The Presidential Debate, "Episode 1: The Phantom Menace" Megathread

[jimmy olsen]

Hope?

Frank Luntz‏@
Frank Luntz‏

Who won tonite's debate?
In my focus group, 6 people said Trump and 16 said Clinton. #DebateNight

[The Minsky Moment]

Hope?

Frank Luntz‏@
Frank Luntz‏

Who won tonite's debate?
In my focus group, 6 people said Trump and 16 said Clinton. #DebateNight

Sample size WTF?

[jimmy olsen]

Hope?

Frank Luntz‏@
Frank Luntz‏

Who won tonite's debate?
In my focus group, 6 people said Trump and 16 said Clinton. #DebateNight

Sample size WTF?

Focus groups are always like one room full of undecided voters.

[CountDeMoney]

lol, the restaurant in Ohio was classic.  Split down the middle before the debate, no change at all after. 

One "Anyone But Clinton" woman: "I've voting for the conservative party, and if it happens to be this jackass leading the mule train, so be it."   


Yes.  Once again, the nation's future rests on:  Ohio. Fuck.

[The Minsky Moment]

Focus groups are always like one room full of undecided voters.

So useless

[DGuller]

Hope?

Frank Luntz‏@
Frank Luntz‏

Who won tonite's debate?
In my focus group, 6 people said Trump and 16 said Clinton. #DebateNight

Sample size WTF?

Focus groups are always like one room full of undecided voters.

Frank Luntz's focus groups typically don't need large sample sizes.  The concept of sample size applies to outcomes with inherent uncertainty, and there is usually nothing uncertain about the conclusions of his focus groups.

[11B4V]

lol, the restaurant in Ohio was classic.  Split down the middle before the debate, no change at all after. 

One "Anyone But Clinton" woman: "I've voting for the conservative party, and if it happens to be this jackass leading the mule train, so be it."   


Yes.  Once again, the nation's future rests on:  Ohio. Fuck.

Those are the folks I want to see meltdown.

[Admiral Yi]

My understanding is focus groups are used to gain a deeper understanding of attitudes rather than to generalize about larger trends.

[CountDeMoney]

Christ, Trump's campaign manager is a batty ass bitch.  Why did Clinton have to spend so much time preparing for this debate? The American voter deserves a better candidate than that 

[Barrister]

Christ, Trump's campaign manager is a batty ass bitch.  Why did Clinton have to spend so much time preparing for this debate? The American voter deserves a better candidate than that 

lolwut?

[Admiral Yi]

Throw her under the bus.  Fourth times a charm.

[Phillip V]

Trump won the debate. He kept a consistent presence and message for 90 minutes and got Clinton to choke in the beginning on her TPP flip-flop.

Clinton played the debate conventional and measured with her usual wonkishness, liberal talking points, and silly grin/cackle. I do not believe she swayed any undecided voters while some may support Trump now that he has demonstrated he is real on the same stage with Clinton.

[11B4V]

 

[11B4V]

Christ, Trump's campaign manager is a batty ass bitch.  Why did Clinton have to spend so much time preparing for this debate? The American voter deserves a better candidate than that 

Batshit crazy.

[CountDeMoney]

"I thought it was great, I really enjoyed it. It's about making America great again. She proved it's all talk no action," Trump says to Mark Halperin offering up some post-debate spin. Trump suggests he considered going ugly, but shied away from it. "I didn't want to do my final attack, which was to attack her husband on what took place with respect to him and his life .... because Chelsea who I happen to think is a wonderful young lady was in the room, and I just didn't think it would be appropriate."

I look forward to the next 24-48 hours of the Donald's Twitterverse.