14. This is EXACTLY the scenario that HRC’s team must have been dreaming of (as in first debate.)
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23. THE job for DJT coming into this debate was to assure people that he was presidential, sensible, in control. So far …
24. “Because you’d be in jail.” Let me say: THIS IS A DISQUALIFYING STATEMENT ON ITS OWN that we have just heard from DJT.
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25. HRC dealing with email: Goal is to wrap this up in 15 seconds, and then get to the “but the election really is about…"
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26. Tip for HRC. Every second on the email topic is a second you should be using for pivot to “ but the real question for our future is …"
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27. Let me go back to the “Because you’d be in jail.” That was genuinely outrageous; worse than similar “That makes me smart” about taxes
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28. “She should be put in jail.” Good lord.
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29. The picador strategy, driving him crazy, is paying off. He can’t contain himself from interrupting. Works against her in short term...
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30. … but against him in long term. HIS CHALLENGE is winning over people who are not with him already. Wonder who those would be.
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31. Watching Trump loom around stage, am reminded of interviewing Jane Goodall for my debate piece, on the dominance rituals of male chimps
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32. Reminder: coming into this debate, DJT has his party elders running for the exits, she has mounting lead. So he has to do *way* better..
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33. … than in first debate. And so far he’s right on course with Debate #1. And her strategy of …
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34. (a) staying calm, (b) shifting discussion to her point, and (c) harpooning him CONSTANTLY in ways he can’t resist, paying off.
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35. OK, HRC, here is a question you better be prepped for. (What did your husband mean?)
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36. Seriously on the Trump sniffing issue: would be too coincidental to have two bad mics in a row. Nerves? Just part of his MO?
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37. Based on 35 minutes, Anderson Cooper giving example of how you can be respectful but relentless. He is *listening* to answers...
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38. … and asking follow-ups about what wasn’t answered.
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that is generally what happens in post communist semi democracies run by corrupt authoritarians. Great, america.
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And the audience roars its approval. I am terrified.
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This is what happens in developing nations. Not the US.
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But it really appeals to his followers
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pretty much lost the lawyer vote on that one.
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