Presidential debate

So there is a big presidential debate tonight, huh? It is supposed to get huge ratings. I'm sure that not only political junkies but even regular, normal people are going to watch tonight. What I'm not sure of is if it'll change their minds.

Trump and Hillary are very polarizing. You either love them or hate them. It's sort of like the Grateful Dead. You either have teddy bear tattoos dancing your upper arm and drape yourself in tie dye on the weekends or you think those who do the tie dye/ Grateful Dead thing are insane. Yes, Kiss is the same way. You either love them or you hate them. While there are exceptions, they are few and far between. Ask yourself-do you know anyone who just sort of likes Hillary or Trump? Or the more interesting question, do you know anyone who just sort of dislikes Hillary or Trump?

I can see why they are so polarizing.  Trump is like Vince McMahon-you never know what he'll say or do. Hillary is dull and boring and has the charisma of a mortician.  I view her more as the nagging, evil headmistress of an English boarding school. Trump is two steps above carny trash. Totally unlike anything in politics. 

Will a debate actually change your mind? No, of course not. The guy you didn't like before lost and the girl you liked won. It seems to happen a lot, doesn't it? I can't think of a single person who said "I never liked Trump/Hillary before but they are killing it tonight. I'm going to vote for them now." Like a large part of politics, debates are to energize the base and other than that-they are all smoke and mirrors.