Special Report - 9/30/2020 - Debate Reaction

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My Reaction

I was in six televised national debates during the 2000 Republican primaries. I know how difficult these debates can be. With that perspective, here's my overall reaction to last night's presidential debate.

I don't know whether Chris Wallace will vote in person, by mail-in balloting or by absentee ballot, but I know who he's voting for. His anti-Trump bias was on full display last night. And I was glad to see President Trump call him out on it, saying to Wallace, "I guess I'm debating you, not him. But that's OK, no surprise."

Former Vice President Joe Biden did not have one of his completely befuddled moments that have happened so frequently this year. But over the course of the 90-minute debate, his energy level quickly declined, while Trump looked like he could have gone on for hours.

This isn't just a talking point. Biden demonstrated again last night that he just doesn't have the strength and fortitude to stand up to the far-left socialists in his own party, let alone the Chinese communists.

Here are some of Trump's best moments.

Trump went after Biden hard for wanting to shut the country down again, and he outlined all the negative consequences of doing so. He hammered Biden and blue state Democrats for shutting down the country in order to hurt Trump, even though they hurt the country, destroyed jobs and hurt many families in the process. Biden had no response.

The difference here is stark. Biden will shut down the country again. And, by the way, he's also promising to raise your taxes. And that's going to make the economy grow how?

Trump slammed Biden for refusing to answer questions about whether he would pack the Supreme Court. Biden dodged the question saying that his answer would become the issue. Well, it would only become the issue if he said he would pack the court. So, he's effectively told us that he would in fact pack the court, which his running mate, Kamala Harris, already supports.

Trump pressed Biden to support law and order, and Biden even had difficulty saying the words "law and order." Trump called on Biden to name one law enforcement group that has endorsed him, and Biden couldn't.

Earlier in the debate, Trump challenged Biden on all the far-left positions he has embraced from Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. Biden pushed back, saying, "I am the Democratic Party."

But later Biden walked into a buzzsaw when he was asked if he ever called the mayor of Portland or Chicago and told them to get their cities under control. Biden dodged, saying, "I don't hold public office now." Well, which is it? You're either in charge or you're not. Biden's trying to have it both ways.

At one point Biden bizarrely said, "Antifa is an idea, not an organization." Where's he been? In fact, the Obama/Biden Administration warned about Antifa engaging in "domestic terrorist violence." Ideas do not engage in violence.

The post-debate snap polls were predictable. CNN viewers declared Biden the winner. Breitbart's snap poll declared Trump the winner. But here's one poll that may deserve a second look: Viewers on the Spanish language station Telemundo said Trump won by a landslide – 66% to 34%.