(This is an actual NYTimes article. I'm not making this up.)
The face-off Monday night between Hillary Clinton and Donald J. Trump is, for good reason, among the most highly anticipated presidential debates in American history, with new polls showing the contest essentially tied.
(In a strange synch, new polls show my shoes are essentially tied, too.)
The spectacle of it alone is alluring:
one of the world’s most famous women onstage for 90 commercial-free minutes alongside one of the country’s most recognizable men, in the ultimate convergence of celebrity and politics.
But with a presidential race that once seemed to be tipping in Mrs. Clinton’s favor growing more competitive as early voting begins, the debate at Hofstra University in New York is far more than a made-for-TV moment.
National polls and swing state surveys could hardly be tighter heading into the first presidential debate.
(Are the polls tight? You betcha they are!)
Quinnipiac University declared the race “too close to call” on Monday, as its latest national poll of likely voters found Mrs. Clinton edging Mr. Trump by a margin of 47 percent to 46 percent in a head-to-head matchup.
A separate poll of likely voters from Monmouth University showed Mrs. Clinton holding a lead of four-percentage points in a four-way contest, leading by a margin of 46 percent to 44 percent. A month ago, Mrs. Clinton led by 7 points.
Polls conducted CNN/ORC in Colorado and Pennsylvania that included Gary Johnson and Jill Stein, the Libertarian and Green Party candidates, also offered little clarity. Mr. Trump holds a one percentage point advantage in Colorado, while Mrs. Clinton leads by the same margin in Pennsylvania.
In both states, voters with college degrees overwhelmingly support Mrs. Clinton. Those with less education heavily favor Mr. Trump.
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Here is what else to look for as the candidates try to motivate — or reassure — supporters and win over a small group of undecided voters.
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/26/us/politics/presidential-debate.html?_r=0I think that's what they call 'framing the debate.'
I like the way they worked Gary Johnson and Jill Stein in there. By the way, did we mention the polls are tight?
The spectacle of it alone is alluring...
Both his words and manner of speech seemed at first totally unfamiliar to me, and yet somehow they stirred memories - as an actor might be stirred by the forgotten lines of some role he had played far away and long ago.
by seemslikeadream » Mon Sep 26, 2016 1:46 pm 
