Debate #3: The battle to keep voters at home
By Beverly Hallberg • 10/19/16 12:03 AM
Tonight's the night — the third presidential debate that (unfortunately) doesn't end with a "three strikes and you're out" rule. Because this election season has become a race to the bottom, a bottom so deep most Americans are questioning how we got here, the mark of a successful Round 3 for scandal-ridden Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton is nothing a campaign should ever brag about.
Both Trump and Clinton have had enough smh-inducing missteps that now the conversation turns to what each candidate must do to capitalize on what will keep the undecided voter at home.
That's right. The goal is no longer voter turnout.
When you can't make people like you and therefore vote for you, it's best to double down on your opponent's unlikability in hopes that the undecideds stay home. Because in an unconventional, tabloid-style election, anything goes.
Here's what we can expect in Round 3. To your corners, please.
The return of "you're fired!"
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