Debate Live Blog #2

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9:54 PM: One key in this debate is that there haven’t really been many long runs into policy questions. That’s helped Trump. It’s kept him safe.

9:52 PM: How many times through this has Trump guffawed, rolled his eyes, grunted. A lot of this is about the tone, body language, attitude.

9:47 PM: This from Trump is pretty much like the stump speech he’s been giving for months. Walk down the street you get shot. Worse than a war zone. Living in hell. Trump is definitely more back on his message now. But I don’t think this is helping for the audience he’s trying to speak to.

9:42 PM: “What she doesn’t say is that tens of thousands of peep that are unbelievably happy and that love me.”

9:40 PM: Clinton shuts down snippy Trump on NAFTA: ‘You Live in Your Own Reality.

9:33 PM: Maybe he’s not as rich as he says he is … There’s some thermonuclear trolling here … You can see the fever brewing now. Stand back! This could get ugly. “There’s something he’s hiding …”

9:31 PM: Trump: Our whole economy is about to collapse is a fiery hell … You pathetic American losers need me.

9:27 PM: I really didn’t think Trump would get this hot and off stride so quickly. She’s even keeled. Not the greatest orator but very solid. But she looks happy and he looks angry.

9:26 PM: “You’ve been fighting ISIS you’re entire adult life?”

9:24 PM: He’s already angry and filibustering.

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