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The candidate who perceives to be more prepared than the other is most likely to win tonight’s first presidential debate. That’s the general consensus of several Elon students and faculty members when asked which candidate will perform better, Trump as a Republican or Clinton as a Democrat.
Out of a total of 30 people interviewed at Elon, eight said that the candidate who answers questions in a more professional manner and is generally more prepared will win tonight’s first presidential debate. Each candidate will have to be ready and fully prepared to quickly answer specific questions about problems and issues in today’s world that concerns both the United States and foreign nations. Ryan Finger, for example, says that he will be paying close attention to what responses Trump and Clinton have about the economic policy they stand for as well as foreign policy. “What I want probably won’t end up being the deciding factor, so I’ll go with economic policy,” said Finger. Many provided possible outcome scenarios to the presidential debate, whether it will be Trump firing right back at Clinton and skewing away from his foreign policy, or Clinton attacking Trump. They said candidates will have to ready to answer key topics and concerns, such as the economic policy. Like Finger, other members of the Elon community shared the notion that the candidate with better answers is more likely to win as well as gain more votes in the future. “Whichever candidate chooses the right words and phrases their points correctly will get my vote,” said Sam Sarath, a political science major at Elon. “I’m neither a Trump supporter nor a Clinton fan, but I’m siding with the one who’s got the best answers and sounds like they know what they’re talking about.” Sarath and Finger aren’t the only ones who feel this way about the debate. Several others say that they will take a candidate’s word when talking about their promises, policies and actions when in office. Clare Shaffer, a junior neuroscience major at Elon, expects the debate to discuss the roles of each candidate if they were elected into office. “It will be important for the candidates to focus on the roles that they are going to play as president, rather than focus on tawdry scandals,” said Shaffer. More and more members of the Elon community will be listening for key answers regarding problems in today’s day and age. “I think that it’s important to hear what each candidate has to say in regards to the protests and shootings in Charlotte over the last three days,” said Jordan Suss, another political science major at Elon. “I want to know how each person plans on handling trending problems with law enforcement.” People will be looking at how each candidate answers questions regarding current problems in the United States, like the Charlotte shootings. It’s more about how candidates frame their answers to the public. Both candidates will have to present themselves in a professional and trustworthy fashion, but moreover people will be dialing in and paying attention to the responses each candidate has. “Whoever provides more calm and logical responses that they could actually result in action will win the debate,” said Abby Dionse, a strategic communications major at Elon. The common thread more Elon students shared continued to be focused on how well candidates are prepared and ready to answer questions. “This election is different than others before it because policy is not a major influencer in voter’s opinions of the candidates,” said Ana Garcia. “What matters is which candidate is less unpleasant.” Stretching even further, people will be looking at how candidates dress, their attitude and whoever deems more prepared and ready to take on the American presidency. But, going into the election each candidate will have to make up for their perceived image. “Trump could either look like an idiot or a winner,” said Terrance McLaughlin, another Elon student who is excited about the debate. “Hillary could either look presidential or like a loser.” Heading into the election, people will be listening to how prepared each candidate is, and whichever one projects a clearer and brighter future for the United States. Senior Benjamin Lutz sums up the general thoughts of people interviewed prior to tonight’s debate. “I think it will primarily be determined by how confident they seem and how they are able to answer questions about policy and avoiding a fist fight with each other.”
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