Charles Lipson’s Take

I think that Charles Lipson’s take on the debate at RealClearPolitics is about right:

Neither candidate accomplished all their major goals.

Clinton probably shored up her minority constituencies by her direct attacks on Trump, especially on the birther issue, where he is vulnerable.

Her ability to press home her attacks while still seeming likable could well reverse her recent downward slide in the polls. But it is not enough to weaken Trump badly.

He lives to fight another day. He will continue to fight like the Donald Trump of the Republican primaries. He is not backing away from his stance as a full-throated, often abrasive nationalist, an outsider who touts his successful businesses as proof enough that he can get things done.

He may have learned that a little formal debate prep is not such a bad thing. He left a lot of his opponent’s vulnerabilities unexploited. She hit all of his. The question now is whether Clinton accomplished enough to stop her slide.

The overnight polls will probably give us a better picture. Voters just don’t see things the way that pundits do and it’s hard if not impossible for a writer who covers politics day in and day out to put her- or himself in the voter’s shoes.

6 comments… add one
  • Ken Hoop Link

    Why is it on the liberal blogs it is assumed Euro-American Trumpists are bigoted and naive bumpkins, while the black minorities are commendable, those who still trust and admire Obama, after he hasn’t improved their standards of living in the slightest?

  • I can only offer my opinion. They’re romantics.

    Do you consider this a liberal blog? Generally speaking, liberals think I’m a conservative and conservatives think I’m a liberal. What you’ve described does not represent what I think but then I’ve numbered people in both categories as friends all my life.

  • steve Link

    “Why is it on the liberal blogs it is assumed Euro-American Trumpists are bigoted and naive bumpkins, while the black minorities are commendable”

    Why is it assumed on conservative blogs that all liberals are libtards and communists, while all minorities are either criminals or have been rendered helpless and dependent by the welfare system?

    Steve

  • Corresponding question. Do you consider this a conservative blog? What you’ve described certainly doesn’t characterize my views.

  • Ken Hoop Link

    I was referring to regressive liberal blogs like, eg No More Mister Nice Blog, P.M. Carpenter.
    Authentic left blogs, like Ian Welsh, I have respect for, although I’m somewhat Alt Right.

    Here is an example.

    http://www.ianwelsh.net/war-criminals-i-see-war-criminals/

  • Yeah, I’ve been reading Ian Welsh’s blog since 2009.

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