This article is from the source 'guardian' and was first published or seen on . It last changed over 40 days ago and won't be checked again for changes.
You can find the current article at its original source at https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2016/sep/26/hillary-clinton-donald-trump-presidential-debate-live
The article has changed 26 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.
| Version 16 | Version 17 |
|---|---|
| Presidential debate: Clinton-Trump race tight as hour approaches – election live | Presidential debate: Clinton-Trump race tight as hour approaches – election live |
| (35 minutes later) | |
| 1.44am BST | |
| 01:44 | |
| In the house: | |
| The Trump pool reporter, Time magazine’s Zeke Miller, sends a list of people spotted in the room: | |
| Mark Cuban (who appears to be seated in the front row) | |
| Dan Malloy | |
| Jesse Jackson | |
| Andrew cuomo and Sandra Lee | |
| Reince and Sally Priebus | |
| Donna Brazile | |
| Don King | |
| Rudy Giuliani in conversation with Sheldon Adelson | |
| Eliot Engel | |
| Chuck Schumer | |
| Steve Israel | |
| Mike Flynn | |
| One of the Baldwin brothers with a Trump button | |
| Bill de Blasio | |
| Ray Washbourne | |
| Charles Rangel calling out to Don King “welcome home, welcome home, we missed you.” | |
| Mike Pence sitting up front | |
| 1.38am BST | |
| 01:38 | |
| Video streams | |
| Twenty minutes or so to go. Here are live video streams of the action, via Reuters and PBS: | |
| 1.36am BST | |
| 01:36 | |
| Mona Chalabi | |
| Donald Trump could have an inherent advantage in this presidential debate purely because his speaking voice is a couple of notes lower than his opponent Hillary Clinton’s. Don’t take my word for it (you probably wouldn’t if I was reading this aloud) - this is based on a study into human voice pitch research conducted in 2012. The methodology couldn’t be more relevant to this debate. | |
| In the study, 10 women and 10 men were recorded saying the phrase “I urge you to vote for me this November” - a sentence that’s about elections and yet is politically neutral. The researchers then manipulated the sounds of the recordings to be lower or higher and played them to a bunch of men and women who were asked which hypothetical candidate they’d vote for. They found that male and female leaders with lower-pitched voices (ie those that are more stereotypically masculine) were preferred by both men and women. | |
| Here’s how the authors interpreted the results: “This bias could be a consequence of lower-pitched female voices being perceived as more competent, stronger, and more trustworthy … [and] in the case of men’s voices, men with lower-pitched voices are larger, stronger, and more aggressive.” | |
| The findings can be corroborated by any woman who has ever spoken in a meeting. | |
| 1.35am BST | |
| 01:35 | |
| We’ve asked for your favorite music to fact-check to. (Is this turning into your favorite Ramones to fact-check to? Hampstead’s not so far from Forest Hills...) | |
| Here’s a winner: | |
| .@TeeMcSee if you're going to listen to the Ramones when you fact check, maybe Bonzo goes to Bitberg might work https://t.co/59YkGuB6zT | |
| 1.28am BST | |
| 01:28 | |
| It's debate time | |
| If you’re just joining us – welcome to our live-wire coverage of the first presidential debate of the 2016 general election. | |
| Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump are scheduled to take the stage at Hofstra University in Hempstead, New York, at 9pm ET. The debate will last 90 minutes and be moderated by Lester Holt, host of NBC Nightly News. Clinton has won a coin flip and will take the first question. | |
| The Commission on Presidential Debates has announced three amorphous topics for debate: America’s Direction, Achieving Prosperity and Securing America. So … anything, basically. | |
| What must the candidates do this evening? In one version of the prevailing punditry, Clinton must avoid feeding voter doubts about her trustworthiness, while Trump must avoid coming across as a massive [redacted]. Sense a double standard? You’re not alone. | |
| The goal for the candidates, of course, is to capture those voters who have yet to make up their minds, especially those living in swing states like Florida and Ohio and Pennsylvania. Such a voter may not react to the same thing the crowd reacts to, the campaigns react to or, needless to say, the media reacts to. Watch and judge for yourself, America ... and the world. | |
| They’re going to start soon. Both candidates arrive onstage as practiced debaters, though Trump does not have any experience facing just one other person. He participated in a dozen primary-season debates this cycle, while Clinton participated in nine … plus the two dozen she showed up for in 2008. | |
| Thank you for reading, and please join us in the comments! | |
| Brb getting Oreos. | |
| Updated | |
| at 1.31am BST | |
| 1.19am BST | |
| 01:19 | |
| Here’s Clinton aide Philippe Reines – best-known among journalists as the state department spokesman who told a reporter to fuck off – playing Trump in a debate prep session: | |
| There are multiple Trumps. But only one Philippe. (h/t @jmpalmieri) pic.twitter.com/I5cY3QW40B | |
| Re-upping from before: | |
| In Clinton mock debate, Philippe Reines wore red tie & did "the cobra" -- a hand gesture Trump often makes, per aide pic.twitter.com/qEgIDzy75u | |
| 1.14am BST | |
| 01:14 | |
| Clinton won tonight’s coin toss – and will get the first question of the night: | |
| Clinton wins coin toss, gets first question at tonight's debate: https://t.co/xKA6pkSdqH @SunlenSerfaty on #TheLead | |
| 1.07am BST | 1.07am BST |
| 01:07 | 01:07 |
| One hour to the opening bell | One hour to the opening bell |
| Here’s one way to look at it: | Here’s one way to look at it: |
| tonight, we are pretty much sending Hillary Clinton to drill into a giant asteroid & nuke it from the inside before it can destroy the earth | tonight, we are pretty much sending Hillary Clinton to drill into a giant asteroid & nuke it from the inside before it can destroy the earth |
| .@MELANIATRUMP on the scene for #debatenight #debates #Debates2016 pic.twitter.com/nsKnUO1Gld | .@MELANIATRUMP on the scene for #debatenight #debates #Debates2016 pic.twitter.com/nsKnUO1Gld |
| 12.44am BST | 12.44am BST |
| 00:44 | 00:44 |
| Hillary Clinton engages in some pre-debate trolling by tweeting footage of the 2011 White House correspondents’ dinner, in which Barack Obama skewered Donald Trump, who attended the dinner and who that year had become the foremost exponent of birther babble. | Hillary Clinton engages in some pre-debate trolling by tweeting footage of the 2011 White House correspondents’ dinner, in which Barack Obama skewered Donald Trump, who attended the dinner and who that year had become the foremost exponent of birther babble. |
| “Trump was so humiliated by the experience, they say, that it triggered some deep, previously hidden yearning for revenge,” wrote Roxanne Roberts, who was seated nearby, in the Washington Post. | “Trump was so humiliated by the experience, they say, that it triggered some deep, previously hidden yearning for revenge,” wrote Roxanne Roberts, who was seated nearby, in the Washington Post. |
| “You didn’t blame Little John or Meat Loaf. You fired Gary Busey.These are the kinds of decisions that would keep me up at night." pic.twitter.com/njW7YAxf5I | “You didn’t blame Little John or Meat Loaf. You fired Gary Busey.These are the kinds of decisions that would keep me up at night." pic.twitter.com/njW7YAxf5I |
| 12.35am BST | 12.35am BST |
| 00:35 | 00:35 |
| Ninety minutes to go until the candidates take the stage. What’s your favorite fact-checking music? | Ninety minutes to go until the candidates take the stage. What’s your favorite fact-checking music? |
| How’s everyone feeling out there tonight? | How’s everyone feeling out there tonight? |
| pic.twitter.com/mOxAnNJimO | pic.twitter.com/mOxAnNJimO |
| 12.29am BST | 12.29am BST |
| 00:29 | 00:29 |
| Historic video of Trump, capless and tieless, exiting his vehicle, giving a thumbs up, giving a second, more vigorous thumbs up, and then walking away. | Historic video of Trump, capless and tieless, exiting his vehicle, giving a thumbs up, giving a second, more vigorous thumbs up, and then walking away. |
| VIDEO: Donald Trump arrives at Hofstra University for #Debatenight.https://t.co/vZT1RazpjT | VIDEO: Donald Trump arrives at Hofstra University for #Debatenight.https://t.co/vZT1RazpjT |
| In Clinton mock debate, Philippe Reines wore red tie & did "the cobra" -- a hand gesture Trump often makes, per aide pic.twitter.com/qEgIDzy75u | In Clinton mock debate, Philippe Reines wore red tie & did "the cobra" -- a hand gesture Trump often makes, per aide pic.twitter.com/qEgIDzy75u |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 12.30am BST | at 12.30am BST |
| 12.25am BST | 12.25am BST |
| 00:25 | 00:25 |
| What would you ask the candidates? | What would you ask the candidates? |
| What do you want moderator Lester Holt to ask? Tell us in the comments. | What do you want moderator Lester Holt to ask? Tell us in the comments. |
| Here’s Dan Roberts with his list of 10 awkward debate questions to put Clinton and Trump on the spot: | Here’s Dan Roberts with his list of 10 awkward debate questions to put Clinton and Trump on the spot: |
| For Donald Trump | For Donald Trump |
| How can you be trusted with the nuclear codes? | How can you be trusted with the nuclear codes? |
| Did you support US intervention in Iraq and Libya? | Did you support US intervention in Iraq and Libya? |
| Why would Mexico pay for you to build a wall? | Why would Mexico pay for you to build a wall? |
| Is there anyone you regret offending? | Is there anyone you regret offending? |
| What evidence do you have against climate change? | What evidence do you have against climate change? |
| For Hillary Clinton: | For Hillary Clinton: |
| What single policy should your campaign be known for? | What single policy should your campaign be known for? |
| Do you believe in globalisation? | Do you believe in globalisation? |
| How would your counter-terrorism policy differ from Obama’s? | How would your counter-terrorism policy differ from Obama’s? |
| Why are you so secretive? | Why are you so secretive? |
| How would you reduce income inequality? | How would you reduce income inequality? |
| Click through for Dan’s analysis of each question: | Click through for Dan’s analysis of each question: |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 12.26am BST | at 12.26am BST |
| 12.22am BST | 12.22am BST |
| 00:22 | 00:22 |
| Make or break: the defining moments of presidential debates | Make or break: the defining moments of presidential debates |
| David Smith | David Smith |
| Here’s David Smith writing on watershed moments from presidential debates past: | Here’s David Smith writing on watershed moments from presidential debates past: |
| 1980: Carter accused Republican Ronald Reagan of planning to cut Medicare healthcare funding for the elderly. Reagan, who had complained that Carter was misrepresenting his positions on numerous issues, said with a chuckle: “There you go again.” The audience erupted. The duel attracted 80.6 million viewers, the most ever for a presidential debate, according to Nielsen, though Clinton v Trump is expected to shatter that record. | 1980: Carter accused Republican Ronald Reagan of planning to cut Medicare healthcare funding for the elderly. Reagan, who had complained that Carter was misrepresenting his positions on numerous issues, said with a chuckle: “There you go again.” The audience erupted. The duel attracted 80.6 million viewers, the most ever for a presidential debate, according to Nielsen, though Clinton v Trump is expected to shatter that record. |
| Read the full piece here: | Read the full piece here: |
| 11.56pm BST | 11.56pm BST |
| 23:56 | 23:56 |
| Take it from a guy who was in Congress for 60 years: | Take it from a guy who was in Congress for 60 years: |
| Donald Trump couldn't pour piss out of a boot if the instructions were printed on the heel. Looking forward to this debate. | Donald Trump couldn't pour piss out of a boot if the instructions were printed on the heel. Looking forward to this debate. |
| (Dingell, 90, is a Democrat.) | (Dingell, 90, is a Democrat.) |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 12.26am BST | at 12.26am BST |