Who Won the First Presidential Debate?

Whoever watched the entire debate cast your vote here :beer: and let us know who you think won and why. I personally think Trump won because he was more passionate on the crucial problems that face our country while Clinton was laughing most of the time. This is serious business and is no laughing matter.

First time I actually watched anything related to politics for the entire duration! I personally have to give it to Trump, although he did do a lot of the talking and didn't let Clinton talk much.

Clinton didn't perform very well and kept getting hammered by Trump for all the mistake's she committed. Yikes! Good debate though I thought

-Alex

IMO Clinton won much to my displeasure. Clinton called Trump out on a lot of things that he didn't have answers for, and she seemed in control during most of the debate. She obviously prepped much better and it showed.

Razako said:

IMO Clinton won much to my displeasure. Clinton called Trump out on a lot of things that he didn't have answers for, and she seemed in control during most of the debate. She obviously prepped much better and it showed.

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Gotta agree. Bluster and passion works well for current Trump supporters (see OP ) but it doesn't do him any favors to win voters who are on the fence.

I'm interested to see poll numbers throughout the week.

Trevor

Trevor said:

Gotta agree. Bluster and passion works well for current Trump supporters (see OP ) but it doesn't do him any favors to win voters who are on the fence.

I'm interested to see poll numbers throughout the week.

Trevor

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That's exactly how I see it. Trump won't lose any supporters over this, but Hillary will gain a bunch of undecided voters.

I thought as the debate worn on Trump seemed to fall back into his worst instincts and shouted "not true" while Clinton spoke confidently. He consistently interrupted her, but was rarely interrupted by her. And on the question of temperament; if you have to say you have one of the best temperaments, you probably don't. Yet, that was what Trump did more than once. His answer on his five year quest to show Obama wasn't born in this country was like watching a car wreck in slow motion. I felt that Clinton did what she set out to do and am waiting to see the polls when they eventually come out.

Clinton's Experience Explanation and then Trump's
"Yeah Bad Experience" reply was friggin' hilarious.

As far as Trump Interrupting... GOOD. Call her out on her lies. The last thing I want is someone to sit idly-by while someone spits lies and untruths. Why... because etiquette? A debate is more or less an argument, I want to hear passionate people going at it from both sides.

Out of 300 million Americans the best we could do is these 2 imbeciles?

How embarrassing!

-Alex

The debate got popular around here and had me and my buddies talking about it, and while I don't have as big as a say with American politics I do think that Hillary performed best in the debate. While Donald tried (and I guess succeeded) at exposing Hillary's issues to the audience, he did make a fool of himself a couple times. The interruptions are the most obvious, but the best part was when he said he has a better temperament than her, even the damn live audience got a good laugh at that. One of his most controversial points was how Hillary "doesn't look like a president" which is just an ignorant point. Hillary also did a good job pointing out his tax returns as well, which he "confidently" and vaguely said they will be released, but I think he was just putting on a facade.

Trendkilla254 said:

Clinton's Experience Explanation and then Trump's
"Yeah Bad Experience" reply was friggin' hilarious.

As far as Trump Interrupting... GOOD. Call her out on her lies. The last thing I want is someone to sit idly-by while someone spits lies and untruths. Why... because etiquette? A debate is more or less an argument, I want to hear passionate people going at it from both sides.

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I concur, we need to stop being politically correct. Its ruining our nation.

Aside from Trump inventing words on the spot he did alright. I think he is saving a lot of zingers for the later debates. At the end when he said he could go for a low blow but wouldn't was clever. It gets people talking about Bill's affairs but kind of gives Trump a high ground and a chance to explicitly mention it later. Getting so many words in it means most of the highlight quotes go to him (including the stupid ones like saying his legal grey areas is "smart". However it means he is going to call her out on lies moderator or no moderator and Hillary had less of a chance to sell herself as she was trying to fend off Trumps points. But yeah I think he is saving zingers like the Benghazi victims and such for later.

@ElectricPlasma When he mentioned stamina I thought he was going to go after her health. All the rumors surrounding her coughing fits, special glasses and passing out on memorial day. Again, maybe he is saving that one.

@HydroSean Yeah I think PC is going too far. I read earlier archaeological students being allowed to leave lectures if the sight of bones is too much for them. Why are you even going after a career in the field if you can't stand the sight of a bone?

I think if you are telling people to go to your website during the debates, they ought to be up and running afterward. Trump's website was down and couldn't get through all night. Clinton's was up and running though. I think the best point made here is that Trump's supporters are not going to change their minds from this or any debate, but people on the fence? She clearly made a better showing to them than Trump did. The polls set up prior to the debates showed this as well with 46% on average of people who hadn't made up their minds thought Clinton won to 17% who thought trump did. If you were a Trump supporter before this debate, well you still are, but it at least seems that Clinton got through to more undecideds than Trump did.

Trump won the debate, the last question about her stupid ugly face was ridiculous, her smug $hit eating grin as she thumbs her nose at the system, knowing she is above the law is not presidential, her lies to family members about dead American warriors fighting for our freedom and her ugly face of anger as she exclaimed " What difference does it make " is not presidential.

NO she does not look presidential to me, but what a joke of a question, are people dumb enough to fall for this tripe?

She called black youth SUPER PREDATORS and the last question was about her ugly *&%^&ing face?

150 Billion and permission to build atomic weapons in 10 short years in IRAN and they ask about a word said in a moment about the look on her face?

What have we become, mental midgets? F&$k her ugly face and her smug elitist slander of the working men and women of America, the truth is we are all a basket of deplorable peasants to the laughing faced smug Queen who is above the law.

How can you be the chief law enforcement officer of the entire nation when she thumbs her smug nose at our laws and claims a concussion prevented her from remembering if she knew how to do her job that she failed to do?

Why would I waste my time reading her website of BS, she lost 6 BILLION DOLLAS from her State Department, good God what will she do when running the country?

It would be the end of America I am afraid, we may see a revolution of get drawn into a 3rd world war, if her brain won't work to do her job as Secretary of State how can she be President?

Bill said the many times she has fallen down, then said " well not many " but few times over the years.

So she has been falling down for years?

voyager space probe was the clear winner, it's speeding away from this planet @ 17 km per second

While Hilary did seem calm and collected the event seemed contrived. The questions were leveraged in her favor. But to her credit she was slick. Trump lacks the tact of a lifelong politician. She can talk her way out of anything. All of the topics pandered only to Hilary's camp. They might as well just asked Donald "when did you stop beating your wife". It was obvious that this "debate" was meant to place the halo on her head and bring the red out of Donald the demons eyes. What are the questions you want the next moderator to ask Hillary that would put Donald in the good light? Or would that not be fair?


One of those don't give a sheet votes was me. Nothing ever gets better in politics.

Hillary has been doing this for 30 years.

Trump has been doing this for only a year.

If I were a Democrat I would be DEEPLY worried about how well Trump did.

The next debates will be REALLY interesting.

Trump can potentially learn a lot based on how this debate turned out.

Hillarys only hope is to pray that Trump doesn't learn anything between now and the election.