2016 USA Presidential election thread I: The warm-up

[Andalusian girls]

you guys have a very skewed perception if you think Trump is answering well and i imagine the polls will reflect that in the coming days

tho, no one else is doing much better

this event has not been good for the Republican party as a whole. none of these guys look presidential

[Salodin]

Trump is in the lead for republican nomination for president. Trump is the best candidate the republican party has to offer and it's sad that it's working.

[Tyrath]

you guys have a very skewed perception if you think Trump is answering well and i imagine the polls will reflect that in the coming days

He's not answering well. But he is giving the air that he is answering well far better than anyone else us. And let's be real. Giving the air of confidence is all he has ever had anyway.

[tyven]

Well yeah, cut teachers out of it and you don't have to distribute much

he busted their union but as far as i know their pensions are fine. idk. archie signal activate

[Kurokikaze]

He's not answering well. But he is giving the air that he is answering well far better than anyone else us. And let's be real. Giving the air of confidence is all he has ever had anyway.

This. Perception is everything... And with that said, to the people that these guys are pandering to it's working.

The only candidate here that is actually semi-accurate / presidential is Marco Rubio.

[Serra]

Just got home and started watching the main debate -- wtf is this pledge shit?

[tyven]

This. Perception is everything... And with that said, to the people that these guys are pandering to it's working.

The only candidate here that is actually semi-accurate / presidential is Marco Rubio.

agreed, rubio is presenting himself very well

[Sho]

Does this country cater to the lowest common denominator? lol

Close to half, yes lol.

[Sho]

Jeb Bush sounds like a broken record. Trump not pulling with the party, lol.

[Headspace]

agreed, rubio is presenting himself very well

Kasich son

[Andalusian girls]

He's not answering well. But he is giving the air that he is answering well far better than anyone else us. And let's be real. Giving the air of confidence is all he has ever had anyway.

yet it's not even working on the audience that began rabidly pro-Trump and is now mostly silent when he answers

his answers have been vacillating and all over the place, supporting single-payer healthcare in Canada then decrying it in America, paying Clinton to come to his wedding explaining that the system is corrupt and he knows because he helped corrupt it, admitting he will consider destroying Republican prospects with a third party run

much of his base won't care but i think the polling trends will be crystal clear and they will be that this was not a good night for him

[Sho]

Kasich son

He is definitely going to get a huge bump from tonight. I'd honestly vote Kasich over Clinton.

[Tyrath]

Just got home and started watching the main debate -- wtf is this pledge shit?

Basically targetting Trump lol

[Headspace]

CHRISTIAN

PROSECUTION

[Kurokikaze]

Kasich son

Yes, he's also actually doing pretty well.

[tyven]

im definitely feeling Kasich. Mainly cuz he deserves to get out of Ohio

[Tyche]

Am I the only one that finds it incredibly hilarious that there's a "Straight outta Compton" commercial in the middle of this debate?

[Waraji]

And Kasich won't come near the nomination because he is not loud and obnoxious enough.

[Headspace]

Am I the only one that finds it incredibly hilarious that there's a "Straight outta Compton" commercial in the middle of this debate?

Nope

Also, that NumbersUSA.com last break was A+

[Thunder]

yet it's not even working on the audience that began rabidly pro-Trump and is now mostly silent when he answers

his answers have been vacillating and all over the place, supporting single-payer healthcare in Canada then decrying it in America, paying Clinton to come to his wedding explaining that the system is corrupt and he knows because he helped corrupt it, admitting he will consider destroying Republican prospects with a third party run

much of his base won't care but i think the polling trends will be crystal clear and they will be that this was not a good night for him

wut. The audience literally boo'd him in the opening of the debate because of the pledging hand raising bit

He only got cheers when he poked fun at political correctness when megan asked him that question accusing him of being a misogynist. The one you didn't like the answer to

I don't think you're watching this with a carefree enough attitude to really take as honest an inventory as you're capable of