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First, is the moderator going to allow the candidates to speak freely (when the microphones are on)? During the first debate when Biden was struggling, Tapper or Bash would throw out a lifeline and reel Biden in. I’ve said on multiple occasions that Vice President Harris needs a teleprompter more than Biden. She is wholly unlikeable and will ramble incoherently without the direction of a teleprompter. She speaks in legalese. When she doesn’t know what to say she will speak in a circle and hope that no one notices. For example, “I am so happy to be here at the preservation of natural resources gala because nothing is more important than preserving natural resources with galas to preserve natural resources.” Seriously, it’s painful to watch. As much as I would like President Trump to throw his verbal jabs when the opportunity would present itself, this would be the time for restraint. Because there would be so much material for him to react to that he would appear to be a bully. Those moments where she changes her accent three times in one response because she doesn’t know what audience the feed is going to, will only help Trump. The moderator will do all he can to protect her, including tailor questions that appeal to her strengths.
Second, the type of questions posed to the candidates are crafted to be similar, but typically are far from it. I can imagine Harris’s first question will be something tough like, “what is your favorite color?” Then when they ask Trump the same question, before he has a chance to answer they say, “wrong, moving on.” ABC is notoriously biased in their coverage. There is no other reason to employ George Stephanopoulos. For those that don’t know him, he was the White House Communications Director in the Clinton White House. What does that mean? All he did was spin Bill Clinton’s lecherous debauchery and make Hillary Clinton appear relevant, he more than earned his paycheck. He spun more magic for the Clintons than Rumpelstiltskin. Thankfully, George won’t be moderating but I wouldn’t be surprised if some of the questions were carefully crafted by George to back Trump into a corner. All of ABC news is scrambling to conjure the same type of magic to make Harris likeable. Fortunately, I don’t think there is enough magic in the world to accomplish this.
The third and final thing to watch for during the debate is comfortability. President Trump needs to maintain his composure and reply with a presidential demeanor at all times. They are going to throw everything at him to try to make him lose his cool, but more importantly, to try to move him off topic and to lose his train of thought. President Trump has held the job and excelled. They will try to make him look old, stumble on his words, and look uncomfortable. Basically, try to make him look like Biden. I am confident that Trump is getting the best preparation, but I want him delivering concise answers. By doing this, it will allow extra time for Harris to speak and Harris without a teleprompter is chaos in a pantsuit. She doesn’t look comfortable on camera; she looks like a commercial for undiagnosed social anxiety disorder. She can’t hide on that stage, and she won’t be able to hide her discomfort. This is Trump’s opportunity to show the American people how overmatched she is and that he exudes strength and grace under pressure.
Will the networks look at this debate objectively when the cameras are off? Probably not. I will. I grade these fairly critically. For example, in the first debate I gave President Trump a C-. Why, because of his potential not because he was debating a head of cabbage. Looking objectively at the interlocutors, Trump again clearly has the advantage, but he should be trying to improve on his last debate performance, not just trying to win. Tuesday, President Trump has an opportunity to show the American people that he is great for the country and that the legacy media has been spewing lies for years. I’m not saying that the debate will pull down Super Bowl type ratings, but I wouldn’t be surprised. Harris has proven in prior debates that she will say anything to win, no matter how salacious or provocative. I believe that she will attempt that again on Tuesday, probably against what her advisors suggest. She can’t help herself. As a former prosecutor she thinks she is an expert, but in reality, she is out of her depth. She won’t appeal to any of her policies because she doesn’t have any. She has already taken down her “pronouns” from her bio on “X” to appear centrist. Harris can no longer hide in the basement like “Uncle Joe” but has to engage in this debate. Many people are looking to this debate to provide clarity, but I see it as much more. This is the opening act to show that the candidates can handle pressure on a small stage, instead of on a global one. The difference is that the pressure as president carries real consequences, sometimes deadly, and I don’t believe VP Harris is ready, she probably never will be. Is this really a debate, no, but it is an opportunity to showcase the poise of Donald Trump and finally get that squatter out of the White House.
Stay Poised My Friends.
Aaron from Georgia