New KJ, I have some questions

[The Lone Ranger]

Well 43 days until the election day, and the race is almost a dead heat. Tonight's debate will be the first of three to help the undecided make up their minds. The solid Hillary and Donald support isn't going to change much. It is the undecided or soft vote that is going to be the deciding factor, that 7% to 10% that aren't firmly in either camp. Gary Johnson did not make the cut for the debate, and it is likely that his roughly 8% support will either evaporate and not vote or support on the the real candidates. A big question mark is the Millennials especially the ones that supported Sanders, the Bernie or bust crowd? Will they stay home or will they come out for Hillary? I hope this will be worth the time to watch, let's see some action.

[The Lone Ranger]

After seeing the debate I have to say that Hillary came loaded for bear and Trump's lack of preparation was painfully evident. All sauce and no substance. He started not so bad for the first 39 minutes then faded in the later part of the 90 minutes. What happened to his stamina? I thought he had the strength and staying power, where was it. The sad fact is that he is a one trick pony, and really has a problem going one on one with someone who is ready for him. There are still two more debates it will be interesting to see if he tries to improve or if he decides to duck the next two debates. He really can't choose to bow out since this performance will be the image that voters take into the polling booths, if he elects to stay on the campaign trail.

[The Lone Ranger]

You got to love Trump, at least the way he keeps stepping in it, then doubles down and rolls around in it. The one area he needs help with is women voters, and what does he do, he insults them with an issue that is very personal to most women. Many women may talk about diets and weight among themselves, they don't want a guy interjecting his views into the matter. Please Donald are you really as rude and insensitive as you come across? I'm surprised you haven't had your face slapped, oh that's probably why you are so red.

[wiseguy]

You got to love Trump, at least the way he keeps stepping in it, then doubles down and rolls around in it. The one area he needs help with is women voters, and what does he do, he insults them with an issue that is very personal to most women. Many women may talk about diets and weight among themselves, they don't want a guy interjecting his views into the matter. Please Donald are you really as rude and insensitive as you come across? I'm surprised you haven't had your face slapped, oh that's probably why you are so red.

That is the scariest thing about con man Don. He is putting his best foot forward and suppressing his innate impulses. I can barely imagine how he would talk completely unrestrained. There is one thing I have to hand to him. He can commit to a lie like no one else. He will flat out deny even the most undeniable evidence.

He got his ass handed to him in that debate. Hillary knew which buttons to push to bring out the man-baby in the con man. His immaturity was on full display.

[The Lone Ranger]

That is the scariest thing about con man Don. He is putting his best foot forward and suppressing his innate impulses. I can barely imagine how he would talk completely unrestrained. There is one thing I have to hand to him. He can commit to a lie like no one else. He will flat out deny even the most undeniable evidence.

He got his ass handed to him in that debate. Hillary knew which buttons to push to bring out the man-baby in the con man. His immaturity was on full display.

Trump unchained sounds like the title to a movie. The only problem is this movie could run for four years without anyone being able to leave the theater, it could be a real horror show. What is even scarier is that no matter what Trump does his support stays solid. Gary Johnson is even worse and yet he is pulling 26% of the Millennials mostly away from Hillary, wasted votes that could swing this election towards Trump. The scariest of all is what happens if Trump wins? The day after the swearing in does he have a clue of what to do next?

[The Lone Ranger]

Here we are less than 40 days from the election and are we discussing any of the problems facing this nation? Security, the economy, how to maintain Social Security and get health care for all? No we are talking about a 20 year old beauty contestant and Slick Willy's past affairs. While both of these make good reality T.V. it is not what this election should be about. It reminds me of that movie "The Fall Of The Roman Empire", the scene where there is open bidding for the Emperor's job. Have we really sank this low, and is this what the elite banks on, duping the working class into voting for either of these candidates? A third party is throwing away your vote, we are supposed to have a choice from among our best, we really have sunk low. The really sad thing is people that could really help this country like Bernie Sanders, don't have a chance against the vested interests that bet on both sides of the political dice table, they will continue to win, and the rest of us peasants will have to continue to work the land.

[The Lone Ranger]

I heard a suggestion on one of the political new channels that even if Hillary gets elected, the Republican Congress will start procedures of Impeachment against her right after swearing in. Gee not even a 100 day honeymoon most President's get. What could be more damaging to a new administration? They really want to weaken her right out of the box. The question is can this country survive another four years of a President that they refuse to work with. This country is literally falling apart and nobody wants to do anything except get into another war to prop up big business's profits.

[wiseguy]

I heard a suggestion on one of the political new channels that even if Hillary gets elected, the Republican Congress will start procedures of Impeachment against her right after swearing in. Gee not even a 100 day honeymoon most President's get. What could be more damaging to a new administration? They really want to weaken her right out of the box. The question is can this country survive another four years of a President that they refuse to work with. This country is literally falling apart and nobody wants to do anything except get into another war to prop up big business's profits.

She will have it every bit as bad as Obama did when it comes to obstruction. Of course an impeachment will go nowhere but the GOP never did have a problem with symbolic procedures. We can only hope that we can get her the Senate this year... which is looking more likely all the time. Could you imagine the obstruction that con man Don would face? He would get hit from both sides.

We'll survive the next four years but things are not likely to improve at all. Hopefully we can avoid another 2008. I 100% blame the GOP for the shape this country is in. For years they have been pushing an agenda of fear and hate causing a large percentage of the population to focus on the wrong issues by blaming our problems on the wrong people.

[The Lone Ranger]

So the latest bomb shell is Trump back in the 1990's Trump lost 915 million dollars on his casinos and his air line and other real estate holdings, and was able to parlay those loses into tax write offs. He did not pay any Federal taxes for at least the last 18 years, whatever happened to the alternative minimum tax law? Not only that but he has always employed an army of lawyers and accountants as well as lobbyists and it is quite possible that he has not paid any Federal Income Tax for 40 or 50 years. This is one of the reasons we owe 19 Trillion dollars and counting, the rich not paying their fair share. This is a joke played on the rest of us by the elite. The little guys who play by the rules and pay their taxes, and hope to get their Medicare and Social Security, or Veterans Benefits. Who slave their whole lives and when it comes time for their pay day, oh we don't have the money to pay what we promised you. It's a wonder there hasn't been a revolution in this country before now. This voting for Trump is supposed to be a protest vote, it seems to me if you support him, you are electing the fox to be in charge of the hen house. There is an old Spanish proverb "Shepherds may change but sheep remain sheep".

[wiseguy]

Con man Don's implosion is accelerating. He's now becoming a blundering idiot unable to stay on message for more than a few seconds at a time. I spend more time conversing with con man Don supporters than Clinton supporters and they are starting to come around to the realization that he is unfit to be president. In the upcoming debate he is going to go full blown personal on Hillary. That is going to be a very bad approach. He is going to make an even bigger fool of himself this time... with a little help from Hillary.

[The Lone Ranger]

Despite the worst week ever for any modern Presidential candidate, Trump is still competitive go figure? True he is still behind Hillary in many battle ground states, but for the most part it is within the margin of error. The most encouraging thing for Hillary is that she is ahead in the Trump must win state of North Carolina. Still this is going to be a nail biter, because it is unknown just how much support for either candidate is not being shown in the polls. "It ain't over till it's over" right now Hillary's in the driver's seat but anything can happen between now and election day. One of the most interesting things about Trump's leaked 1995 tax returns is that along with the loss of over 915 million, was the line nobody is discussing. His declared earned income for that year was around 3.5 million, that wouldn't even pay for his jet fuel bill for a year would it? Most real billionaire's have earned income in the 100's of millions don't they. Mark Cuban said that there are two types of billionaires, those that have liquid assets of cash, and those that own real property and on paper are land rich and money poor. It would seem that Trump falls in to the second group. That is why for all his talk he only loaned money to his campaign, instead of just paying for everything himself. What really gets me this almost a billion dollars he lost was other people's money, investors, if he is elected will he run the country like he run his business? He used other people's money, got the bank to forgive his loans, and then wrote the losses off his taxes. This is the guy who is the great reformer? Give me a break


P.S. Another thing that has helped Hillary was Gary Johnson's collapse in the polls, because of his recent Aleppo moments, most of his support has been going to Hillary.

[wiseguy]

Hillary's chances of winning are back up to 73%. That will rise even higher after the next debate. Plus the backlash from all the negative things that happened to con man Don this week have not fully been reflected in the polls yet. There is no more good news coming for him. From now on it will be all down hill. I still believe that in the end Hillary will win the election by a wide margin of both popular and electoral votes.

[The Lone Ranger]

Hillary's chances of winning are back up to 73%. That will rise even higher after the next debate. Plus the backlash from all the negative things that happened to con man Don this week have not fully been reflected in the polls yet. There is no more good news coming for him. From now on it will be all down hill. I still believe that in the end Hillary will win the election by a wide margin of both popular and electoral votes.

I to at this point would bet on Hillary to win, whether it is by a wide or narrow margin depends on the next 37 days left in the election cycle. The Donald is bowed but not put away, Hillary needs to land a knockout punch in the next debate to keep him as close to the canvass as she can. She has to keep pounding him and not give him a chance to regroup. Even his numerous spokes holes are having a hard time sticking their fingers in all the holes he keeps drilling into his political dyke. It makes me believe that maybe he really doesn't want to win, but still wants to retain his 38 to 42% supporters. I think if he loses he will parlay them into some kind of perpetual base for him to network and exploit for any of his various future political and financial schemes.

[wiseguy]

Well, if he needs gullible idiots that 38 - 42% should suit him just fine.

[The Lone Ranger]

Well the VP debate last night was sound and fury signifying nothing. With both VP candidates talking over one another, it seemed like a big waste of time to me. The more troubling thing that happened yesterday was Bill Clinton's statement that Obama Care is the " Craziest Thing In The World". I think that his desire to get back some of the lime light got the better of him. It is not a good strategy to attack the present President's signature achievement just weeks before the November election. Especially since that President and his wife are out working hard to make sure Hillary is elected. I wonder if Bill is jealous of Hillary and doesn't relish being the first gentleman of the country?