National polls: Clinton, Trump are in a dead heat

Trump might emerged bruised a bit. But he will come back fighting mad. Hillary might get sick again

If Donald Trump wins debate, stocks likely to tank:

Wall Street doesn't want a President Trump (with the exception of a few hedge fund managers and Trump supporters, like Carl Icahn). As the old saying goes, the market loves good news, it can deal with bad news, but it hates uncertainty. And Trump is the motherlode of uncertainty.

How many of you agree with this and who want Trump to lose the debate tonight? 

who's winning

cnn/orc

trump

45%

 

clinton

43%

 

johnson

7%

 

stein

2%

 

CNN/ORC poll, September 1-4, 2016, sampling error: +/- 3.5 percentage points, sample: 786 likely voters

cnn poll of polls

clinton

44%

 

trump

42%

 

johnson

8%

 

stein

2%

 

 

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Remember Obama lost his first debate badly to Mitt Romney, and Regan lost badly on his first debate to Walter Mondale. Obama was not prepared for Romney going center after his hard right in the GOP Primaries; and Regan was rambling.

Hillary I hope will drop the wonky stuff and focus on likability and drap lash pon Trump the minute he says a lie. She should inject the birther and Trump foundation as much as she can. Trump will prevaricate and not answer question s directly. That's his M.O. HE will speak in sound bites and cliches. As much as the Moderator has been under pressure to not be a fact-checker, I hope Holt keeps his balance.

Show time boys. Bring out the popcorn and beer. 

Amral posted:

Trump might emerged bruised a bit. But he will come back fighting mad. Hillary might get sick again

Donald Trump will get so battered, he may be wondering what to do next.

Hillary Clinton will firmly continue forward to victory in November.

Despite being asked 3 times by Lester Holt how specifically he will bring back jobs. All he did is exactly what I said- prevaricate and avoid answering.

Not yet 15 minutes and You can see the class difference. 

Hillary said Trumped-up trickle down and Trump and her differences in approach - Teump $24 million inheritance and millions pf loans from Papi

Bad optics from Trump. He's shouting. He's constantly interrupting Hillary 

Cliche galore from Trump. Lots of scowls on his face. He's attacking Janet Yellin. Yuge mistake

By announcing his close to $1 billion income this past year Trump thinks everyone can be a LeBron James.

Kari posted:

Bad optics from Trump. He's shouting. He's constantly interrupting Hillary

And his shouting is indeed one of his firm attitude.

Plus, he is babbling the same nonsense as in the past with no depth to the issues.

This is rapidly becoming a no-contest. Cliched sound bites from Trump. Clinton is steady.

Correct Kari.

It is a contest between a well talented Lady-Hillary Clinton against a babbler-Donald Trump on issues.

Got to admire Lester Holt. Trump is coming off racist with stop-n-frisk

I like that Hillary stated stop-n-frisk was not so much profiling, but ineffective. She backed it up with facts.

The birther issue - BINGO!!!! Go Holy

Go Holt. Trump now deviating. He's God to ask someone for their birth certificate.

Hillary just killed Trump on the birther issue. She milked it.

1973 lawsuit by the US Justice Department on Trump for racism in rental

Trump's 2 minutes on cyber security was spent on who endorsed him. He dodges answering the question of cyber security. He talks down about America's cyber security prowesd. This guy knowd mothing.

Trump just like to make issues out of the figments of his imagination.

Trump mever answered the question of domestic terrorism. Glad Hillary pointed out what we know in this forum - Bush signed the Iraqi forces withdrawal and his boyfriend Malaki wanted the US out. That fool Trump doesn't know that you cannot stwal people's oil after military activity? SMFORKINH

He's gone back to vaccuum in Iraq.

Hillary slapping this lil whiny bitch around. Credits to Bill Maher

Bill Maher is doing an exceedingly good job as the moderator.

She's killing him on foreign policy. America's treaty. Stopping Iran's nuclear capability - even Netanyahu is quietly ashamed .

Trump continues to avoid tje questions about Hillary not looking Presidential. She trumped hom on stamina.

She's beating him at his own entertainment game. Good quips. Art, humorous lady. Trump looks rattled

Hillary was actually better than Obama in his debates.

Rachel Madow says it best - Trump was a heckler at his own debatw.

Trump was totally unprepared. He babbled.

Personal view is that Hillary Clinton won the debate.

Hillary was cool, Trump on the other hand made the puppet faces, had the bobbing head like dem lil bubble head dogs in car windows, he kept cutting Hillary off every time it was her turn, what a fricken bully. The mod di a good job. I say Hillary clearly beat him here.

Trump's rambling on nuclear issues os a debate classic. 

Trump looked like he was under medication - the movements, the drinking water, leaning into the mic and the constant interruptipns

Hillary juk jim. Teased him to explode. The father'soney. Stiffing workers. Calling a beauty contestant Ms Piggy