We've got the third and final presidential debate right here, streaming via NBC News, after the jump. This one promises to be particularly crazy and particularly noteworthy for NewsHounds because Fox News' Chris Wallace is the moderator. Let's watch together and share our thoughts and observations.
Wallace is the first Fox News host to moderate a presidential debate. So the pressure is on him both to be impartial and fair but also, I'm sure, to help his home team. Plus, with Donald Trump in all but a full meltdown, God only knows what will happen.
Let's chat below!
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Bemused commented
2016-10-20 08:42:48 -0400
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In my own, very modest opinion, Chris Wallace was a whole lot more professional and serious than I’d anticipated.
Makes me wonder all the more W-H-Y in the world does he perform so miserably in real life. What sort of psychological weakness could prompt a man to perform so far beneath his true capabilities?
Makes me wonder all the more W-H-Y in the world does he perform so miserably in real life. What sort of psychological weakness could prompt a man to perform so far beneath his true capabilities?
Gary Oliveira commented
2016-10-19 23:35:44 -0400
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He just hammered in the last nail into his political coffin. To not be able to put the country first and accept the will of the people is appalling.
Kevin Koster commented
2016-10-19 23:25:18 -0400
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I think Trump made history tonight.
Not just for all the petulant moments of interrupting Clinton and glaring at her while she was speaking. Not just for what increasingly sounded like a panicked attempt to assert himself while the floor fell away beneath him.
For the biggest jaw-dropper I’ve ever heard in a presidential debate. Not an insult, not even a jab. A petulant, egotistical refusal to accept the outcome of an election. I can understand a situation like 2000 where the numbers are so close, it’s pretty much obligatory to recheck them. But that’s not what we’re looking at here. This is looking like at least a 340-198 walkaway for Clinton. And after Trump’s failure tonight, that number may have just risen another 30 EC votes. In that scenario, Trump refusing to accept the outcome isn’t a sign for his concern for democracy. It’s part of a denial of reality, and a fairly nasty one at that.
I agree with other posters who noted that Kellyanne Conway looked both tired and unhappy while attempting to put the best face on the situation. Looked to me that Megyn Kelly was in a bit of “I told you so” while noting Trump’s belly flop tonight.
Let’s see what the numbers show in a week or two. It’s really starting to feel like Trump is staring down the barrel of the biggest public humiliation of his life. Not a surprise that he won’t be making that phone call on Election Night or any other time.
Not just for all the petulant moments of interrupting Clinton and glaring at her while she was speaking. Not just for what increasingly sounded like a panicked attempt to assert himself while the floor fell away beneath him.
For the biggest jaw-dropper I’ve ever heard in a presidential debate. Not an insult, not even a jab. A petulant, egotistical refusal to accept the outcome of an election. I can understand a situation like 2000 where the numbers are so close, it’s pretty much obligatory to recheck them. But that’s not what we’re looking at here. This is looking like at least a 340-198 walkaway for Clinton. And after Trump’s failure tonight, that number may have just risen another 30 EC votes. In that scenario, Trump refusing to accept the outcome isn’t a sign for his concern for democracy. It’s part of a denial of reality, and a fairly nasty one at that.
I agree with other posters who noted that Kellyanne Conway looked both tired and unhappy while attempting to put the best face on the situation. Looked to me that Megyn Kelly was in a bit of “I told you so” while noting Trump’s belly flop tonight.
Let’s see what the numbers show in a week or two. It’s really starting to feel like Trump is staring down the barrel of the biggest public humiliation of his life. Not a surprise that he won’t be making that phone call on Election Night or any other time.
Gary Oliveira commented
2016-10-19 23:21:46 -0400
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The man proved tonight that he is obsessed with a lust for power and the democratic process is nothing but a nuisance.
Horrifying indeed. Unfit. For. The. Presidency.
Horrifying indeed. Unfit. For. The. Presidency.
Ellen commented
2016-10-19 23:14:08 -0400
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Gotta go write up a post. It’s a doozy, so check back soon.
David Lindsay commented
2016-10-19 23:13:37 -0400
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Not respecting the outcome of the election is a big hole shot in the big D’s foot by himself.
Gary Oliveira commented
2016-10-19 22:57:06 -0400
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Hillary came across as very Presidential.
Trump came across as blatantly unqualified to be president.
Trump came across as blatantly unqualified to be president.
Eyes On Fox commented
2016-10-19 22:48:39 -0400
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My thoughts exactly. Like the Foxies her words are all Trump was great but there’s no conviction in her voice.
Ellen commented
2016-10-19 22:47:34 -0400
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She just said she thinks the polls will tighten. She did not say she thinks he’ll pull ahead.
Ellen commented
2016-10-19 22:45:54 -0400
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Kellyanne Conway does not look like a happy camper.
David Lindsay commented
2016-10-19 22:42:59 -0400
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OK. Not a back alley mugging. But if this was the flatest of debates,there should be no chance for the Orange One to take back ground. The Bahamas await.
William Barlow commented
2016-10-19 22:40:52 -0400
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Trump basically just refused to offer his hand to shake hers. In Texas about 25 years ago the male governor candidate refused to shake the female candidate and he lost big time after having been ahead in the polls
Eyes On Fox commented
2016-10-19 22:40:49 -0400
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Wow! It’s over. A strong performance by Hillary. Trump very mediocre.
Now Bret Baier and Megyn Kelly in pro-Trump mode but their expressions don’t say they really believe it.
Now Bret Baier and Megyn Kelly in pro-Trump mode but their expressions don’t say they really believe it.
Ellen commented
2016-10-19 22:37:33 -0400
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Hillary Clinton comes out right away to shake Wallace’s hand. Trump glowering before coming over.
David Lindsay commented
2016-10-19 22:37:30 -0400
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No coup de gras by Hillary. No slam dunk. But I’m happy.
David Lindsay commented
2016-10-19 22:35:38 -0400
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E, if it weren’t for this site, Chris Wallace would have been three shades of nasty. Thank you.
Eyes On Fox commented
2016-10-19 22:35:01 -0400
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So Trump says Obamacare can’t get any worse in the same sentence he says Hillary will try to make it worse. Seriously? He’s Sarah Palin with an orange muskrat on his pointy head.
David Lindsay commented
2016-10-19 22:33:02 -0400
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Don’t call the future President a nasty woman.
Eyes On Fox commented
2016-10-19 22:31:01 -0400
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The worst mistake you can make in a series of debates is bring no new material to each of them. Trump isn’t smart enough to realize repeating the same stuff over and over again when you’re losing isn’t a winning strategy.
Ellen commented
2016-10-19 22:26:42 -0400
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For the record, Gabriel Sherman says he no longer thinks Trump is having a good night. Says he’s “fading.”