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comment by thenewgreen

    And apparently you haven't watched Trump at the debates.
I actually watched all of them. Oh geez, what does that say about me...?

He dominated them. With bombast and bullying.





kleinbl00  ·  2905 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Right. He stood up there and basically said "I'm the biggest swinging dick in the universe."

And dominated them. With bombast and bullying.

How well do you suppose that will go when there are actual differing opinions being discussed?

snoodog  ·  2905 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Since when have debates been about actually facts? 1960? 1970? These days Americans expect to see drama, yelling screaming and rude behavior. Just look at how news talk is structured now to see the new normal

kleinbl00  ·  2905 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Yelling, screaming and rude behavior are only effective when you have a receptive audience. More than half the country isn't buying what Trump is selling and to win a debate with a democrat he'll have to actually look intelligent.

Trump can't look intelligent.

b_b  ·  2905 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Apparently, he understands what monetary policy is, so that's kind of like being intelligent.

Also, to the surprise of many, he isn't actively trying to destabilize the US. Also kinda smart.

thenewgreen  ·  2905 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I hope you are right, I really do. I think you are, all I'm saying is don't underestimate both him and the American electorates desire for bombast AND for an "outsider," particularly during this election cycle.

kleinbl00  ·  2905 days ago  ·  link  ·  

The last "outsider" we elected was Carter, and he'd been the governor of Georgia.

user-inactivated  ·  2905 days ago  ·  link  ·  

And he has been a very good ex-President.

TheLastE  ·  2905 days ago  ·  link  ·  
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