{"id":75778,"date":"2016-09-27T13:49:38","date_gmt":"2016-09-27T17:49:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/oncubamagazine.com\/?p=75778"},"modified":"2016-09-27T13:55:20","modified_gmt":"2016-09-27T17:55:20","slug":"clintons-first-night","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/cuba-usa\/clintons-first-night\/","title":{"rendered":"Clinton\u2019s first night"},"content":{"rendered":"

Did you see the debate? Well look for it on YouTube. If you were expecting a reality show with Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump screaming insults at each other, you can be very disappointed. One of the surprises of the night came from the Republican presidential nominee with his ability to respond and argue with details, without running away and getting ahead from generalities lacking any sense.<\/p>\n

Trump was prepared, but of course, not as much as the heavy weight he had a few meters away, a courteous and calm heavy weight that did not miss the occasion to ridicule her opponent before looking at the camera and explaining with executive precision why he was wrong and she was right.<\/p>\n

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Between mischievous laughs and jokes to minimize her rival, Democratic Party presidential nominee Hillary Clinton presented almost effortlessly, for a bit over an hour and a half, the arguments to show Trump was a liar.<\/p>\n

Trump had a tougher job in his diatribe, hunting for the opportunity to interrupt her or add a footnote to any comment from his opponent.<\/p>\n

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Clinton triggered most of the night\u2019s laughter at the expense of her opponent, although she got a bit of help.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe consensus among political scientists is that during a great deal of the 90-minute debate Clinton showed a better dominion and preparation of the subjects, while Trump looked worked up and on the defensive,\u201d Mar\u00eda Pe\u00f1a, correspondent for Washington\u2019s\u00a0 Hispanic daily La Opini\u00f3n<\/a>, summed up the debate.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn the midst of world expectation, none of them made gross mistakes that can bring about an imbalance in a neck and neck campaign. There was no major out of tune by Trump, who made an effort to contain himself. But Clinton was able to put him on the defensive when questioning his credentials as a businessman, accusing him of racism and doubting his temperament to be commander-in-chief,\u201d commented Marc Bassets in Spain\u2019s El Pa\u00eds<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was a battle between the lawyer and the seller, and for the major part of the first debate of the two nominees to the U.S. presidency, the lawyer came out victorious,\u201d said BBCMundo<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was a commanding performance from the Democratic nominee. Clinton delivered a series of detailed answers on subjects ranging from race to the Middle East to tax policy\u2026. The Republican, on the other hand, was erratic, vague, and frequently appeared rude. Where Clinton offered sometimes dull policy prescriptions, Trump stuck to description, diagnosing problems\u2014offshoring of jobs, violence in Chicago, the decay of American infrastructure\u2014but providing nearly nothing in the way of solutions to them, even when pressed by Holt (the moderator),\u201d pointed out David A. Graham of The Atlantic<\/a>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n