Mika, the Democratic-leaning co-host of Morning Joe, made a very astute observation. Clearly understanding that Hillary "won" the debate, Mika said she thought this could be like the job interview where the woman comes with all the necessary preparation and credentials, and the man gets the job.
It seems to me that the woman is held to such a different standard.
Hillary turned Donald into a sniveling incoherent mess.
Donald is so clueless that he doubled down on the one, of the many, with his promotion of the birther issue. He said, clearly with pride, that he is the one who forced Barrack Obama to produce his birth certificate. WHOA! He doesn't "get it" on so many levels. Yes, he is the one who pushed the inherent racism to its ultimate end. And, yes, he fundamentally questioned the legitimate election of the President, both promoting his racist views and undermining democracy. What a two-fer!
Then he promotes his law and order position, with the only clear action he offered being stop and frisk, along with multiple inaccuracies or lies about the practice. And then he disparaged all aspects of the African American community in urban cities.
He really did put it all out there. Racism in its full flower. And he didn't propose one solution to what he saw as a huge problem beyond stop and frisk.
Meanwhile, he declared the rest of the USA a mess - roads, bridges, airports, military with outdated airplanes. He called the USA a third world country. He insisted that countries like Japan and Saudi Arabia should pay for the military support we provide.
Hillary looked straight into the camera and declared that the USA will continue to honor its many treaties established over decades, as the only remaining super power in the world today. She became stronger as the debate wore on and she grounded her presentation with facts. As he became an incoherent sniveling wreckage.
I especially enjoyed Chris Christie in the spin room, staring wild eyed into the camera, trying his best to support Donald's meltdown. Anyway it was probably good practice for him - he is going to have to explain his own BIG LIE as the Bridgegate trial unfolds. Because he did know that the GW Bridge lanes were closed for political payback while it was going on despite his joking and mocking denial of such. But it wont be worth the time to impeach him - he will be gone soon enough and we can only hope that, with a Hillary win, Christie's political career will be over.
I don't expect his ardent supporters, who don't bother to fact check, nor his political allies, who are probably just looking for their next job, to change their support because it isn't based on content. It is based on emotion or hope of personal benefit. But maybe thoughtful independents saw what a Trump Presidency would look like.
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