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First off, I am not a Donald Trump supporter. I am a liberal Democrat and hope he loses. But I have to give the devil his due. He has a powerful personality and makes his opponents look about 2 inches tall in a debate.
I was looking at a number of old YOUTUBE videos that showed the Presidential Debates. What really hit me was how Donald Trump the candidate was able to intimidate all his Republican challengers. No one seemed to have the charisma, or stature, or power of personality to take on Donald Trump. He made them all seem small and nerdy. He is a powerful bully. He even knocked New Jersey Governor and fellow bully Chris Christie down to size.
Maybe it is Trump's physical size, maybe his booming masculine voice, his ability to move into people's personal space, his constant interruptions, or his incredible ability to insult people effectively that made his competition come off as nerdy dorks. I would like to see a debate between Don Rickles, in his prime, and Donald Trump.
I look at many of the expected Democratic candidates and I see Donald Trump eating them for lunch.
Which candidates would stand up to him in such a way that they would not look like nerds on stage with the powerful Donald Trump?
Trump lost all three of his debates with Hillary. Keep that in mind.
The first debate he was so unhinged SNL literally just repeated what he said for jokes. The second debate he became Internet's favorite meme with his creepy stalking of Hillary.
The thing is his base was going to vote for him no matter what and even ardent Trumpeters have never touted his debates as his strength. There are many Democrats who'd eat Trump for lunch. Starting with Joe Biden, Sanders, Beto, Warren, Kamala, etc.
The thing with Republicans is that they are bad with humor. That's Democrats' wheel house, and you can easily make Trump looks foolish by just humoring him on stage.
I think the two candidates that have the strongest stage presence and pit bull persona are California Senator Kamala Harris and New Jersey Senator Cory Booker.
Intellectually all the candidates on the Democratic side would beat Trump in a debate but that is not what impresses the typical voter. There are 5 red necks and idiots who like people who show stature and strength for every college types who like the intellectual thoughts of Elizabeth Warren.
I don't like either of them but they have the stature to take on Trump in a Presidential Debate setting.
I'm a conversative-independent (yes, that exists) who voted for Trump, and thinks he's doing a reasonably good job. I've voted GOP and DNC in the past.
Now, onto the 2020 Democratic candidates. Here's a list of qualities that are a guarantee re-election for Trump:
- Any progressive, ultra-left candidate
- A candidate 70 years or older
- Someone who's trying to out-bully Trump.
Here's someone who can win:
- Obama 2.0: young, charisma, hope & change, (pretending to be a) moderate
I don't know enough of all of the Democratic candidates, but there must be a dark horse among their candidates.
Trump lost all three of his debates with Hillary. Keep that in mind.
The first debate he was so unhinged SNL literally just repeated what he said for jokes. The second debate he became Internet's favorite meme with his creepy stalking of Hillary.
The thing is his base was going to vote for him no matter what and even ardent Trumpeters have never touted his debates as his strength. There are many Democrats who'd eat Trump for lunch. Starting with Joe Biden, Sanders, Beto, Warren, Kamala, etc.
The thing with Republicans is that they are bad with humor. That's Democrats' wheel house, and you can easily make Trump looks foolish by just humoring him on stage.
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That's the attitude that made Trump win. The liberal networks and newspapers declared that Hillary won. The American people thought differently.
First off, I am not a Donald Trump supporter. I am a liberal Democrat and hope he loses. But I have to give the devil his due. He has a powerful personality and makes his opponents look about 2 inches tall in a debate.
I was looking at a number of old YOUTUBE videos that showed the Presidential Debates. What really hit me was how Donald Trump the candidate was able to intimidate all his Republican challengers. No one seemed to have the charisma, or stature, or power of personality to take on Donald Trump. He made them all seem small and nerdy. He is a powerful bully. He even knocked New Jersey Governor and fellow bully Chris Christie down to size.
Maybe it is Trump's physical size, maybe his booming masculine voice, his ability to move into people's personal space, his constant interruptions, or his incredible ability to insult people effectively that made his competition come off as nerdy dorks. I would like to see a debate between Don Rickles, in his prime, and Donald Trump.
I look at many of the expected Democratic candidates and I see Donald Trump eating them for lunch.
Which candidates would stand up to him in such a way that they would not look like nerds on stage with the powerful Donald Trump?
Yes, you are right .. However, those who have held corporate jobs or positions of power wouldn't indulge in personal attacks or interrupt in the name of being witty or smart.
The masses think its just another show on TV forgetting that its against their own interests.
I wouldnt have voted for Hillary anyways because she blew her best chance in 2008 and its hard for a party to win back to back elections.
Arnold has the credibility, but again someone like Chris Tucker has a better chance than him in a debate.
Trump lost all three of his debates with Hillary. Keep that in mind.
The first debate he was so unhinged SNL literally just repeated what he said for jokes. The second debate he became Internet's favorite meme with his creepy stalking of Hillary.
The thing is his base was going to vote for him no matter what and even ardent Trumpeters have never touted his debates as his strength. There are many Democrats who'd eat Trump for lunch. Starting with Joe Biden, Sanders, Beto, Warren, Kamala, etc.
The thing with Republicans is that they are bad with humor. That's Democrats' wheel house, and you can easily make Trump looks foolish by just humoring him on stage.
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He lost all three???? I guess he was also going to lose the election too
Good question from the OP. Honestly I don’t know. If the Dems run with a candidate closer to the middle they may win
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