Debates- Donald Trump in the Final Presidential Debate

Donald Trump Takes on Hillary Clinton in the Second Presidential Debate

https://youtu.be/K2ukHnZi9_k

While being unpredictable has been one of Donald Trumps strengths when he was a presidential candidate this clip of highlights from the second debate show when they can lead the now president astray. From the opening question that Anderson Cooper asks concerning the allegations that Donald Trump had sexually assaulted women in the past and said he could "grab them by the p***y", Trump seemed to have his own agenda for the debate.

So with that being said, we move on to what the president did well in his second debate against the Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton. As had been throughout his campaign, Trump loved to critique his opponent to no end. Claiming in this clip that Hillary had done nothing during her thirty years in politics. Despite admitting his lack of experience Trump claims that he would get the topics he talks about done unlike his "crooked Hillary" as he liked to call her throughout the campaign trail.

Trump supporters ate up the name calling and discontent he showed towards any candidate that he went up against throughout his campaign trail. They stood behind his controversial stances on a number of topics including immigration, gun laws, and refugees to name a few. So while a Hillary supporter may have watched the debate and thought that everything Trump had to say was preposterous, the Trump supporters saw the interruptions of Hillary and controversial stances as being a strong leader, someone that would veer them away for what they felt was a terrible eight years under former President Barack Obama.

Now lets get to the parts of the debate that Donald Trump struggled. This second debate was arguably his worst debate among the three that took place between the two presidential candidates. As I had mentioned earlier, Trump was asked about his comments toward women in which he claimed he could do vulgar things to them without any consequences. In his defense he first went on a tangent similar to the GIF above that claimed "no one likes women more than him". A statement he has used for more than just women. When asked about being a racist towards the black community or Mexicans Trump replied the same way, claiming that whatever race he had been called out for criticizing loved him. This is what ended up being Trumps biggest weakness during the second presidential debate. He had no clear and rationale answers. Even for Trump some of the answers he gave when criticized by Hillary were clearly veering away from the original accusation to something that had little resemblance to what was being asked. To go along with this, Trump interrupted Clinton multiple times, making it so that Anderson Cooper had to ask Trump to wait until it was his turn to speak. This came off as unprofessional and someone that did not respect the general rules of a debate. In a normal debate each candidate should have their own time to speak regardless if the other candidate disagrees or thinks they are lying.

If I were to be Donald Trumps campaign advisor I would first tell him to keep being outspoken. While if I was running for president would not do the same thing, this is something that had gotten Trump this far. This is something that his voters looked towards for in all of the now presidents debates. On the other hand, when asked certain questions and having to go on the defense I would suggest that Trump be more direct, answering the questions straight up instead of veering away from what is being said. Veering away from the questions only makes the audience think that he has something to hide which is the exact opposite of what you would want (obviously). Even if what Trump had to say was vague, I think voters would respect him more if that statement was more on topic to what was being asked.

As far as issues to address, I think it would stay the same with the other blogs that I have posted. Keep in touch with the gun issues and ensure his voters that he would give them the second amendment rights that they hold dearly. Along with this Trump should focus on the tax breaks he could offer towards schools and businesses throughout the country. Immigration needs to be addressed with Trump sticking to what he has stood behind, making sure to not go back on anything he has said in the past. Donald Trump is one of the most unique candidates we have seen and an extremely hard politician to read. The best thing to do would be to let him be the outspoken person that voters feel so strongly towards.