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I Score the First Debate

Posted September 27th, 2016 @ 8:27am

Trump and Clinton debated each other for the first time last night. Here’s how I score the night.

Clinton won on points. She had more command of the details and the cleaner answers. Trump did a lot of interrupting and he was defensive. If this were a college debate competition, Clinton would be declared the winner. I call that victory on the 2D chess board. But voters don’t care about facts and debating style. They care about how they feel. So let’s talk about that.

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Trump’s African-American Reframing

Posted September 26th, 2016 @ 5:05pm in #Trump

Do you remember last week (or so) when Trump was saying that things are worse for African-Americans in 2016 than at any time in their history?

You probably laughed because it was such a ridiculous thing to say. And perhaps you wondered what kind of person says something that is so clearly false. The answer is a Master Persuader. That’s who.

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How’s My Timing?

Posted September 26th, 2016 @ 4:26pm in #Trump

Not bad, eh?

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I’ll be watching the debate tonight, live streaming to you on Periscope. Find me at @ScottAdamsSays. Tune your TV to CNN and listen to my (limited) commentary as they go. My co-host will be neighbor, Kristina Basham.

Why I Switched My Endorsement from Clinton to Trump

Posted September 25th, 2016 @ 12:41pm in #Trump #clinton

As most of you know, I had been endorsing Hillary Clinton for president, for my personal safety, because I live in California. It isn’t safe to be a Trump supporter where I live. And it’s bad for business too. But recently I switched my endorsement to Trump, and I owe you an explanation. So here it goes.

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Blowing Your Mind – as Promised

Posted September 23rd, 2016 @ 8:21am in #Trump #Clinton #Influence #philosophy

About a year ago I told you that Donald Trump would change far more than politics. I predicted that he would change your understanding of the human condition and your role in reality.

Back then, I couldn’t explain what I meant. You didn’t have the mental framework to hold this new idea – unless you were a trained hypnotist or a cognitive scientist. The ideas were too radical. 

Until now. 

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How to Know an Election is Over

Posted September 22nd, 2016 @ 8:59am in #Trump #Clinton

In the 2D world in which most people live, Clinton and Trump are polling about evenly, and either one could win. The 2D world is all about facts and policies and common sense. In other words – all the stuff we think we care about but really don’t. 

In the 3D world of persuasion, however, the election is already over. There is still some mystery about how large the margin will be, but Trump is already the President of the United States unless something big happens in the next few weeks. How do I know that?

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Checking My Spooky Predictions

Posted September 19th, 2016 @ 8:41am in #Trump #Clinton

Check out my blog post from August 10th on the “surprises” that could cause Trump to come from behind and win. At the time, Clinton was well ahead in the polls, thanks to a convention bounce and the Khan situation. I noted at the time that the likely “surprises” favored Trump.

How’d I do?

From August 10th:

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You might enjoy my book because my neighbor Kristina did.

Assessing the Risk of Trump

Posted September 18th, 2016 @ 4:23pm in #Trump #Clinton

For over a year now I have been blogging about Trump’s talent for persuasion, and that gives people the impression that I prefer him as my president. That is not the case. I’ll tell you why at the end of this post.

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Trump and Birtherism - update

Posted September 16th, 2016 @ 11:01am in #Trump #Clinton #Birther

Moments ago, Donald Trump acknowledged that Barack Obama was born in the United States. You all know that’s a big deal because Trump was the leader of the so-called “birther” movement, which critics called racist.

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When Reality Turned Inside Out

Posted September 15th, 2016 @ 10:49am in #Trump Clinton

Do you remember way—-way—-way—back in July, when the public thought Trump was the candidate they couldn’t trust with the nuclear arsenal? That was before we realized he could moderate his personality on command, as he is doing now. We’re about to enter our fifth consecutive week of Trump doing more outreach than outrage.

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