Post-Debate Thoughts

Fred Kaplan thinks that very little of what the Republican candidates said tonight about foreign policy made any sense. I'm not sure it was supposed to in terms of what to actually do if one is elected. It probably made some sense in terms of exciting Republican base voters and big donors.

Jonathan Chait pretty much summarized my feelings about it all though I do think that Trump's act is starting to wear thin. It's becoming more and more obvious that he has no answers to a lot of the big questions; just bluster and a talent for changing the subject. I don't think he's about to plunge in the polls, partly because there's plenty of time to let The Donald Trump Show rage on and partly because none of the alternatives look that appealing. But I just got the feeling tonight that a lot of his supporters are starting to wonder.