trump looked like a blithering idiot! Yay!!!

[red-satin-doll.livejournal.com]

Hurrah for Hillary!

Of course, those who are going to vote for him will praise him to the skies anyway and claim she lost. And black is white, up is down, day is night.....

[geekslave.livejournal.com]

It's so frustrating!

Stacey

[ragnarok-08.livejournal.com]

My stomach is in knots with the debate X_X;

[elisi]

Apparently it's what we were expecting...

[a-phoenixdragon.livejournal.com]

DUDE. Last night was so awesome!! And she laid in the sass and it looked GOOD. OMG...

*HUGS*

[elisi]

Well, he was unable to be anything other than Donald Trump, and it showed... (And she was SO PREPPED! Yay.)