** SDMB live coverage thread, 2nd POTUS debate, 10/09/2016 **

Hillary points out Trump is being helped by Putin and the hacking. She wants tax returns released to see the ties with Putin.

I know nothing about Russia.

First time he kind of told the truth tonight.

Trump just said we didn’t know it was the Russians. I guess he missed the news.

“I know nothing about Russia”. Well, that’s reassuring.

Like Trump, if the question is too hard, she has to change the subject.

I agree. I didn’t like how Hillary made that point. It was a dodge, not as crazy as Trump’s various blather, but she’s better than that.

Her Russia remarks were a trap, weren’t they? He’s making word salad again.

“Let me tell you, the Russians aren’t trying to get me elected.”

Hillary should have just dropped the mike right then…

He needs to buy Sarah Palin’s house so he can watch Russia.

Trump rallying.

Trump went for the bait and missed the chance to go after her on the wiki leaks.

Hillary didn’t change the tax code in a long-term gambit to be able to use the loopholes she intentionally left as a weapon against Trump? Good lord he’s nuts.

Tax questions do wealthy pay fair share of taxes. Will you fix that.

Trump…Well, the senator didn’t change the tax code. She used the money for negative ads on Donald Trump. ???

It’s spelled flailing.

He can’t answer without attacking her. He can’t stay on topic. He just has to veer into attacks.

“Bigly”

He’s right on the tax code. Democrats love to raise taxes, but also love loopholes to protect their own incomes and those of their contributors. Then they get angry when Republicans take those tax deductions.

“Big league” first sighting.

Agreed. She could have used Trump’s own words against him and compare a public/private distinction to keeping strategy secret and not revealing all your plans and arguments on the table ahead of time, but she went down a very confusing road. Especially if you haven’t seen the movie or know that the 13th amendment was the one to abolish slavery.

No the subject got switched over to taxes.