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Is there a theme for tomorrow night's debate, e.g. domestic policy or foreign policy? (Original Post) CTyankee Oct 2016 OP
Yes Glamrock Oct 2016 #1
What difference does it make, really? NoGoodNamesLeft Oct 2016 #2
It will be a bunch of biased gotcha questions from Fox News nt doc03 Oct 2016 #3
Here are the topics exboyfil Oct 2016 #4
Trump: I am the only person that can fix it, believe me. Anybody saying otherwise is a liar. tonyt53 Oct 2016 #5
Yes you have that exboyfil Oct 2016 #7
Duck and cover. Scurrilous Oct 2016 #6
This message was self-deleted by its author ailsagirl Oct 2016 #8
Masochists jberryhill Oct 2016 #10
This message was self-deleted by its author ailsagirl Oct 2016 #14
P--y grabbing and election rigging jberryhill Oct 2016 #9
90 minutes of Fox News talking points. Benghazi, emails, etc. geek tragedy Oct 2016 #12
Tacos Glassunion Oct 2016 #13
probably "election rigging" 0rganism Oct 2016 #15
 

NoGoodNamesLeft

(2,056 posts)
2. What difference does it make, really?
Tue Oct 18, 2016, 03:42 PM
Oct 2016

We all know what will happen...

First questions out Hillary will bait Trump and he will de-rail the rest of the debate into a big orange colored train wreck.

exboyfil

(17,865 posts)
4. Here are the topics
Tue Oct 18, 2016, 03:56 PM
Oct 2016

Wallace will ask questions about debt and entitlements, immigration, the economy, the Supreme Court, foreign hot spots and the candidates’ fitness to be president, according to an announcement made Wednesday by the Commission on Presidential Debates. Each of the six segments will last 15 minutes.

Read more: http://www.politico.com/blogs/on-media/2016/10/topics-for-third-presidential-debate-announced-229693#ixzz4NT5ZYrzU
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Debt and Entitlements: The question I would ask - Currently we are running a $500B/yr deficit, paying historically low interest rates on the debt of $200B/yr. (this amount could triple if interests rates go up to what we have traditionally seen in the last forty years), and have one of the highest debt to GDP ratios of large liberal democracies (Debt - $19T, GDP - $17T). We will also need to start paying off the Social Security debt in four years to the tune of $200B/yr.

What are you going to do to address these issues (could also throw in health care cost growth).

The economy - What will you do to increase GDP growth rate from 1.5% -2% which is about 2% lower than Clinton for example.

exboyfil

(17,865 posts)
7. Yes you have that
Tue Oct 18, 2016, 04:26 PM
Oct 2016

I may have not reviewed Hillary Clinton's proposals much, but it looks like her revenue increases are offset by new program proposed spending. No one seems to be talking about the baseline spending and commitments.

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geek tragedy

(68,868 posts)
12. 90 minutes of Fox News talking points. Benghazi, emails, etc.
Tue Oct 18, 2016, 05:29 PM
Oct 2016

Probably won't watch it.

Complete travesty to put a corrupt organization like Fox News in charge of a presidential debate.

0rganism

(23,970 posts)
15. probably "election rigging"
Tue Oct 18, 2016, 06:44 PM
Oct 2016

expect tRump to derail the conversation into the only territory where he feels comfortable

"i'll take rigged elections for $100, Chris"
"ok, let's take a look... hey, it's the daily double!"

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