I’m not sure I would put Trump in the failure column just yet, although his performance was underwhelming. If he doesn’t bone up on foreign policy this could be the beginning of the end for him,
I’m just looking at the debate performance in a vacuum, Mike. He felt like the worst to me by an order of magnitude over the other poor performances. I agree with your long-term assessment. It feels like he’s peaked and he’s begun his descent.
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I’m not sure I would put Trump in the failure column just yet, although his performance was underwhelming. If he doesn’t bone up on foreign policy this could be the beginning of the end for him,
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I’m just looking at the debate performance in a vacuum, Mike. He felt like the worst to me by an order of magnitude over the other poor performances. I agree with your long-term assessment. It feels like he’s peaked and he’s begun his descent.
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