WELD, 10:28: I think she is a good person and an idealistic person. So, hate in her heart? No.

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HOROWITZ, 10:38: You’ve said you think the party will split either this or next election. Is this the crackup, with all these Republicans rescinding their endorsements? Have they come to their senses, or are you worried that what comes after Trump will be someone who appeals to what you have called the Trump Party — “the Know-Nothing Party” you have called them, “based on hatred of immigrants and conspiracy theories and violent rallies.” Is the problem, as you see it, Trump or the people he is appealing to?

WELD, 10:38: The problem is Trump, not the people he is appealing to. We simply need to do a great deal more to provide for and help those people through our educational system (teach to the job, not teach to the test), worker retraining, worker resettlement, and introduction of new and necessary industries in geographic areas that have been hard hit on the jobs front. It is Mr. Trump who has set out to stir up envy, resentment, and even rage — not workers who have lost their jobs.

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HOROWITZ, 10:46: What do you think are their positive attributes? For both!

WELD, 10:46: Trump has a wide-ranging, unorthodox and curious intellect, and certainly thinks for himself!

Mrs. Clinton is a high quality person, and possesses great ability.

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HOROWITZ, 11:01: So, who won?

WELD, 11:01: Trump held it together, except for being almost unbelievably rude, so that qualifies as outperforming expectations. Not sure that means he “won” the debate, however — with his “Bill Clinton and women” gambit, he may have a rough morning tomorrow.

(Mrs. Clinton also held it together, of course, it’s just that that’s not news.)

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HOROWITZ, 11:01: Last question. In 1997, you withdrew your name to be the Clinton administration’s ambassador to Mexico, after Republicans in the Senate held it up. If Hillary wins and is the next president, would you accept another appointment as ambassador somewhere? Where?

WELD, 11:01: I don’t think ambassador is in my future, no.