The 2nd debate may be just like the 1st debate.

[shockey80]

A disaster for trump. It's too late for him to study and learn policy. That means trump can do only one thing in the next debate. Increase his attacks on clinton. This will backfire, clinton will be ready. She will once again use his own actions and words against him. He will look like a desperate fool. He is still running a primary campaign. He is stupid.


Hillary will be able to answer questions from the audience about issues and policy. Trump cannot. She will make it clear how unfit he is to be president.

[Chemisse]

1. Trump's style is not conducive to such an interactive format.

He's a really obnoxious person. That can be obscured a bit behind a podium, but it's a real turnoff in a conversation.

Imagine having him around the lunch table at work. People would be eating in their offices.

[vlyons]

2. Another crash and burn performance

He's an embarrassment to his party and to this country. He will be so humiliated in the 2nd debate that I think he will bale out of his 3rd debate. I'm to the point now that I see Trump and all his surrogates and Trumpette supporters as fit only to be on display as monstrosities in the Freak tent at a carnival. lol That's the only "big tent" that the GOP will ever have.

[guillaumeb]

8. What is sad is that many of his supporters are so desperately looking for solutions

that they fall for his con games. And they will be angry and more frustrated if he loses.

[TDale313]

3. He could study all he wants...

But a 70-ish year old man isn't gonna change his core personality and that's what people are reacting to. The interruptions, the thin-skinnedness, the way he reacts when challenged. This is who he is.

[BassMazter2016]

4. Who wants to bet...

He plays the "I know what you are, what am I?"
Card in debate #2?

[dawg]

5. The media will try to spin it as a comeback.

He'll have to screw it up royally in order for them to depart from that pre-scripted narrative. I've seen this story play out way too many times.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

6. Maybe not. Diff format. He might charge at Hillary on her stool. He might claim bad mic & walk away.

This is a "town hall" style "debate", which can be slow and a waste of time, but this one could be lively.

Despite all the crap from GOP about Hillary's likeableness, this is an opportunity for her to shine. She can deliver policy and connect one-on-one simultaneously.

By contrast, Donald J tRump does not do retail politics. Ever seen him in jeans building a house? Ever seen him buying a hamburger himself?

He calls himself "a man of the people" because that sells for many politicians, but Don the Con can't pull that one off. He genuinely dislikes common people and hates to shake hands.

The common people he knows are the contractors and small business people he has shafted.

The second debate will be different from the first. Donald will be fighting the last war, doubling down, going nasty. He'll get triggered.

You can expect a question about taxes from the audience directed at Hair DrumpFührer. He'll sort of answer it, then Hillary will drop a sharp sentence or two and tRump will get red in the face and agitated.

[Jade Fox]

7. Trump can't control his rage.....

at being contradicted of criticized. His only response to those things is to attack--not effective. And yes, HRC is ready for that.

[maryellen99]

9. He might use the tax story as an excuse to not show up nt

[Liberal_in_LA]

10. Sunday morning panel saud Trump campaign dont have the ability to prepare him at this level

[Bernardo de La Paz]

11. Donald J tRump will treat this as amateur open mic night. Hillary will connect and deliver. . . . nt

[world wide wally]

12. You know that all of his debate advisors are telling him to go for her throat...

and he will. Only to run into another trap (whether she sets it or not)

[ailsagirl]

13. I fervently hope so

But really, he can't morph into a normal person regardless of how much time he has to prepare.

I hope the audience peppers the candidates with complex policy questions. HRC will breeze through.

[shockey80]

14. I hope someone asks trump.

Have you ever read the nafta trade agreement and if you have read it could you tell us what it says.

[bigdarryl]

15. The second debate is a townhall formate

They will.be talking taking questions from voters inside the room.Hillary has done hundreds of these townhalls Trump NONE he likes the big crowds.