… In the immediate post-debate analysis, observers concluded that Clinton had played the policy wonk, more comfortable discussing the specifics of her proposals than articulating broader rhetorical themes. … Trump brought no laundry list. He repeated the central theme of his campaign — “I want to make America great again” […] Read more »
Donald Trump’s Unproductive Monday Night
Donald Trump faced one overriding test in Monday night’s long-awaited debate with Hillary Clinton. And by all indications he flunked it—emphatically. Heading into the debate, leading strategists in both parties had identified the same priority for Trump: reducing the historically unprecedented number of voters who say he is not qualified […] Read more »
Clinton Won The Debate, Which Means She’s Likely To Gain In The Polls
Democrats woke up on Monday to a spate of bad polls for Hillary Clinton, which brought Donald Trump to perhaps his closest position yet in the Electoral College. They had reason to go to bed feeling a lot better. Clinton bested Trump in the first presidential debate according to a […] Read more »
Debate Win Produces Important Shifts to Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton won the first debate against Donald Trump and likely produced electoral shifts, according to participants in a live dial meter focus group organized by Democracy Corps and commissioned by Women’s Voices. Women Vote Action Fund. These participants, comprised of voter blocs critical to the outcome of this election, […] Read more »
Clinton Prevails in Downer of a Debate
The first debate of the 2016 fall season has concluded with a whimper more than a bang. If you were expecting the sky to fall or the race to be completed upended, you were sorely disappointed. If you went into the debate expecting or hoping see a more thoughtful, nuanced […] Read more »
A Debate Victory Doesn’t Ensure a Real Shift in the Race
It might have been the most watched political debate in history, and the emerging consensus among pundits and the instant polls is that Hillary Clinton prevailed over Donald J. Trump on Monday night. … Will the result change the race? There’s no way to be sure of how the polls […] Read more »