but still came up short. He tried to make something out of the various Hunter Biden stories, but it probably hurt him in doing so. From a friendly source for Trump:
Trump certainly did better in the second round than he did in the first debate in Salt Lake City at the end of last month. With tighter rules in place, including the threat of cutting the candidates’ microphones, Trump was far more restrained this time out than he was in the first debate. At the start of the debate, the candidates focused on coronavirus and Trump was able to–mostly–hold his own with Biden.
But then came national security and Trump should have listened to an old rival on his side of the aisle.
While former Gov. Mike Huckabee’s, R-Ark., 2016 presidential bid was a mere shade of his 2008 campaign, he offered a sharp assessment on what Trump needed to do on the debate stage. Appearing on “Fox and Friends” on Fox News this week, Huckabee said Trump needed to avoid going into the weeds on Hunter Biden.
“It is a mistake because the average person doesn’t understand it, it is too complicated, and, frankly, it doesn’t matter to them,” Huckabee said about Trump’s focus on Hunter Biden. “They care about their health care costs, they care about their taxes, they care about safety and their neighborhood on their block and in their yard."
https://www.floridadaily.com/donald-...ck-is-ticking/
Mike didn't quite get it right. The top four concerns of voters are:
Economy
Health Care
Supreme Court
Pandemic
https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2020/08/13/important-issues-in-the-2020-election/
Hunter isn't even in the top 20. Trump wasted an opportunity. And yes, Trump would have made some points if he had picked at Joe Biden's concern for his son enough to rattle Biden's composure. But he failed to do that.
Trump certainly did better in the second round than he did in the first debate in Salt Lake City at the end of last month. With tighter rules in place, including the threat of cutting the candidates’ microphones, Trump was far more restrained this time out than he was in the first debate. At the start of the debate, the candidates focused on coronavirus and Trump was able to–mostly–hold his own with Biden.
But then came national security and Trump should have listened to an old rival on his side of the aisle.
While former Gov. Mike Huckabee’s, R-Ark., 2016 presidential bid was a mere shade of his 2008 campaign, he offered a sharp assessment on what Trump needed to do on the debate stage. Appearing on “Fox and Friends” on Fox News this week, Huckabee said Trump needed to avoid going into the weeds on Hunter Biden.
“It is a mistake because the average person doesn’t understand it, it is too complicated, and, frankly, it doesn’t matter to them,” Huckabee said about Trump’s focus on Hunter Biden. “They care about their health care costs, they care about their taxes, they care about safety and their neighborhood on their block and in their yard."
https://www.floridadaily.com/donald-...ck-is-ticking/
Mike didn't quite get it right. The top four concerns of voters are:
Economy
Health Care
Supreme Court
Pandemic
https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2020/08/13/important-issues-in-the-2020-election/
Hunter isn't even in the top 20. Trump wasted an opportunity. And yes, Trump would have made some points if he had picked at Joe Biden's concern for his son enough to rattle Biden's composure. But he failed to do that.
