The day of the big challenge has arrived. Tonight, in the setting of Hofstra University, at 21 pm American time (3 am in Italy) Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump will meet in a face-to-face debate ahead of the presidential elections on November 8th. A much-awaited appointment in the USA also by virtue of the recent polls, the results of which deliver a situation of total uncertainty.
The latest data give the former first lady a slight advantage over the tycon, 46,2% against 43,2%. But the tycoon has gained a lot of ground in recent months, especially in key states such as Iowa, Ohio, North Carolina and Nevada Florida (the latter considered decisive because it determines as many as 29 large voters. According to an estimate released by the Consult company, the data ratings could surpass the most watched presidential debate of all time, between Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan in 1980, which reached more than 81 million viewers.
In the US the tension is very high. Wall Street is also paying the consequences, prey to very strong volatility. In the meantime the American press has no doubts: Donald Trump's victory would be a catastrophe.
The latest lunge in chronological order came from New York Times who, in an editorial published today, does not mince words, defining the tycon as "a braggart who speaks falsehoods". “Our presidents are role models for the generations of our children – continues the newspaper – “Is Trump the model we want for them?”
The NYT goes on to list yours history, made of “bankruptcy” and "companies" of the caliber of Trump University which, after several fraud reports, is now being investigated by the investigators.
Not to mention the absurd promises made during the election campaign "He has no experience in national security, yet he says he has a plan to inflict a resounding defeat on ISIS militants in Syria, without however disclosing it."
The American media are also wondering how many lies the Republican candidate will tell tonight to try to attract consensus. Based on the recent past, the number could be very, very high.
Trump's falsehoods have also become a subject of study. Politico carried out an analysis of the statements made by both presidential hopefuls (in public speeches, through interviews and on Twitter) from September 19 to 24 to try to understand how many lies they told and especially who told them the most. Well, based on the results, there seems to be no match. Donald Trump speaks (or writes) on average one lie every 3 minutes and 15 seconds. Added to these are the 87 erroneous statements made in just 5 days: from various misleading interpretations to totally false statements. Any examples? The Tycon goes on to claim that he opposed the war in Iraq before it even started, too bad that's not true.
Not even Hillary Clinton, however, is exempt from having told a few lies. According to the analysis carried out by Politico, the Republican candidate would have uttered an average of one lie every 12 minutes and 8 incorrect statements in five days. However, the difference between the two is not only numerical. While Trump indeed tends to lie about his politics and his past, the discrepancies of the former first lady concern more than anything else the "mail" case dating back to when she was Secretary of State and her state of health.
If in the race for the presidency the two candidates seem to travel equally, on the front of lies, looking at the data, there is an absolute winner: Donald Trump.
