My clips
show Donald Trump locked in heated debate with Jeb Bush and Ted Cruz, two of
his most successful opponents in the early parts of the election process. First
I want to discuss his debate with Jeb Bush, ( the clip above) it begins with the discussion of
campaign funds and how much influence donators have on a politicians campaign.
Trump clearly says that Bush has accepted 100 million in donations and Bush
accepts that number yet says it in no way influences him in one way or another.
To start Trump really makes a great point he
says he has been on the other side of that for many years. Bush tries to make
arguments about how Trump has donated to Hillary and a few other democrats in
the past but the sheer fact is it doesn’t matter who he donated to, all that
matters is that he donated. He knows exactly how much influence a donator has
on a politician. Hillary Clinton came to his wedding because of campaign
donations to me that screams influence.
Bush and Trump go on to talk about
immigration and here is where trumps points get a little weak. First he attacked
Bush’s wife for being a Mexican born immigrant ( who is now a citizen by the
way), saying that Bush has a soft spot for Mexican immigrants. Bush pushes back
on this talking about how the country is at a divide and we need a leader with
a Reagan like policy on immigration to bring the country back together all
while claiming Trumps immigration policy just causes more division. Trump
brings up that Bush says the immigrants are coming here out of love and Trump
points out that there are good people coming here but the problems being caused
by other immigrants is not love at all. Trumps main rebuttal to Bush’s
statements on immigration was that Bush was weak on immigration.
If I were advising Donald Trump
during his debate on immigration with Bush I would have wanted him to use and
declare his tough stance on immigration. The people need to see the clear
difference in Bushes and Trumps immigration policies which could have helped
push more voters to Trumps side with the countries feelings on immigration right
now.
At the close of this debate between
the two candidates Bush brings up the fact again that Trump has been a Hillary
supporter in the past. I think it was crucial to trumps debate stance that
early on he stated that of course he was friends with all politicians he was a
business man. If you study anything about international business you know you
have to have the backing of politicians in powerful positions to make decisions
when it comes to international trade, regardless of that politicians affiliations.
Hillary is a democrat yes but once was our Secretary of State and as such had
tremendous responsibility with our international relations. Trump is a
successful man who understands you have to put your own politics aside to make
money.
The second short debate to the left was Trump against Cruz. Cruz was claiming how a lot of Trumps stances
on things like Planned Parenthood were very liberal. Trump fires back first by
calling Cruz a liar, and quickly setting his own platform, which I think he did
very well. After discrediting Cruz’s statements Cruz says that Donald Trump is
a supporter of Planned Parenthood and Trump doesn’t deny it. This is a crucial
turning point for the debate; Trump says he knows Planned Parenthood does great
things when it comes to women’s health but he draws the line with abortion and
is strongly pro-life. This could have helped to sway undecided women who are
pro-life themselves but feel that Planned Parenthood should remain due to their
other health care efforts.
Overall Trump made solid points to
back his positions and rebuttal the opposition. This is all you can ask for in
a good debate. However, with the issues surrounding this particular election I
think trump should have brought up his Planned Parenthood support much earlier
on to help his polling in the female margin. I also think he should have
discussed his budget plans more than he did. I realize discussing a political
budget can be dry and boring but out of all the people in the debates Trump has
the most experience handling money. I think he could have helped show how
little some of the other candidates know when it comes to working with a budget
of billions and a debt upwards of trillions.
I agree with you that Trump has a strong background and defends himself about donating to Clintons campaign very well. Although having confidence matters in a campaign, his outrageous remarks can be hard to watch. One thing he did well during these debates rather than the other debates closer to election was having good rebuttals and information on his issues rather than not explaining and jumping around. I think he backs up his points very well and stands for what he believes in regardless of other candidates trying to highlight past investments or his issues.
ReplyDeleteTanner I like how you used that exchange between Donald Trump and Jeb Bush, definitely one of the most memorable moments from any of the primary debates for the 2016 election. I agree with you that Donald did a great job at defending himself from the attacks that Jeb Bush attempted. However, in my opinion, Trump's opinion on Jeb's wife wasn't ethical or correct, but it wasn't a weak statement. He stuck behind the statement and refused to admit defeat to Jeb in that argument, whether people liked what Trump had to say or not. Overall, great blog post!
ReplyDeleteYour introductory paragraphs are very interesting. I think it was a great strategy for Trump to discuss the fact that he has been the one in previous elections who was donating to a candidate's campaign. I also liked how you used Trump vs. Bush, because I used the same people for my blog. I think its hilarious how Trump is relentlessly bashing on Bush.
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