- Title: Voters in NYC and Kentucky weigh in on final debate
- Date: 20th October 2016
- Summary: NEW YORK, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES (OCTOBER 19, 2016) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF PEOPLE WATCHING THE DEBATE ON TELEVISION SCREENS AT 230 FIFTH (SOUNDBITE) (English) PAPE SECK, HILLARY CLINTON SUPPORTER, SAYING: "I just think like, the America that I already know, that welcomed my father, my grandfather, that America has already known his president, and that's Hillary Clinton. I think if people elect this guy, it will already be a very big disaster, Donald Trump, you know those kind of guys. Definitely, I'm going for Hillary Clinton and I think the other people are dumb to elect a guy like Donald Trump." PEOPLE WATCHING THE DEBATE (SOUNDBITE) (English) JOEY DEBENEDETTO, DEBATE WATCHER, SAYING: "I thought it was the best of the three so far. I thought they both came to play and play really hard. I thought for the first time ever Trump made even 10 percent of sense in the things he was saying. I think he's right on trade. I think that we need to figure that out. And I think Hillary came with her A game. I think that she finally stood up to this bully that she's been dealing with. I think that she was fair and honest. I think that she was presidential." PEOPLE WATCHING THE DEBATE (SOUNDBITE) (English) SAM PHILLIPS, DEBATE WATCHER, SAYING: "I agree that there was a little more substance in this debate. I thought it turned out at least a tiny bit more civil than the other ones. But I'm just glad that, I'm getting tired of this noise coming from the political sphere and I'm going to be glad once November 8 is over and the election's over." PEOPLE WATCHING THE DEBATE (SOUNDBITE) (English) HATHOR WILLIAMS, DEBATE WATCHER, SAYING: "I feel like Hillary did a good job of sticking to the topic and not getting distracted by the interruptions and Trump and things of that nature. But overall it was good, I think he did his best in this debate for the first time, which is great. He got good coaching, so that was awesome." (SOUNDBITE) (English) ALYSSA GROSS, DEBATE WATCHER, SAYING: "I thought Hillary Clinton was absolutely phenomenal. I thought that Trump was his natural nasty self, as usual. And overall there was a great debate and it showed what the candidates have to bring to the table." (SOUNDBITE) (English) PETER JONES, DEBATE WATCHER, SAYING: "I thought the debate was interesting. I actually thought that Trump did pretty well and Hillary did well also. I think the expectations for Trump are lower. So I think maybe he kind of edged her out a little bit in this one. But I thought they both made some strong points. The thing is he didn't have any major gaffes so I think the public is looking at him as a more normal candidate now." 230 FIFTH SIGN EXTERIOR OF 230 FIFTH PIKEVILLE, KENTUCKY (OCTOBER 19, 2016) (REUTERS) EXTERIOR OF BAR "BANK 253" VARIOUS OF BAR PATRONS WATCHING THE DEBATE (SOUNDBITE) (English) KENTUCKY RESIDENT AND TRUMP SUPPORTER LANNAN COX, SAYING: "There's no doubt Donald is probably not as refined as Hillary is because you know she's been in politics for so long. But the thing that I love about him, I think he speaks from the heart. And if you challenge him he comes back at you and I like that approach. I mean I think it's America." (SOUNDBITE) (English) KENTUCKY RESIDENT CLARENCE MURPHY, SAYING: "I mean it's like two dogs fighting. I mean just, you know going in before what was going to happen. Regardless of what happens, just drag them apart and don't let them kill each other." MORE OF BAR PATRONS WATCHING DEBATE (SOUNDBITE) (English) PIKEVILLE, KENTUCKY RESIDENT TAYLOR MCCALLEN, SAYING: "I hate this election. I think it's terrible. I probably will not vote for, I'll probably vote for a third party candidate." BAR PATRONS WATCHING DEBATE (SOUNDBITE) (English) PIKEVILLE, KENTUCKY LAWYER AND HILLARY CLINTON SUPPORTER, RYAN BIGGERSTAFF, SAYING: "I thought it was a good debate by both candidates. Like the moderator said much more substantive than any of the debates that they have had so far. I thought Hillary made a lot of great points. I wish they had touched more on selections of justices and federal judges in general." BAR PATRONS WATCHING DEBATE
- Embargoed: 4th November 2016 05:17
- Keywords: debate Hillary Clinton Donald Trump reaction voters 230 Fifth
- Location: NEW YORK, NEW YORK + PIKEVILLE, KENTUCKY, UNITED STATES
- City: NEW YORK, NEW YORK + PIKEVILLE, KENTUCKY, UNITED STATES
- Country: USA
- Topics: Government/Politics,Elections/Voting
- Reuters ID: LVA00154T5U13
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- Story Text: Voters in New York City and Kentucky weighed in on the third and final presidential debate between Republican nominee Donald Trump and his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton in Las Vegas, Nevada on Wednesday night (October 19).
Debate watchers in New York City at 230 Fifth lounge gave mixed reactions on the candidates.
"I'm going for Hillary Clinton and I think the other people are dumb to elect a guy like Donald Trump," said Pape Seck.
"I thought it was the best of the three so far," said Joey DeBenedetto. "I thought for the first time ever Trump made even 10 percent of sense in the things he was saying. I think Hillary came with her A game. I think that she finally stood up to this bully that she's been dealing with. I think that she was fair and honest. I think that she was presidential."
"I agree that there was a little more substance in this debate," said Sam Phillips. "I thought it turned out at least a tiny bit more civil than the other ones. But I'm just glad that, I'm getting tired of this noise coming from the political sphere and I'm going to be glad once November 8 is over and the election's over."
"I thought Hillary Clinton was absolutely phenomenal," said Alyssa Gross. "I thought that Trump was his natural nasty self, as usual. And overall there was a great debate and it showed what the candidates have to bring to the table."
In Pikeville, Kentucky, the county seat of Pike County, which hails itself as "America's Energy Capitol" Bluegrass state natives said the election was "terrible" and that watching the debates was like watching "two dogs fighting."
"I hate this election. I think it's terrible," said Pikeville resident Taylor McCallen. "I'll probably vote for a third party candidate."
Clarence Murphy said presidential debates can be helpful in some respects but for this election cycle the Trump and Clinton have not done a proper job explaining issues to voters but have instead spent their time bickering back and forth.
"I mean it's like two dogs fighting. I mean just you know going in before it what's was going to happen. Regardless of what happens just drag them apart and don't let them kill each other."
But Pikeville lawyer and Hillary Clinton Ryan Biggerstaff said he felt the final debate was the most in depth.
"I thought it was a good debate by both candidates," he said. "Much more substantive than any of the debates they have had so far."
Clinton and Trump walked straight to their podiums when they were introduced at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, once again forgoing the traditional handshake as they did at the second debate last week in St. Louis, Missouri.
The debate gave Trump, making his first run for elected office, perhaps his best remaining chance to sway the dwindling number of Americans who are still undecided about their vote.
Clinton, a former secretary of state, U.S. senator and first lady, leads in national polls and in most of the battleground states where the election will likely be decided. The debate was her opportunity to make a closing argument on why she is best suited to succeed Obama.
Clinton has struggled to get past concerns about transparency raised over her use of a private email server for work communication while she was secretary of state from 2009 to 2013. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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