The 1st 2016 Presidential Debate
The first of three 2016 presidential debates held on Monday, September 26, 2016 at Hofstra University, Hempstead, New York. The debate by Hilary Clinton and Donald Trump, the presidential nominees of the Democratic party and Republican party respectively, covered three primary areas: achieving prosperity, America’s direction and securing America. The debate was anchored by Lester Holt of NBC’s nightly news with Hilary Clinton answering the first question. This paper highlights some of the main points made by each presidential nominee under the aforementioned broad headings and concluding with an opinion of who came out on top. Achieving Prosperity
On the issue for jobs and income inequality, Hilary Clinton
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She emphasized that there is a dire need for a reform in criminal justice system and training for law enforcement agents was a necessity. This training should include re-orientation to deal with the implicit bias that exist in all Americans but is particularly dangerous if allowed to continue to perpetuate in the police force. Additional, she stated it was important that guns be taken out of the hands of those that it should not be in; “if you are too dangerous to fly, you are too dangerous to buy or own a gun”. Hilary also criticized Trump over the birther issue that even after Obama produced his birth certificate, Trump kept pushing the issue even up to January 2016. His 1973 law suit by the Justice department for racial discrimination and many of his negative remarks regarding Muslims does not put Donald Trump in much of a position to promote racial healing, Hilary reiterated. Trump didn’t have much to say regarding healing race relations, other than agree with Hilary on the need for restoring trust and mentioning the need for law and order – with not much on how it will be achieved. Trump also tried unsuccessfully to drag Hilary into the birther issue claiming she also pursued it during her presidential race against …show more content…
Both candidates agreed on the need for better cyber security. However, Trump criticized the Obama administration as having totally loss of control of the internet which America started. Hilary mentioned the need to control ISIS’s cyber activity to minimize online disciplining of ISIS sympathizers. Hilary advocated for an intelligence surge to look for every scrap of information which would also involve working more closely with allies. On physical terrorism, Hilary said air strikes would be intensified while working closely with the Arabs and Kurds to take out ISIS in Rocca. Donald Trump criticized NATO as obsolete and that they only started attacking terrorism due to remarks he had made recently about their ineffectiveness. This statement was pointed out as in accurate by Hilary who noted that NATO had been combating terror alongside the US since 9/11. Trump then raised that issue of temperament stating that Hilary did not have the stamina to be president. To this Hilary responded saying “Well, as soon as he travels to one hundred and twelve countries and negotiates a peace deal, a cease-fire, a release of dissidents, and opening of new opportunities and nations around the world or even spends 11 hours testifying in front of a congressional committee, he can talk to me about
We hold debates between the Republican and Democrats before the primaries, and then we hold debates between the two remaining presidential candidates. Upon first glance it may appear that the presidential debates are held to get to know the candidate’s positions on the various issues that are important to the American people; however, the format of the debates make it difficult to accomplish that task. Instead, it is more plausible that these debates are held in order to discover what the candidates are like personally because the debates provide ample opportunities for us to discover the candidate’s values. Ultimately, we want to find out the values that these potential presidents have because we want someone we trust to lead the
Savvana kolongaPeriod 1Date 10/12/16Article title: Poll: Hillary Clinton won the second debateArticle Url :http://www.politico.com/story/2016/10/clinton-trump-debate-poll-229581After the second debate hillary clinton successful wins by five points in the polls. With donaldtrump with 41% and hillary clinton 46 %. "In the first poll taken since the debate, voters sayClinton performed better than Trump and we see her lead grow, but not by the same margins itdid after the first debate," said Kyle Dropp, Morning Consult's co-founder and chief researchofficer. Trump's deficit is growing, as is Democrats' lead in the generic ballot. Right beforevideo of Trump crudely discussing groping women was published last week, Clinton only ledTrump by two percentage
"The only thing she’s got going is the women’s card." Hillary Clinton is a former secretary of state, U.S. senator, and first lady, making her one of the most qualified presidential candidates in U.S. history. Also Donald Trump goes on to say “Both men and women can be victims of sexual harassment in the workplace, though women make up nearly 80 percent of the victims. Trump believes that if a woman is harassed, she should leave the workplace. Also Trump thinks that women who pursue abortions should obtain "some form of punishment" if abortions become banned. In my opinion, Donald has something against women being that he bashes them every chance he gets. Also concerning African American Trump says “If Black lives don’t matter, then go back to Africa.” Donald Trump is using racism to rise to power while promising to make America “great again.” In my opinion, I got that he meant when America was segregated. Donald Trump has a lot of media influence tying back to chapter
This year’s presidential election has been riddled with controversy and drama. The two presidential nominees, Hillary Clinton, and Donald Trump, each have questionable acts. As voting time approaches and the debates come to an end many individuals must decide who is fit to run the country. By considering their backgrounds, verifying the validity of their policies, and brining into consideration their performance in the debates, a suitable president should be found.
To conclude, “The Second Presidential Debate” clearly shows that the next president should have integrity. This claim is shown throughout the period of the debate by the arguments that both Hillary and Trump make, and the implications that their arguments make on the audience
You’ve all have heard people ask “Hillary or Trump?”. Ever wonder what they are talking about? They’re talking about the top two candidates that are running for the presidential election, Hillary R. Clinton and Donald J. Trump. Personally I vote for Hillary and so should you. Hillary supports the closing gaps in the gun control that exists now, as well as wanting to keep Social Security , and supports the education programs and is willing to help.
The 2016 Presidential election is getting closer and the two major party nominees are getting ready for the fight of their lives, and not holding back any punches. In the red corner, representing the Republican Party, Donald Trump, the successful business person wants to make America great again. In the blue corner, representing the Democratic Party, Hilary Clinton, the former first lady and Secretary of state is making history as the first female major party Presidential candidate. Both have toured the country in full campaign mode trying to win the heart and vote of the American voters. The 2016 Presidential candidates, Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump, have very different views on debated topics
I watched the third presidential debate on Wednesday, October 19, at 8 pm. Chris Wallace moderated the debate between the Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton and Republican nominee Donald Trump. The purpose of the debate was to allow for both candidates to be compared side by side in order to determine who would be a better candidate to become the president of the United States.
Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump differed on almost all the important and controversial issues, such as women’s health care and immigration reform. These issues and their positions on these relate
In a debate I believe Trump would do well against majorly because at one time Trump donated money to Hilary’s foundation and she always has similar views that don’t change on key areas of concern to the American people. In a general election it is a bad image that Clinton once accepted finances issued by Trump and this would prove to be political nightmare for the so called Democrats. In a recent debate Trump was quoted as saying "I gave to many people before this," this was a sword aimed at Hilary Clinton on basis that at one time Trump donated money to Hillary’s foundation which she accepted. He later went on to say "If and when they call, I give,” this was typical show of his bossy nature and straight forwardness. Later on Hilary’s campaign spokesman said ‘Trump’s comments hurt her (Clinton’s) feelings,’ meaning Trump had a hidden campaign agenda wedged against his opponent Hillary
She mentioned that she was political experience and Trump does not. Clinton said that she is a problem solver and Trump is not. Clinton also attacked his bombastic personality, saying that he is not fit to be president. Knowing that Americans are cautious of Trump’s personality, Clinton’s attacked served as a tactic to get Trump to respond. Clinton wanted a response from Trump that would negatively portray him. Her bait was successful because after her speech, Trump tweeted that she “is unfit to lead” because she does not discuss radical Islam.
The Christian Science Monitor, 2013. Web. 18 Nov. 2016.) and one of our major political issues revolves around immigration. One of the major issues right now is about Muslim immigrants being banned from entering the country until the government improves its ability to screen out potential terrorists. We can again see that Donald Trump continues to discriminate people by saying " there should be a complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States"(Donald Trump: Ban All Muslim Travel to U.S." CNN. Cable News Network, n.d. Web. 18 Nov. 2016) on the contrary Hillary says she disagrees with Donald Trump and many others who agree with him. Hillary responds to trumps views on this topic by saying that " He’s taking aim at our countries values. Our country was founded by people fleeing religious persecution. The notion that here, people are free to practice their faith " (The 2016 Presidential Candidate’s Political Stances." ISideWith. N.p., n.d. Web. 18 Nov. 2016). This is another reason why Hillary is a better candidate then Donald Trump. She protects our values and doesn't remove them from
Trump started attacking Secretary Clinton for her stance on abortion, using some very vulgar descriptions. Secretary Clinton was visibly upset by this and gave a very direct and crisp response. Generally speaking, Secretary Clinton knows what her hub symbols are and she is able to control her response when they are attacked. With most ‘normal’ political foes this would work, but Mr. Trump attacks and attacks the hub symbols to the point that Secretary Clinton has to respond in a way that shuts him down. Mr. Trump on the other hand gets very angry at the slightest jab at his hub symbols. Especially when, Secretary Clinton attacks his wealth, Mr. Trump immediately interjects. Throughout this entire campaign, Donald Trump has reacted to attacks on his hub symbol by resulting to personal insults. His hub symbols stem from his inflated self-worth. In plain terms, he has too big of a head. Secretary Clinton, however, seems to gain her hub symbols from her own personal experience and the shared experiences of her key voting groups. For Secretary Clinton, being born into a middle-class family and being a woman have helped to shape her core values. As far as hub symbols go, it is clear that one candidate is self-aware of their core symbols and is able to attack the hub symbol of their opponent in a dignified way, while the other one, not so
Hillary Clinton made some real valid points within her debate against Trump. From questioning if he will show us his tax reports, unto questioning his temperament. During the debate Secretary Clinton talked about what plans she had and how she would change our economy. She explained herself well with minor rambling and trying her best to stay on topic. I say “trying” only because, Mr. Trump was a real hassle during the debate, from going over the given two minute window to state his argument, unto him cutting off and speaking over Secretary Hinton and the mediator, Mr. Lester Holt. For example, the first question was “ ..How are you a better choice than your opponent to create kind jobs that will put more money in the pockets of American works?” Hillary then responds with great confidence and understanding of the question. She starts with including her granddaughter, “..Today is my granddaughter’s birthday, so I think about this a lot.” So, she starts with a pathos statement to draw in here crowd, then proceeds in telling us what her plan is, “I want us to invest in you. I want us to invest in your future. That means jobs in
(Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton) are more concerned and after each other than the US. Both candidate Hillary and Trump can be great presidents if only they would stop trying to make the US into their own world. What the two candidates say could affect them winning the election so they should think before the speak. Debaters should speak from