2016 USA Presidential election thread II: And. Here. We. Go!

[Roranora]

We so partisan it's definitely not changing many hearts.

[Sho]

Stuff to look for:

1) If Hillary wants to win the debate, she will have to cage Trump in on policy and substance, and keep him off message from him calling her a liar. She'll also have have proper comebacks and retorts to any thing Trump calls her mid debate. Basically, she'll need to be able to handle his inherent spontaneity and have people look beyond her failures.

2) If Trump wants to win the debate, he will have to cage Clinton in on her personal failures with her e-mails and keeping her off message of getting him into a serious policy debate. He alternatively can play up the crowd that and feed off their energy. Trump will have to basically attack her on a personal level.

Keep in mind that the bar is set at it's highest for Clinton, and literally at the floor for Trump. If Trump can sidestep Clinton's policy wonkiness and have the crowd "Get the Bigger Picture" on his vision for America, he will win the debate, even without any well detailed policy at all (Exactly like Reagan's victory). Otherwise Clinton will just bury him.

What's interesting is the fact that Trump can go either way -- he can appear to be presidential in the face of the debate, or he can play the crowd as a free-wheeling asshole. We may even hear him call her "Lying Hilary" directly to her face to bolster himself if he decides to play the villain. This debate cycle will be very uneven between the two, and it will be something that will never happen again in America's history.

[6souls]

https://twitter.com/DrJillStein/stat...72077698555904

Jill Stein was ejected from the Campus grounds that the debate is being held at. She claims to have had to interview with MSNBC on the grounds, but MSNBC has not confirmed this.

BBC has a pre-game live feed (no video);

http://www.bbc.com/news/live/election-us-2016-35404043

[Day]

Some things never change lol, at least she's consistent I guess?

[Fiye]

Meanwhile Gary Johnson is on a rooftop in new york having his own onesided "debate"

[6souls]

Tickets to the debate have Hillary's name spelled incorrectly.

[Fiye]

I was kind of hoping it would spell "Hillary Cliton"

[6souls]

[6souls]

http://live.mprnews.org/Event/2016_e...news/378303149

Tim Kaine visited Pulse Nightclub in Orlando where he physically wept for the victims.


Alternate pre-game live blog, public radio style - http://live.mprnews.org/Event/2016_e..._breaking_news

[thetruepandagod]

Skipping class and settling in for the debate with a stack of icecubes and cold wet towel on my head, lets do this. Ain't no way i'm missin the most hyped moment of the election cycle to do math in a hotbox for 3 hours.

[Andalusian girls]

thanks for the invite Judas Iscariot i love icecubes

[Andalusian girls]

[thetruepandagod]

[Mertron]

i told my students i would give them extra credit if they wrote a paper on the debate so i guess i not only have to watch this but i should probably pay attention and stuff

[Dimmauk]

i told my students i would give them extra credit if they wrote a paper on the debate so i guess i not only have to watch this but i should probably pay attention and stuff

That's what you get for teaching in an election year.

[Mertron]

That's what you get for teaching in an election year.

less lesson plans, more freewheeling bullshit

[thetruepandagod]

less lesson plans, more freewheeling bullshit

My noon class actually told us to write about the debate and talk about it wednesday in class. Too bad my math class is an uncaring shitshow where attendance is mandatory.

And by too bad I mean who cares, C's get degrees.

[archibaldcrane]

I think I'm going to go sit in my car and watch on my phone for the first 30 minutes. I can't leave work until 7, but I can't get anything done while this is happening and my phone is at 10%

[Zealot]

My prediction is that Hillary wins every single question on policy, and Trump is declared the winner by the media because he manages not to embarrass himself so they all talk about how Presidential he sounded.

[Mertron]

im sure there are articles out already declaring trump the winner before the debate even starts