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

[Inmate Trump]

Trump is doing horribly.  Hillary is about on par with her performance in the first debate.

[Lumine]

Yeah, I couldn't quite process just how nonchalantly he rebuked Pence.

[Gass3268]

"How stupid is our country?"

[LLR]

The worst part is Trump's gonna gain from this - he probably won

[OSR stands with Israel]

I'm anti-Trump, but he's KILLING it. Wow. He's pulling off a Reagan 1980.

LMAO, Reagan would be up 15 in the polls now, Hillary is even more unfavorable then carter 1980 and trump cant win that

[Mallow]

Holy crap this man is downright DANGEROUS on foreign policy. He knows absolutely nothing.

[7,052,770]

The Trumpsters are going to say the moderator is biased, especially the woman one.

[Beefalow and the Consumer]

I'm watching this at a Hillary bar. When Trump contradicted Pence and started arguing with the moderators, the whole place erupted in joy.

[Admiral Kizaru]

Yeah, I couldn't quite process just how nonchalantly he rebuked Pence.

Just shows you how crazy this whole election cycle is that this barely will be noticed/mentioned by the media.

Normally a candidate and their Veep publicly disagreeing would be two weeks worth of coverage.

[Cubby]

OMG President James Carter is there!!

[Marokai Backbeat]

What kind of stupid, vague, nothing question is that?

[Mr. Smith]

The worst part is Trump's gonna gain from this - he probably won

Agreed.

...Hey look trump's being Jim Webb now.

[Arbitrage1980]

I'm anti-Trump, but he's KILLING it. Wow. He's pulling off a Reagan 1980.

I watched that debate when it happened, and no he isn't, by a long shot.  He's only looking better this time because he had such a low bar of expectations after his first performance. 

Reagan 1980 was seen as unstable and dangerous, and he came across as calm and presidential. Trump's demeanor is the right mix of calm, deliberate, and aggressive. He is pounding Clinton on policy and her record. Wow.

[rafta_rafta]

Facepalm.

[Clyde1998]

Trump just said that NAFTA was "probably the worst trade deal in the history of the world". He said that about the Iran deal earlier in the debate...

[Gass3268]

Wait people think Trump is winning this? He lost it at the beginning when he said that Clinton should be in jail.

[yourelection]

Trump seems to have done better preperation for this debate. He is doing better than in the first debate.

The fact that he did so poorly in the first debate makes that easy.

His performance, though, is far from stellar.

[Fusionmunster]

Im sorry, who the hell thinks Trump is doing better? Hillary is slightly off her game but Trump is just as terrible.

[Warren 4 Secretary of Everything]

How's the media responding and reacting right now? Their spin is what's gonna matter tomorrow.

[DrScholl]

I'm anti-Trump, but he's KILLING it. Wow. He's pulling off a Reagan 1980.

I watched that debate when it happened, and no he isn't, by a long shot.  He's only looking better this time because he had such a low bar of expectations after his first performance. 

Reagan 1980 was seen as unstable and dangerous, and he came across as calm and presidential. Trump's demeanor is the right mix of calm, deliberate, and aggressive. He is pounding Clinton on policy and her record. Wow.

Just delete your account.

[LLR]

Low-info voters will think Trump won. I'm confident of that

[Inmate Trump]

I don't see how people think he's winning this.

He is rambling and incoherent.  He is giving non answers to direct questions.

[Cubby]

How can you be proud and humble at the same time?

[RINO Tom]

I'm watching this at a Hillary bar. When Trump contradicted Pence and started arguing with the moderators, the whole place erupted in joy.

LOL wut

[The world will shine with light in our nightmare]

Unless you're watching this drunk, Trump ain't won sht.