I think Trump will/would do terrible in debates against both Hillary and Sanders. The optics alone will hurt him.
His ranting works well when there's a whole bunch of candidates and really you just want to stand out. A 1-on-1 debate is a completely different scenario. Especially against a woman or a clearly older and smaller guy his usual style will only make him look like a shallow bully that has no respect or manners.
He'll be forced to change his style quite a bit, and I doubt he can handle a real debate against either Sanders or Clinton, who are both very smart and much more battle-hardened in politics. Trump seems like a rhetorical glass cannon, he can give a punch but he can't take them.
Heck, I wouldn't be surprised to see him have a complete meltdown, while trying too hard to dominate a debate.
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