You guys realize Donald Trump will be your next president right?

[chum1]

Do presidential debates usually matter? Political scientists say no.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2012/10/03/what-political-scientists-know-about-debates/

[mocat]

i didn't read your link but debates usually don't matter because the candidates are usually relatively evenly matched in debates. candidate A will attack candidate B on B's policies, but B's supporters already know and (by definition) support B's policies, so nothing A can say in a debate would change that. in this case, candidate B does not have any policies. this is a different situation.

[stunted]

good post

Nate Tinfoil claims you can show slight national poll gains for challengers following debates:

[chum1]

I think the idea is that it doesn't really matter what the cadidates say, don't say, what kind of facial expressions they make, how sweaty they look, or how good of a debater they are. Indicators of voting outcomes won't change much regardless.

[CNS]

Debates won't matter.  The ppl that like trump are inarticulate morons who hate it when ppl start acting like they are smart and start discussing details of any type. 

He will just bullshit and insult and his followers will claim it was the best debate in their lives, that he has an amazing command of the issues, and that he owned hill.

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[star seed 7]

The Don is going to get so cucked in the debates, I doubt he'll be able to recover

[wetwillie]

The Don is going to get so cucked in the debates, I doubt he'll be able to recover

Another rube that thinks debates matter, sad really.

[gatoveintisiete]

Debates won't matter.  The ppl that like trump are inarticulate morons who hate it when ppl start acting like they are smart and start discussing details of any type. 

He will just bullshit and insult and his followers will claim it was the best debate in their lives, that he has an amazing command of the issues, and that he owned hill.

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[gatoveintisiete]

He took away the birther talk today, he may be setting Hill up for the debates when he drops the bomb that birtherism was born out of the Clinton 08 campaign, if he has proof it will be the knockout punch.

Posted a day before the shitstorm weirdos 

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http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2016/president/2016_elections_electoral_college_map_no_toss_ups.html

He's one more round of pollimg from turning "his electoral college problem" on its head. Unbelievable.

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Debates won't matter.  The ppl that like trump are inarticulate morons who hate it when ppl start acting like they are smart and start discussing details of any type. 

He will just bullshit and insult and his followers will claim it was the best debate in their lives, that he has an amazing command of the issues, and that he owned hill.

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If only he were blessed with the intellectul all stars that support Hillary "she's a woman" Clinton. Lol

[CNS]

Hill can at least form a rational thought, based on actual policy, events, and detail, on a bunch of actual issues without calling someone a rapist or making fun of someone.  I am excited to see what Don will come up with for Hill's debate nicname. 
I mean, we already have Crooked Hillary, but that doesn't feel like a Little Marco to me.  Surely he comes up with something more function for the debate?   Maybe not.  Two nicnames may confuse his base.

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[wetwillie]

he is going to pack the crowd with people that will chant lock her up as he mimics putting cuffs on someone in the middle of the debate

[CNS]

That would be pretty great.

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[CNS]

Or maybe fake seizures...

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I think the debates will matter a lot because of the likelihood that:
Clinton collapses
Donald says something racist

I agree the substance of their responses in unimportant, as it should be, since neither candidate has any actual intention of doing anything they say they want to do.

[CNS]

My god, can you even imagine if Clinton did a physical stumble, or worse, while at the podium?

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It seems entirely possible. The only question is whether Putin will be implicated.

[gatoveintisiete]

Hillary has gone from +25 to +5 with Millenials.

[gatoveintisiete]

Trump has gone from 3.1% to 19.6% among African Americans in la times poll.  Good on them, American heroes saving their country.   

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The single most important thing to the non-psychopathic (i.e., liberal) voting american is, and always be, honesty.

[bucket]

Trump has gone from 3.1% to 19.6% among African Americans in la times poll.  Good on them, American heroes saving their country.   

I can't find this. Do you have the link?

[gatoveintisiete]

It's on drudge under. Black voters turn

[bucket]

And it just links to a hard hitting journalism piece from the New York Post. You never cease to surprise me gatoveintisete 

[gatoveintisiete]

It's just a poll bucket.