Axelrod on CNN just now (paraphrasing): "I think Trump lost the presidency tonight."

[EarlG]

Even Santorum isn't sticking up for Trump.

Edit: Now Van Jones is losing his shit. I guess he doesn't think Trump became President tonight.

[roamer65]

1. Yes. He lost it on the white supremacy lack of condemnation.

[AlexSFCA]

24. he endorsed it, instructing a white supremacist organization "stand by"

[littlemissmartypants]

28. Yep. nt

[BumRushDaShow]

2. I'm glad Axelrod gave an opinion

because like Carville, he can be hard on our own...

[BannonsLiver]

18. Yep. And that's why it carries a lot of weight with me.

He’s not prone to pro Dem hyperbole. His comment got my attention.

[regnaD kciN]

3. And I'm sure Republican activists are saying "I think Trump won re-election tonight."

What are the non-partisans saying?

[EarlG]

4. Course the Republicans are saying that

Personally, I think they're deluded. I guess we'll find out in a few weeks.

[Mossfern]

5. Are there any non-partisans left in the US?

[GopherGal]

11. Not sure about non-partisans, but a quick toe dipped into freeperville

says that Chris Wallace is a villain and Hair Furor was fighting two against one.

A few posts on the order of "Joe had the questions" and gloating that "just shut up" was a big misstep

So, basically, exactly not what they'd be saying if they sincerely though their boy had won the debate.

[robbob]

70. "Just shut up" was probably cheered by 75% of Americans

I mean, seriously, what response is appropriate for a loud month blowhard who won’t stop interrupting? And I’m sure anyone watching agreed 100% with that reaction as they were probably thinking the exact same thing.

[True Blue American]

73. My Son yelled

The same thing one day as he just happened to hear Trump ranting!

[vlyons]

39. No Republicans are saying:

That asshole just lost us the White House AND the Senate. Probably our state house too. Holy crap. What a loser!

[Mz Pip]

59. Trump could crap on the floor

and his minions would cheer. He pretty much did crap on the floor and his minions are cheering. At least the Proud Boys are.

[JoeOtterbein]

6. WOW! This die-hard Bernie supporter....

...agrees 100%.

WOW!!!!!!

[elleng]

7. Sounds good.

Cables deterred on my DirecTV. Storm?

[littlemissmartypants]

29. I had a tornado pass west of me thirty minutes in. I had fallen asleep.

I woke up to the sound of the roof trying to lift off.

[elleng]

32. OYE!

This is a minor rain storm!

[littlemissmartypants]

38. I must have been pretty bored to fall asleep.

I definitely wasn't able to drift back off. Thankfully it's all over now. The storm and the "debate"...
I did find the tornado apropos of the moment.
❤

[hatrack]

34. Damn! Hope all is intact (including you)!

[littlemissmartypants]

41. All is well, hatrack. It was a close call. The last one here

was closer. It tore through the volunteer fire house, lots of trees and a couple of barns. I guess I'll find out in the morning what, if anything, is damaged.
❤

[hatrack]

49. When in doubt, roofing nails!

1,001 uses!`

[littlemissmartypants]

51. Thanks.

[Windy City Charlie]

8. The thing is

The thing isn't about the actual vote. Trump's figuring out a way to stay in power for 4 more years by trying to de-legitimizing the vote.

[Tommymac]

14. The debate proved this. He is an authoritarian who will not abide by votes when he loses.

We need to be prepared to take him down when he tries it.

And he knows damn well he is not going to win a legitimate vote. The debate is a set up to further stir up his violent supporters.

[AdamGG]

26. Yes, that's what he was telling the Proud Boys to 'stand by' for.

[Uncle_Remus]

30. And told them to "watch" the polls

I guarantee there will be heavily armed trump supporters showing up at polling locations.

[DallasNE]

53. Go Over Top Of Them

By voting early. Guns don't help them intimidate if you vote early.

[elleng]

33. He'll be removed from WH by Secret Service etc.

Problems arise when his followers 'erupt.'

[PNW-Dem]

43. I don't give a shit about his followers

and neither should you. They are nothing but a bunch of posing cowards.

Link to tweet

[Cha]

56. Wow.. I like that tweet from Glen Kirschner.. Rt. TY!

Link to tweet

[ProfessorGAC]

66. +1

I agree with this completely.
Yeah, they have guns. Lots of people have guns, including the military & FBI.
They're punks and will slither into their holes.

[vlyons]

40. It doesn't matter if Trump abides by the vote or not

Biden will be sworn in on Jan 20.

[Tommymac]

46. Unless The Killer Clown resorts to violence. Tonight told me that is on Dump's plate.

He does not care about Democracy. He thinks he is a Strongman and will do ANYTHING to be like his pal Putin.

He is using Race to fuel the hate.

We need to be aware and watchful, and be prepared to respond appropriately.

[MyOwnPeace]

58. On one of the follow-up shows tonight someone said....

he's thinking: "Why do I have to do this? Putin doesn't!!!!!!!!"

Yeah, that's our boy, BunkerBoy!

GET OUT THE VOTE!!!!!!!

[Awsi Dooger]

9. CNN has been great

Condemning Trump with every sentence

I am happy with my decision to skip the debate but watch the post debate analysis

[Ligyron]

16. I'm with you

I tried several times to watch but couldn’t stand even 5 min of that disaster.

[lastlib]

19. Nicole and Joy MSNBC were furious.

I couldn't stand to watch much of his lying obnoxious shoutfest. I was pretty much embarrassed to be an American tonight, with the rest of the world watching.

[wnylib]

52. I started watching online, but

switched to radio (NPR) about 5 minutes into it.

Couldn't stand watching Trump's face. Listening without video makes me more attentive to what's being said.

[crickets]

35. Same here. I've been flipping back and forth between CNN and MSNBC.

The condemnation of trump's behavior tonight is unanimous.

[calimary]

10. Even Santorum?!?!

I CANNOT imagine another four years of this lying, rude, loudmouth lout!

[Traildogbob]

21. Santorum said that???

I flipped over there, saw his face and instantly turned away before I heard him open his Pie hole.

[infullview]

12. CNN Dana Bash said on air "This was a shit show"

[ResistantAmerican17]

20. Sorry for the dupe... you bested me by a hair.

[ResistantAmerican17]

13. Loved Dana Bash..."this is cable. It was a shitshow." Game set match.

[infullview]

25. NBD I think you did a more accurate quote than I did

[George II]

15. The only correction I would make is that he didn't include the word "think"!

[Illumination]

17. Well let's just put it this way. Trump performed poorly for someone called a so called

president!...

[Susan Calvin]

22. What I worry about is Trump's hardcore supporters.

They really don't care except that Trump makes them feel better than the other.

[klook]

47. Trump sure didn't convince anybody to vote for him tonight.

His base loves the spectacle of brutality, of course. But I can't imagine any of the few remaining undecided voters were convinced by Trump's torrent of blatant lies, his reliance on his favorite crutch -- random personal attacks -- or the inability to articulate even the vaguest outlines of a plan for the economy, the coronavirus, climate, or healthcare.

Trump's floor is pretty steady -- sure, I wish it would slip further, but the bad news for him is:

• His current approval rating is 43.7% (source: FiveThirtyEight)


• Incumbent presidents with approval ratings well below 50% typically do not win re-election. (Source: Gallup)


• Here's the list of all U.S. Presidents since 1900 who won re-elections during a recession: 1. William McKinley, 1900 (Source: Newsweek)


• In every election involving an incumbent president since the emergence of the political polling industry, if the president has a negative approval rating, he loses. (Source: MinnPost)

[MyOwnPeace]

60. Hey, klook - great research!

It's fun to say, "Yeah, he screwed the pooch tonight!" - but DAYUM, you brought in 'da facts!!!!

It is one thing to have a good "gut" feeling about it all, but you brought it all to life with numbers.

Good stuff!

[BannonsLiver]

61. Remind me again, are MAGATs the only people voting in this election?

[Susan Calvin]

67. No, but

The more of them there still are the closer it is and the easier for him to steal the election.

[BannonsLiver]

69. You should have stopped at "No"

That response is nonsensical. Next!

[Susan Calvin]

71. Whatever you say boss............ nt

[obamanut2012]

68. None of us care about them

They are fascists at worst, and water carriers for fascists at best.

They won't vote for Biden-Harris. Ever.

They literally do not care about others, nor our Democracy. Ever.

Why do you care about their opinion?

[FailureToCommunicate]

23. Stopped by FOX for a moment, and they said Trump won. "Such a strong gladiator, he

showed strength and force and, well, gladiator style.

Gladiators killed people in an unfair, staged "fight"

[Midnight Writer]

57. Hannity was quoting "polls"! 66% Trump 25 Biden 60% Trump 30% Biden

It was all "He sure gave'em hell!" over there.

[riversedge]

27. We can only hope he is right!

[Demsrule86]

31. I think I agree...Trump is not fit to be president...and tonight it was on display.

[SansACause]

36. He stuck to his 2016 playbook. He won in 2016.

I don't see how any Trump supporter would change their vote after tonight. He stayed on the same message that he won on in 2016. The only difference I could see is that Hillary tried to take the high road, and Biden punched back like a kid from Scranton who was having none of his bullying.

[riversedge]

37. I am not a fan of Van jones. hope he will lose his shirt

[grantcart]

42. 57 - 43 on 11/3.

Trump needs to gain 3 points tonight.

He lost 3

[Jon King]

44. CNN pretend undecided voters

CNN needs to put and end to the stupid '14 undecided voters in Ohio' silly segment. All of them are really Trumpers and each one sounds dumb as a box of rocks when they attempt to analyze the debate.

[radius777]

64. It's Ohio, so they're likely more conservative, but they did seem critical of Trump.

After the debate 8 of them remained undecided (because the debate was a mess and they couldn't hear anything), and of the 6 who decided 4 of them will vote for Biden and 2 for Trump.

One guy said Biden was correct to call Trump a clown 'if the shoe fits.. if the clown shoe fits' lol.

The bigger news is that Ohio is in play - when Trump won it by 10 points last time.

[RGTIndy]

75. It's a chance to be on teevee

All the "undecided voters" that get on television are con artists.

[Aussie105]

45. Watched the debate live here on Australian TV, live.

Just a reminder the rest of the world is watching, judging, and hoping for the best.

[CottonBear]

65. Thank you. We Americans need the support of our friends & allies abroad.

I couldn’t watch the whole debate.

Between MF45, the pandemic, the recession, and the suppression of our civil rights, life in the USA is a never ending nightmare. I haven’t slept well since November 2016.

[littlemissmartypants]

48. Kicked and recommended. ❤ nt

[yuiyoshida]

50. Actually I don't think he cares cause he has a scheme going

WHICH is basically claim it was a fraudulent Election which he plans to take to the SUPREME court, who will hear it and HIS JUDGES WILL GIVE him the Presidency ..because they are loyal to him not to their oath of office.






カミ様助けてください！

[sarcasmo]

54. Van isn't crying tonight?

[tandem5]

62. not even a little snort

[Cha]

55. Especially since trump was already LOSING!

santorum? omg!

Yeah I was bracing for a post that had Van Jones in the title but trump lost him too.

[musclecar6]

63. Trump

Acted like a raging 5 year old. Joe, while keeping his cool, responded like the kid from Scranton and metaphorically knocked this loudmouth big bully on his ass, which the decent people in the USA and the rest of the world were waiting for. Ya made us proud Joe.

[rurallib]

72. Amazing that killing 250,000 citizens wasn't enough to lose the election

Or being the puppet of a dictator or breaking laws left and right or lying constantly or threatening to end heaalth care and Social Security and medicare .........................

[RGTIndy]

74. That's a nice soundbite, but it's nonsense

The polls haven't fluctuated much at all for months. Trump was losing before the debate and I doubt it moves the needle much either way.