Hofstra University POTUS debate at 9pm ET **live commentary thread**

[Illiniwek]

I'm on pins and needles. I can't help but think that Hillary is going to wipe the floor. But if she doesn't, God help us all.

[Illiniwek]

I pre-ordered pizza to arrive at 9. I hope Atlas can hold up under the traffic. I'm hoping Hillary can trip him up and provoke an outburst. The recent polls are really worrying me.

Pizza at 9 PM ?
8-)

I don't go to bed until 1-2 anyway on a normal night. It's just like a late dinner for me. :-)

If my schedule weren't so messed up tonight that's what I would do. Sounds delicious. What kind of pizza?

[Illiniwek]

Dominos half bacon half pepperoni. and cinnastix

Good taste.


I'm really wondering what the optics of tonight will be like. I am not trying to be sexist, but appearance and clothing choice has proven, of course, to matter in presidential debate. I really don't care what Hillary wears, but I thought Hillary wearing that very ugly greenish-yellow color in Milwaukee came across terribly on tv, and if she were to, for example, wear that again, it would just lead to a visceral reaction similar to people seeing Nixon sweating.  

But also, how close will they be? What will the height difference look like? Where will they be looking compared to the moderator and the camera? I notice that trump always seems to be looking below the camera at a debate and Hillary looks slightly off to the side.

[Illiniwek]

I heard a pundit on CNN again say that Clinton is the most qualified candidate in our lifetime. This line always frustrates me. Hillary is clearly very qualified, but GHW Bush served during the pundit's lifetime. You might say HRC and GHWB are equivalent, but I don't see how one makes the case that she's clearly more qualified than Bush 41: congress, ambassador to the UN, envoy to China (before diplomatic ties), head of the CIA, and VP for 8 years.

That's a fair point. Perhaps the reason why is that people have seen her serving the public for 25+ years, while not many people paid attention to GHWB before he was VP. He certainly deserves to be considered at least as qualified as Hillary.

[Illiniwek]

Clinton won the coin toss and will get the first question tonight!

If we were playing football I'd defer, but Hillary has to set the tone tonight with a strong offense! Let's go!!!

[Illiniwek]

Anyone feel slightly nervous?

Last time I was this nervous was the 2006 Super Bowl.

And look how that one turned out...

That means she's gonna start out well tho.

I'll take the good start, but please finish better than the Bears!

[Illiniwek]

"Trumped up trickle down" interesting :-)

[Illiniwek]

Small loan??

[Illiniwek]

Hillary is a rock. Trump is slowly unraveling.

Yeeeeee

[Illiniwek]

That was nuts

[Illiniwek]

YAY LESTER

[Illiniwek]

My Twitter comment just showed up live on TV at the Austrian PULS 4 channel, which is one of the main TV channels here showing the TV right now ...

Gut!

[Illiniwek]

Watching this and trying to view it from a pro-Trump perspective I can only seeing this help him with his base and energize them; they won't view any of this as stumbles.

No one will ever change their minds. Its all about the independents and undecideds. How does this play to them?

[Illiniwek]

Maybe it's the ale, but I'm feeling a lot more comfortable now.

Yeah I think my late night drinking will be more celebratory than sorrow drowning.

[Illiniwek]

I'm thinking this debate is a wash.  Trump won the first half; Clinton wins the second half.

trump won the NAFTA moment, and that is it. Everything else he has fallen short.

[Illiniwek]

BABA BOOEY HOWARD STERN GOT MENTIONED AT A PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE!!!!

[Illiniwek]

"Not like you think in your... president things."

It's like watching a high schooler.

I know it won't matter, but I can't wait to see the analysis about how he spoke like a 4th grader at this debate.

[Illiniwek]

Wah Wah Wah, she is showing negative ads against me using my own words against me

What a crybaby

That is not going to play well.

[Illiniwek]

The fireworks came out in the end!