“The second presidential debate resembled a WWE match” (Carah Ong Whaley). On October 9, 2016 over sixty nine million people witnessed one of the most hostile presidential debates in American TV history. Aggressive negative attacks left viewers from both sides uncomfortable at certain points throughout the debate. However, other viewers seemed to be satisfied that the negatives of each candidate were being brought up substantially more so than they were in the first debate. Many viewers were surprised by the vicious back and forth engagement that took place in this debate. Exhausting as this spectacle was to watch, I on the other hand was not surprised at all the way Trump conducted himself in this debate.
With Donald Trump's campaign on life …show more content…
Knowing that acting presidential lost him the first debate, Trump purposefully reverted back to the “tell it like it is” entertaing outsider persona. The Trump debate performance was far outside the political norm that we often see in so many presidential elections. It's “The Donald” that hits one liners like, “you be in jail” or “Honest Abe never lied, that's the good thing, that's the big difference between Abraham Lincoln and you.” The entertainer Trump was on display. This was the same entertainer that people grew to love because they were tired of career politicians, like Jeb Bush, like Ted Cruz, and like the most career politician of them all Hillary Clinton. This entertainer captivated the audience like no one else could, at times channeling their anger acting as a conduit for this anger the majority of Republicans feel towards Clinton, and to make them laugh at his memorable one liners. People are tired of career politicians, and regardless of how crude, vulgar, or vile Trump can be, we live in a society that would rather watch an entertaining reality star rather than a boring career
With Donald Trump's campaign on life …show more content…
Knowing that acting presidential lost him the first debate, Trump purposefully reverted back to the “tell it like it is” entertaing outsider persona. The Trump debate performance was far outside the political norm that we often see in so many presidential elections. It's “The Donald” that hits one liners like, “you be in jail” or “Honest Abe never lied, that's the good thing, that's the big difference between Abraham Lincoln and you.” The entertainer Trump was on display. This was the same entertainer that people grew to love because they were tired of career politicians, like Jeb Bush, like Ted Cruz, and like the most career politician of them all Hillary Clinton. This entertainer captivated the audience like no one else could, at times channeling their anger acting as a conduit for this anger the majority of Republicans feel towards Clinton, and to make them laugh at his memorable one liners. People are tired of career politicians, and regardless of how crude, vulgar, or vile Trump can be, we live in a society that would rather watch an entertaining reality star rather than a boring career