Parents, teachers and students attend presidential debate watch party
People all across the country, including the Borderland, held presidential debate watch parties.
Coronado High School, on El Paso’s west side, was the setting for one of the gatherings.
Teachers, students and their parents turned out to see Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump face off for the first time.
There were both laughs and groans as the candidates made their case on why they should be president of the United States.
Cecilia Steans was one of the parents in the audience.
“I don’t like the fighting back and forth. I mean that happened a lot in the primaries, I think it’s time to leave that behind and to really show us what they have in mind. So we can really decide who should be leading our country,” Steans said.
While many students took notes for extra credit, parent Julie Kallman took mental notes, scoring each candidate on their abilities to be the next president of the United States.
“I think what he (Trump) is doing, because he doesn’t have anything to say, is that he is just jumping in where he can to contradict her or belittle her, or to make her look unprepared, or to try and capitalize on what he thinks are her past mistakes,” said Kallman.
Others criticized Clinton trustworthiness over the email scandal.
Clinton and Trump clashed over tax returns and emails during the first presidential debate. Clinton accused Trump of purposely keeping his personal tax returns and business dealings secret.
Trump said he would release his tax information when Clinton produces more than 30,000 emails that were deleted from the personal internet server she had used as secretary of state.
The majority of those we interviewed wanted more discussion on policy, and fewer interruptions.
There are still two presidential debates before the November election.
In one of the few areas of agreement in the first presidential debate. Both Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump said they will accept the outcome of the election if the other wins.
Clinton said the election is about voters, not about the candidates. Trump said he intends to make American great again, but said he would support Clinton.
