• ℍ𝕂-𝟞𝟝@sopuli.xyz
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      I mean, they are sending a convicted felon against a former prosecutor.

      They are not sending their best people, as many people say.

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        I’m not sure they are not sending their best. When looking at people like Ron de Santis or Mike Johnson, I actually like the idea of them sending an imbecile into the race instead of a crazy but potentially capable candidate.

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          Capable of what? DeSantis showed during the primary that he was incapable of getting the voters on his side, and Mike Johnson couldn’t even get the representatives from his own party to vote for him. Trump is the best they’ve got.

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    I hope he completely loses his temper and lashes out, making a complete ass of himself. Kamala is tougher than him and can handle it.

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        What’s even worse, I worry that Harris may be getting coached to try to thread the needle between getting words in edgewise and not opening herself up to accusations of sounding “shrill,” which is probably literally impossible.

        Personally, I think her best bet is to give zero shits about being called “shrill” or “nasty,” address Trump with every bit as much of the insulting and contemptuous attitude as he tries to use on her while also calling out his bullshit directly and expressing coherent policy positions, and then – crucially – respond to anyone who calls her “shrill” afterwards by derisively laughing and mocking weak crybaby Trump for whining that he can’t handle her.

        Even then, it will be an incredible challenge for her to be perceived as the winner, no matter how much sh wipes the floor with him in any objective sense.

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        I could see a situation where Trump just doesn’t allow her to get a word in edgewise. Even if he says nothing but his usual incoherent word salads, if he can essentially bully her into silence by just throwing her off with his usual interruptions, firehoses of lies, and shouting down her responses

        You know they have closed mics. How do you think this situation possible?

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            That’s not his thing. He has zero interest in communicating anything to her that isn’t broadcast loudly. He’s all about the circus, the was never any substance there.

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                Actually the Harris campaign wanted the mics on and it was the Trump campaign that wanted them muted.

                He knows his base will still see it, even if they don’t hear everything. That is what he cares about. Messaging the base.

                And that’s exactly why. His base is going to vote for him no matter what he does. If he wants to pander to the base, then let him. Harris will look good to moderates that are tired of their racist uncle going on rants during family get-togethers.

                As it is, if Trump rants while his mic is muted it makes him look nuts. Sure his base will like it, but how many independent voters is he going to pick up from doing this?

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        Harris was in debates during the Democratic primary in 2020 (her and Joe Biden got into it over his past voting record) and debated Mike Pence in the VP debate.

        Also Trump’s mic will be off when it’s not his turn to speak. So he won’t be able to interrupt her.

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    Saddest thing is nobody is going to watch this who hasn’t already decided.

    The people who voted for him in the last two elections, who would gladly lick the diaper leakage dribbling down his leg off his lifted loafers, will not watch this. They will watch the clips of Fox News sycophants highlighting the two or three gotcha lines and declare him the victor, regardless of his performance.

    People on the fence will tune it out, as they have everything else, because they are absolute fucking morons who don’t give a shit about anything outside their own sight line.

    Harris supporters will confirm that she is a competent orator and debater who won against a gibbering human suitcase full of soiled laundry, and nothing will change.

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    Mr. Trump plainly believes that Ms. Harris is unintelligent, advisers and allies say.

    Coming from the guy that passed an Alzheimer’s test by knowing how to read a fucking clock. Trump is borderline retarded.

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      Well, let him run head-first into this trap of his own making. Let the nation decide when Harris can address all given issues with ease and coherent sentences while Trump produces random gibberish.

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    We will probably see some good ads the day before the debate to get him riled up.

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    I have no intention of watching this. I am going to watch the Walz/ Vance debate. That will be entertaining.

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    Harris should wheel a loveseat out onto the stage, and when asked about it, say “oh, I was just trying to help my opponent’s running mate feel more relaxed and comfortable”

    Like, holy fuck, can you imagine how hilarious it would be if she just went full troll and started needling him with oblique, subtle jabs? Not saying it’s a good idea considering how dumb our median voter is. But it would be quite funny.

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    I’m not at all sure he can play “tough”. It’s a lot easier to do when not actually facing the opponent. I predict that he’ll attempt to make a joke of it all and complain about something irrelevant. Unless of course he’s all drugged up. Then nobody can predict how fucking weird he’s going to be.

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    This sounds more like a brag coming from the Right. “It’d be a damn shame if Trump showed up and bullied Kamala at the debates, I sure hope that doesn’t happen! (wink)(wink)”