What Donald Trump fails to realize is that Hillary Clinton is tough, really tough. Perhaps what I most admire about her is that she just keeps coming even though the Republican Party has viciously tried to destroy her for 25 yrs through lies and overemphasizing some faults. To a great extent, the media has gone along - she doesn't smile enough, her big laugh sounds phony, she doesn't sound genuine, etc etc etc. Personally I think her smile and laugh are just fine. That is what you need in a glass ceiling breaker: Damn the torpedoes. Full speed ahead.
You don't hear Hillary getting much credit for her life-long effort in providing for the betterment of children. How can you say this is not genuine?. She has even been criticized for writing a book titled, "It takes a Village To Raise A Child." (https://www.amazon.com/Takes-Village-Tenth-Anniversary/dp/1416540644) Well, negatives are more news worthy and Clinton's message is basically optimistic and upbeat.
Trump was stalking Hillary at the debate on Sunday night (October 10th). Women found him "scary." She should have called 911.
"If a man did that to me on the street ... I'd call 911, political commentator and former Republican strategist Nicolle Wallace said."*
And then there were the interruptions, something he was criticized for in the first debate. In the second debate he managed to interrupt Clinton six times in one Clinton answer.** This may be some sort of a record. Not only that, but he interrupted the moderator.**
Among other things, Trump says he will lock her up if he wins the presidency. In fact the TV media has frequently shown the clip of Trump saying he will conduct an independent council to look at Hillary if he is elected. I think they are supposed to spend roughly equal time on each candidate but they aren't. All along, Trump has been getting free advertising worth millions of dollars.
Yet, Republicans seem to be reassured by Trump's belligerence. "Morning Joe" Scarborough seems to be ecstatic over Trump's brawl Sunday night. Early polls seem to show that Trump has recovered from the tape where he talks about his sexual exploits. It is at times like this that I doubt the wisdom of the American voter, but as Winston Churchill said, " Indeed it has been said "...that democracy is the worst form of Government except for all those other forms that have been tried from time to time.…"***
To me, Trump sounds like he is giving the dying gasps of the bull in the bullring. Time will tell how much sympathy the voterrs have for the bull. Whatever the outcome, I think the long friendship that used to be between The Donald and the Clintons is over for good.
* http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/2016-presidential-debates/presidential-debate-trump-accused-stalking-clinton-stage-n663516
** http://fusion.net/story/355799/times-trump-interrupt-hillary-debate/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/in-debate-trump-takes-on-moderators-almost-as-much-as-clinton/2016/10/09/b668c192-8e7f-11e6-a6a3-d50061aa9fae_story.html
*** https://richardlangworth.com/worst-form-of-government
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