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Eve of the Debate

 

Presidential debates don’t matter much except when they do.  Back in 1976 on October 6, Ford, in his second debate with Carter, denied that Poland was dominated by the Soviet Union.  He was too proud and stupid to simply admit intially he had misspoke.  This stalled his rise in the polls with Carter, and he went on to lose a close one.

 

 

In 1980 the one and only debate between Carter and Reagan occurred on October 28, 1980, six days before the election.  Reagan clobbered Carter and Carter had no time to recover before election day.

 

 

 

 

So where is the current race just prior to the debate?  The Washington Post ABC poll released last night shows a dead heat.  Go here to read about it.  Likewise the Morning Consult poll released yesterday.  Go here to read about it.  The Los Angeles Times Tracking poll shows Trump with a four point advantage.  Go here to look at it.  Battleground polls have been trending over the past few weeks in Trump’s direction.  A Pennsylvania Poll by Morning Call Muhlenberg College yesterday for example shows Trump slashing into Clinton’s lead in Pennsylvania with Clinton having only a two point lead in a four way race.  Go here to read about it.  If Trump takes Pennsylvania, Clinton’s path to victory becomes very, very difficult.  Right now Trump is ahead in all the states taken by Romney, and leads in Ohio, Florida, Iowa and Nevada.  Trump is tied with Clinton in Maine and close to tied in Colorado.  A shocking poll last week showed him only six points down in Illinois.  If that poll is accurate, and I have my doubts about it, Clinton is in deep trouble around the nation.

Almost all professional political prognosticators thought that Trump was going to be a landslide loser.  The Democrats were gleeful at facing Trump.  As we go into the debate that glee has vanished.  Clinton now needs a commanding win in the debate to change the pattern of the race which seems to be Trump on the ascent.

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The Bear
Sunday, September 25, AD 2016 9:13am

For some reason, the Bear is thinking about local celebrity gangster Charlie Birger from the 1920s. It is reported that he was offered an injection of something to make his hanging go a little easier. He declined, saying he “had a horse he had to give a hypo to.” The Bear wonders if Hillary is going to get a hypo, and if so, what of?

Philip
Philip
Sunday, September 25, AD 2016 2:44pm

The theatre of the Absurd will undoubtedly take place tomorrow. I heard re-runs of “F-Troop” is competing for the ratings…. it’s going to be a tough call. ?

T. Shaw
T. Shaw
Sunday, September 25, AD 2016 3:33pm

They couldn’t pay me enough to check Hillary for a “wire.”
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I may read some of The Iliad of Homer (Lattimore tr.) that I used in September 1968. Funny, I’m 39 years old. I seriously read through the rather long and erudite Intro.
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If that doesn’t work and “The Big Bang Theory” isn’t on TV, I’ll watch either “The World Series of Poker” or “The World Poker Tour.”
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I commented on a Facebook entry on Hillary and the maniac from “The Hangover” between two ferns: “Dumb and Dumber.” The ferns are more intelligent than those two. Same for tomorrow night’s farce. Again, Hillary is “Dumber.”
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Keep deplorable my friends.
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“Who’s got it better than us? Nobody!”

CAM
CAM
Sunday, September 25, AD 2016 4:12pm

Bear, No one leaves the stage during the debate, so if that hypo is lasix Hillary is going to be in trouble. Unless she’s got a catheter under her pants suit.

Elaine Krewer
Admin
Sunday, September 25, AD 2016 10:23pm

What shocking poll has Hillary up by “only” 6 points in IL? Every IL poll I’ve seen has her up by at least 12 to 15 points — driven mainly by high numbers in Chicago and the ‘burbs, of course.

Michael Dowd
Michael Dowd
Monday, September 26, AD 2016 3:05am

During my days at Ford Motor Company whenever an executive gave a speech or made a presentation there was always someone around with a backup fact book to address detailed questions. In the debate Trump is the executive and Hillary the person with the fact book. If I were Trump, and didn’t know an answer to a specific question I would refer it to Hillary to provide it and then tell everyone what it all really means.

Micha Elyi
Micha Elyi
Tuesday, September 27, AD 2016 2:41am

“…and keep the World safe from Weirdos…”, poor Sam the Eagle.

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