Presidential Debate 2: The Wrap-Up
I’m already seeing some media declaring Trump the “winner” of this debate, because after all the most important thing is to keep the horse race going until the end.
But that’s laughable. Hillary Clinton mopped the floor with the talking yam tonight, once again, and was unflappable and on point from start to finish as Trump scowled, sniffed loudly, lied repeatedly about everything under the sun, and stalked menacingly around the stage as Hillary spoke.
The most striking difference between the two: when an audience member asked a question, Hillary responded to him or her by name, and addressed them directly with a real answer. Trump, on the other hand, used the questions as nothing more than a diving board into his pool of egomaniacal ranting, and never even looked at the people who asked them.
And the most outrageous thing Trump said: he vowed that if he wins the election, he’ll appoint a special prosecutor to get Hillary Clinton sent to prison. For what? Who knows?