Kristen Welker

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29. Agreed

Yes, we all have our opinions. I like that about DU. I've been berated on FB far worse over this, than I was here, by people I know well. It surprised me, TBH. But then, most people don't really see the underlying psychology of what Trump was trying to do.

That Trump chose not to act psychotic in no way suggests it was due to her controlling the debate or flow of the evening. He dominated and controlled the entire event, using classic male dominance tactics. Remember when he started meeting foreingn leaders and he wouldn't let go of their hands when shaking? That's what that was, also (I'm sure you know this). One leader, I think the head of Spain, stopped that behavior by gripping Trump's hand so hard he winced and actually started to bend his knees, as the guy wouldn't let go, and gripped him painfully while smiling, looking him right in the eye and telling him how great it was to meet him ... for a good 15 seconds or more. Trump stopped doing that after that happened. That's how one treats a bully. His pointing at her and saying no, and her stopping almost every time (she got a bit better later in the debate) was classic and worked as we wanted it to. I would be interested to see her physical reactions, my guess is she looked down, broke eye contact and only glanced back at him during those moments.

Yes, I'm glad this is almost over, and am also glad the votes are pretty much locked in (based on post debate polls), that this wasn't the first debate and that Trump isn't as credible as, say, Reagan.

And finally, I think I've seen your posts on here before, and agreed with them, so you are probably correct in that regard, so I agree, stay in touch! Have a good weekend, and keep fighting the good fight!!