Posted On: 03/21/2016 11:37:27 AM
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The Insiders: Hillary Clinton would eat Donald Trump alive in a debate
An opposing view! Trump is too intellectually lazy to prepare and too thin skinned to survive a heated encounter, with him generating most of the heat, The guy who wrote this is a Haley Barbour supporter/partner
An opposing view! Trump is too intellectually lazy to prepare and too thin skinned to survive a heated encounter, with him generating most of the heat, The guy who wrote this is a Haley Barbour supporter/partner
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My main takeaway from last night’s first Democratic primary debate is that Hillary Clinton would eat Donald Trump alive in a one-on-one debate. Trump can boast and bluff — but so can Clinton. They can both speak in meaningless platitudes. They can both tell a whopper and not blink.
But the difference is that Clinton can talk about the issues, and Trump can’t. Having a command of the details suggests credibility, and Trump just isn’t credible. The fact is, Clinton has a pretty good rap about why she would like to be president and how she would handle the issues. Trump isn’t even close to having anything similar.
Clinton actually possesses a rare gift among politicians: She knows what she thinks, and she can recite it by heart. Also, as I have always said, in politics, gall pays off. Clinton’s flip-flops don’t make her blush or bring her down. She isn’t the slightest bit chastened by her own vivid greed. And she doesn’t reconcile her grandiose assertions with political reality. Perhaps Clinton and Trump are a lot alike — but Clinton is just a lot smarter and more balanced.
Last night was a good reminder for Republicans. The GOP thinking about Clinton has gone from fearing she was invincible to being afraid she wouldn’t be the Democratic nominee. Well, Hillary Clinton isn’t invincible, but if she isn’t convicted, she will be formidable in November 2016.
Ed Rogers is a contributor to the PostPartisan blog, a political consultant and a veteran of the White House and several national campaigns. He is the chairman of the lobbying and communications firm BGR Group, which he founded with former Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour in 1991.
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