It doesn’t take a savvy political analyst to conclude that Tuesday night’s debate was a disaster for President Trump. Trailing badly in the national polls and a critical mass of battlegrounds, his only goal should have been to convince the small number of undecided voters that they should reelect him—despite their deep reservations about his character and temperament. …
Instead, he sounded downright unhinged at times, vitriolically lashing out against the former vice president and constantly speaking over his opponent. The behind-the-scenes ugliness that’s been documented in countless first-person accounts of the president’s behavior was on display for tens of millions of Americans to see. Is it plausible that any of the remaining persuadable voters watched last night’s debate and decided that they want another four years of this? CONT.
Josh Kraushaar, National Journal
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