Pundits agree Trump lost, but don’t say Clinton won
As soon as Wednesday’s final presidential debate ended, the analysis began, and the pundits’ conclusion was almost unanimous: Hillary Clinton may not have won many new voters, but Donald Trump failed to say anything that would save his flailing candidacy.
The Republican nominee was criticized for being unfocused and missing opportunities to attack the Democrat’s greatest weaknesses, such as her positions on foreign trade and Middle East policy, even as he received some praise for hewing to conventional conservative policies, getting in some clever jabs, and maintaining a modicum of poise.
But the biggest issue, several commentators said, may be that after his repeated and unfounded claims that the election will be rigged in Clinton’s favor, Trump refused to say that he will accept the results should he lose.
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