3rd party responses:
We've returned to the scandal vs. scandal portion of the #debate— Gov. Gary Johnson (@GovGaryJohnson) October 20, 2016
Good government is easy. Bill and I did it in our states. #debate— Gov. Gary Johnson (@GovGaryJohnson) October 20, 2016
Let's bring America together and end this divisiveness. There IS another way. #debate— Gov. Gary Johnson (@GovGaryJohnson) October 20, 2016
We've been issue-free for a while in this #debate when we should be talking about #jobs, foreign policy, #economy, personal #liberty— Gov. Gary Johnson (@GovGaryJohnson) October 20, 2016
It's a shameful reflection of what the 2-party system has brought us to that this debate is about who's the bigger crook. #debatenight— Dr. Jill Stein (@DrJillStein) October 20, 2016
This is a rigged debate controlled by the 2 corporate political parties. 76% of Americans wanted a 4-party debate. #debatenight— Dr. Jill Stein (@DrJillStein) October 20, 2016
Still waiting to hear about climate change, student debt, health care, criminal justice reform, etc. Just war, war, war. #debatenight— Dr. Jill Stein (@DrJillStein) October 20, 2016
Would you want either one of these people as a neighbor, much less the leader of our country? #debatenight— Dr. Jill Stein (@DrJillStein) October 20, 2016
We simply cannot have a president who brags about sexual assault. GOP leaders should renounce @realDonaldTrump's candidacy. #debates— Evan McMullin (@Evan_McMullin) October 20, 2016
A true conservative treats women with dignity and knows that men and women are blessed with the same God-given rights. #debates— Evan McMullin (@Evan_McMullin) October 20, 2016
Commentary:
I honestly don't have much to say here that hasn't been said over and over. I think focusing on these scandals, while they shouldn't be dismissed entirely, diminishes from discussions on policy. The fact that nearly 20 minutes of a debate between future leaders of our country was spent arguing and "I know you are but what am I" antics is a sad statement in and of itself. I will fact check a few of the statements made, but I'm not going to spend much time here.Treatment of General Cartwright
Also, Hillary talks about Trump deflecting and denying controversies, which is quite true, but she doesn't have much ground to stand on, as she does the very same thing (for reference, see earlier where she deflects wikileaks by talking about Russia, or in this segment where she deflects allegations that her campaign paid for people to disrupt Trump rallies by...talking about violence at Trump rallies...)
I'm not really going to dive into the spats about their respective charities, except to say that there is evidence that both candidates have misused charity funds. There is certainly cause for concern here, but it should not be a major focus when it takes time away from discussion on the economy, foreign policy, taxes, and so on. Both candidates are terrible, and both are very happy to fight over scandals because it allows them to avoid any actual discussion of the issues.
As to the system being rigged and not accepting the results of the election, Trump is right, the system is rigged, but not necessarily at the polls. It is rigged to favor the two parties, and to present and favor a system which gives us these very two candidates.
If you want to actually talk about a rigged system, I encourage you to take an hour to watch Rigged 2016, and to consider the fact that over 70% of the population wanted to see third party voices in the debates, and yet here we are, talking about a debate between two of the most unpopular choices we have seen.
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