Former President Trump said Tuesday he’s willing to hold as many debates as necessary with President Biden, saying there’s “an obligation” for the two to debate. Trump, who …
Did fine by what metric? Because it’s really not about cognitive abilities to debate. I just don’t see a good reason to do it. It sounds like both a waste of Biden’s time and a chance to give Trump ammo by ignoring ever crazy thing he says but putting every gaffe Biden makes into a supercut he plays at every rally.
Doing it would mainly call Trump’s bluffs, and help put to rest the “handlers are hiding him from the public” line of attack.
And did fine by my personal opinion. If my memory serves, he mainly played to the calm in the face of Trump’s crazy, and it worked well. Particularly with moderates.
His bluffs are never-ending and he can put that to rest by simply not hiding from the public. Just get out there and talk. He doesn’t need to stand on a stage while Trump yells over him.
Unfortunately, a fair number of people, most likely. People can have short memories with politics, and the presidential debates tend to draw a wide audience. On top of that, some people are simply new to the political world in the past 4 years, finally reaching voting age and such.
He’s a veteran politician, spent decades in the Senate. There’s probably few people on the planet that can handle yelling as smoothly as he can. He’ll benefit from facing it down. People want strength and resilience in a president.
Did fine by what metric? Because it’s really not about cognitive abilities to debate. I just don’t see a good reason to do it. It sounds like both a waste of Biden’s time and a chance to give Trump ammo by ignoring ever crazy thing he says but putting every gaffe Biden makes into a supercut he plays at every rally.
Doing it would mainly call Trump’s bluffs, and help put to rest the “handlers are hiding him from the public” line of attack.
And did fine by my personal opinion. If my memory serves, he mainly played to the calm in the face of Trump’s crazy, and it worked well. Particularly with moderates.
His bluffs are never-ending and he can put that to rest by simply not hiding from the public. Just get out there and talk. He doesn’t need to stand on a stage while Trump yells over him.
I disagree, I think showing the contrast directly is necessary in the face of modern media bubbling. Trump yelling over him does not hurt him.
Who doesn’t already know the contrast?
Unfortunately, a fair number of people, most likely. People can have short memories with politics, and the presidential debates tend to draw a wide audience. On top of that, some people are simply new to the political world in the past 4 years, finally reaching voting age and such.
He’s a veteran politician, spent decades in the Senate. There’s probably few people on the planet that can handle yelling as smoothly as he can. He’ll benefit from facing it down. People want strength and resilience in a president.
Did Hillary benefit from it?
No, but she had to battle sexism and subconscious biases. He’s in a different situation.
Hilary probably should’ve gone for the nuts. It’s not fair, but neither is politics.