Presidential Debate
The first presidential debate took place on Monday, September 26th at Hofstra University, New York. This time, being described as two of the least-liked candidates, democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump finally came face-to-face and launched the campaign into a new stage.
Having his first experience moderating a presidential debate on Monday, NBC “Nightly News” anchor Lester Holt chose three major subjects of the debate, which were “America’s Direction,” “Achieving Prosperity,” and “Securing America.” The questions were asked expertly, relating to some crucial problems that the nation currently faces and citizens are concerning about. Holt, registered as a Republican, remained mainly unbiased during the debate, except the time …show more content…
She made it clear that she advocated for supporting small business and improving innovation and technology. What’s more, instead of trying to win over people in the far right, Clinton targeted the independents. She elevated her moral high up and elaborated her beliefs by emphasizing how nine million lost their jobs, how five million people lost their homes, and how thirteen trillion dollars in family wealth was wiped out. In this way, Clinton readily won the women independents in this debate, driving them to believe that the nation should never go back to the abyss again. Furthermore, Clinton spoke from her own experience. Having worked in the Senate and held the position as Secretary of State, Clinton illustrated herself as competent for president by giving sufficient evidence of how she had contributed to the government previously. She described that Iran had prepared enough nuclear material to form a bomb right after she took office. The U.S. government sanctioned the terrorists as Clinton herself voted for every sanction against Iran. She also mentioned herself spending one and a half year putting together a coalition including Russia and China to impose the sanction on Iran. Through talking about her own challenges and success she had achieved, Hillary Clinton convinced the audience and displayed her
Having his first experience moderating a presidential debate on Monday, NBC “Nightly News” anchor Lester Holt chose three major subjects of the debate, which were “America’s Direction,” “Achieving Prosperity,” and “Securing America.” The questions were asked expertly, relating to some crucial problems that the nation currently faces and citizens are concerning about. Holt, registered as a Republican, remained mainly unbiased during the debate, except the time …show more content…
She made it clear that she advocated for supporting small business and improving innovation and technology. What’s more, instead of trying to win over people in the far right, Clinton targeted the independents. She elevated her moral high up and elaborated her beliefs by emphasizing how nine million lost their jobs, how five million people lost their homes, and how thirteen trillion dollars in family wealth was wiped out. In this way, Clinton readily won the women independents in this debate, driving them to believe that the nation should never go back to the abyss again. Furthermore, Clinton spoke from her own experience. Having worked in the Senate and held the position as Secretary of State, Clinton illustrated herself as competent for president by giving sufficient evidence of how she had contributed to the government previously. She described that Iran had prepared enough nuclear material to form a bomb right after she took office. The U.S. government sanctioned the terrorists as Clinton herself voted for every sanction against Iran. She also mentioned herself spending one and a half year putting together a coalition including Russia and China to impose the sanction on Iran. Through talking about her own challenges and success she had achieved, Hillary Clinton convinced the audience and displayed her