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2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumBusiness Insider: 5 pieces of evidence Hillary won the debate
http://www.businessinsider.com/why-hillary-clinton-won-the-debate-2016-9The political events of the last 15 months have ruined my confidence in my own ability to predict how the electorate will react to events.
So here are a few pieces of evidence, aside from my own impressions from watching, that Clinton got the best of Trump at Monday's debate.
1 Prediction markets moved toward Clinton during the debate. PredictWise, which aggregates odds from betting markets and bookmakers, showed her odds of winning the presidency rising from 69% before the debate to 73% after. The Mexican peso also strengthened 2% against the dollar during the debate, and as Justin Wolfers notes for The New York Times, the peso-dollar exchange rate has become something of a market proxy for the election outcome.
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TV news focus groups said Clinton clearly won. The CBS undecided voter focus group, run by Frank Luntz, gave it to her by a margin of 16 to six; CNN's gave it to her by 18 to two.
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Business Insider: 5 pieces of evidence Hillary won the debate (Original Post)
pnwmom
Sep 2016
OP
ffr
(22,671 posts)1. A royal thumping of sorts
The headlines should read, Grandmother beats up on bully.
Journeyman
(15,038 posts)2. I fully agree with Point 4: Clinton took control of the situation. . .
Not only did she prove her mettle, she undermined his appeal to his fans, their belief he's a strong guy always in charge.
Well played, Secretary Clinton. Well played.
duncang
(1,907 posts)3. The number five reason I think was the best
"Trump skipped a post-debate victory party he was supposed to attend and went straight home. Trump said he enjoyed the debate but didn't seem too eager celebrate. Maybe he was sad, or was feeling low-energy, or lacked the stamina to greet his supporters.
http://www.businessinsider.com/why-hillary-clinton-won-the-debate-2016-9
Awww sad donnie.
pnwmom
(108,990 posts)5. I liked that the best, too!
Hekate
(90,774 posts)6. That's beautiful.Wonder if that's what he and his family were arguing about before they finally left
They were having some little disorganized confab there at the exit while cameras were still on them.
uponit7771
(90,359 posts)4. +1, Conway said Dumb Donald was "satisfactory"