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Tom JacksonSeptember 28, 2016

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Paraphrasing the driver in “Taxi” when he approached the gorgeous blonde in the bar: “You look like the kind of voter who’s heard every debate takedown in the book. … So I guess one more won’t hurt.” Let’s begin by conceding that nobody knows anything anymore. There’s not a single conventional thinker who thought Donald […]

A.G. GancarskiSeptember 27, 2016

Outside of the Drudge Report poll, most observers agree Monday night’s debate was an inauspicious performance for GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump. In a conversation Tuesday, State Sen. Aaron Bean — a strong supporter of Trump, who even helped to open a campaign headquarters earlier this month for the candidate — talked about where the debate went wrong for […]

Joe HendersonSeptember 27, 2016

During Monday’s presidential debate, I kept waiting for a moment that never came. Donald Trump had 100 million sets of eyeballs focused on him. What better time to prove he is not, as Hillary Clinton paints him, a racist, sexist, selfish jerk from an alternate universe. Trump was combative, but that’s who he is. Clinton […]

Staff ReportsSeptember 27, 2016

Hillary Clinton was the clear winner in Monday night’s first presidential debate, according to a national survey from Public Policy Polling. PPP found that at the event at Long Island’s Hofstra University, Clinton defeated Donald Trump 51 to 40 percent. The most salient point for Clinton was that among young voters, a group that has underperformed […]

Joe HendersonSeptember 26, 2016

Things we are curious about for the Trump-Clinton I: The Debate. The television audience How many people will be watching? Well, a lot – that’s for sure. Some predict the audience could exceed 100 million people. The record audience for a presidential debate is 80 million people for Ronald Reagan and Jimmy Carter in 1983. […]

Peter SchorschSeptember 26, 2016

Everyone loves a great show; tonight, we are sure to get one. In what is the most highly awaited political event in modern history, Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump square off Monday evening in the first presidential debate from Long Island’s Hofstra University hosted by Lester Holt of NBC News. However, with the bar set exceedingly high for Clinton (and low, […]

Associated PressSeptember 26, 2016

After months of tangling from afar, Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump will confront each other face-to-face for the first time in Monday night’s presidential debate, laying out for voters their vastly different visions for America’s future. The high-stakes showdown — the first of three presidential debates — comes as both candidates are viewed negatively by […]

Scott PowersMay 28, 2016

If Gary Johnson is to win a second consecutive nomination to be the Libertarian Party’s presidential nominee, he’ll likely have to do it without what Libertarian hard-liners call the Libertarian wing of the Libertarian Party. In a five-way presidential candidate debate Saturday night in Orlando, Johnson espoused practical means toward Libertarian ends, which set him apart from […]

Jac VerSteegOctober 19, 2015

In his recent entertaining column on Context Florida my former boss, Tom O’Hara, reported from The Associated Press Legislative Planning Session in Tallahassee that Gov. Rick Scott’s central message was: “It’s the year of the manufacturer.” I agree with Scott. But I am not attaching quite the same meaning to his words as the governor […]

Jac VerSteegOctober 18, 2015

In his recent entertaining column on Context Florida my former boss, Tom O’Hara, reported from The Associated Press Legislative Planning Session in Tallahassee that Gov. Rick Scott’s central message was: “It’s the year of the manufacturer.” I agree with Scott. But I am not attaching quite the same meaning to his words as the governor […]

Tag: Presidential Debate

Tom Jackson: Donald Trump lost, big league … or did he?

Aaron Bean discusses Donald Trump debate debacle

Joe Henderson: Donald Trump’s curious debate strategy — ‘he blew it’

PPP post-debate national polling finds Hillary Clinton won debate 51 to 40 percent

Joe Henderson: 5 things we’re curious about the Hillary Clinton-Donald Trump debate

Thoughts on tonight’s debate: Could Donald Trump really win this thing?

Debate Night: Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump set for high-stakes showdown

Gary Johnson preaches pragmatic Libertarian values in debate, endures boos

Jac VerSteeg: Manufacturing lies is keeping campaigns alive

Jac VerSteeg: Manufacturing lies is keeping campaigns alive