Hillary seems to be really happy that the media and her sycophants feel she “won” the debate. Perhaps in their bubble she did. But the world is bigger than her little club. She is going to get an education about the difference between a naive and trusting American electorate and one that’s decided it’s had enough.
So keep that smirk on your face Hillary, those people you find so deplorable are going to give you the surpriseof your life on November 8th.
Ken Reed sat down at the main bar of the Tin Lizzy tavern with two things in mind: to dig into the tavern’s oversize cheese steak, and watch the presidential debate.
“I am hungry and undecided, in that order,” he said, digging into the savory dish in a bar that dates back to 1746.
Kady Letoksy, a paralegal by day, a waitress and bartender at night at the Tin Lizzy, sat beside him. At 28, she has never voted before, and she is now thinking it might be a good idea to start.
Letosky entered the evening undecided in a town that is heavily Democratic in registration. Her sister and father are on opposite sides of the political aisle. Donald “Trump had the upper hand this evening,” she said, citing his command of the back-and-forth between him and Hillary Clinton.
Reed, 35, is a registered Democrat and small businessman. “By the end of the debate, Clinton never said a thing to persuade me that she had anything to offer me or my family or my community,” he said, sitting at the same bar that has boasted local icons as regulars, such as the late Fred Rogers, and Arnold Palmer, who had his own stash of PM Whiskey hidden behind newer bottles of whiskey for his regular visits.
“Have to say Trump had the edge this evening, he came out swinging but also talked about specifics on jobs and the economy,” Reed said.
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So apparently it IS the economy, Stupid, after all. This is what happens when the unemployed masses realize they’re being played by a liberal administration that uses smoke-and-mirror statistical gymnastics to under-report unemployment and a successful businessman challenges a liberal career politician who has come to represent the unemployment shenanigans. To quote a famous vice president, “it’s all about the 3-letter word J-O-B-S.”
I tend to forget that most of the voters in the country are not immersed in politics like we are. After seeing the response from these undecided voters I have learned a lesson. I need to learn shell, relax and roll with the punches
Agreed. Supporters are mainly focused on the techniques and tactics of the debate and how many points were or were not scored by the candidates. For those who are not political junkies, they are listening for the attitude and ideas that we already take for granted.
Some would argue that Hillary won the debate on points, and they can make a good technical argument. But it’s not about winning on points. After letting the event settle in my mind, what I remember the next day is exactly what Tammy’s quoted section above ends with; that Trump addressed the bread-and-butter issues that concern regular working people. (“‘Have to say Trump had the edge this evening, he came out swinging but also talked about specifics on jobs and the economy,’ Reed said.”) I don’t recall Hillary ever mentioning private industry or factories; only government giveaways and programs. This is a big deal, except to the extent that the working folk demographic has fallen relative to the state dependents — which Hillary asserts is everyone except “the rich”, who will pay for it all (and yet, paradoxically, support her).
Humorist Scott Adams posted his evaluation, “I Score the First Debate”. Taranto quoted this section of Adams in today’s post; both are worth reading.
If Trump is regarded as a viable alternative, then that implicitly brands the smear campaign against him as a colossal lie, and those that spread it are exposed as colossal liars. This won’t be acknowledged out loud, but it’s the thing that everybody knows.
If a person on either side is waiting for a few debates to decide on their vote . The in my mind I wonder why bother voting at all ? !!
Tammy – not to be a nitpicker but isn’t “the media and her sycophants” somewhat redundant?
On a serious note, the counties that Zito talks about are the counties that surround Philadelphia and Pittsburgh. She has previously reported about the differences in support for Trump between rural PA and the two urban areas at either end of the state. (See http://triblive.com/opinion/salena/10993733-74/trump-signs-power ) My personal experience mirrors hers: here in Centre county there aren’t many Hillary signs once you get away from State College, the home of Penn State, but there are a fair number of Trump signs. The question is whether or not Trump can get enough votes from the Pittsburgh area to offset the automatic Dem votes from Philly.