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'Disaster': Ex-GOP strategist believes Trump in for 'very bad night' if he debates Harris (www.rawstory.com)
submitted 3 weeks ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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[–] [email protected] 111 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

His strategy will be

  1. Throw word salad at every question

  2. declare his policies are the best that anyone has ever seen in the history.

  3. call “Camila” a Marxist, communist, socialist, bird brain, nasty woman, and a total disaster. All these words mean the same to him and his base.

  4. regardless how bad he does, declare himself a winner at the debate. Whine and fundraise for the rest of the campaign.

[–] [email protected] 56 points 3 weeks ago

Classic pigeon playing chess strategy.

[–] [email protected] 52 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

The same could be said of Trump debating a seasoned Junior High Debate Club member.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Like a well done steak seasoned with ketchup?

[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 weeks ago

Smeared across a wall in rage.

[–] [email protected] 43 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

He's going to use the same tactic and drown his opponent with do many lies and fake bullshit that they'll spend most of the time trying to prove him wrong instead of taking about their platform.

[–] [email protected] 58 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (2 children)

The gish gallop is remarkably effective- if you’re audience is a bunch of unserious, uncritical imbeciles.

Unfortunately, that’s basically the republican base;

[–] [email protected] 18 points 3 weeks ago

It's really pathetic how many of them lack any critical thinking skills. They're so enfranchised by the whole thing that they would rather lose friends and family over admitting a pedophile isn't fit to lead.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 weeks ago

Unfortunately, that’s basically ~~the republican base~~ your average American.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Yeah, but Harris has seen that dumb tired move, and so far she’s been a judo master that has been using his own attacks against him.

There is a reason she wants the mics off for the debate.

[–] [email protected] 38 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

She wants them hot the whole time. T****s staffers want them off.

“We have told ABC and other networks seeking to host a possible October debate that we believe both candidates’ mics should be live throughout the full broadcast,” Brian Fallon, the Harris campaign’s senior adviser for communications, tells POLITICO. “Our understanding is that Trump’s handlers prefer the muted microphone because they don’t think their candidate can act presidential for 90 minutes on his own. We suspect Trump’s team has not even told their boss about this dispute because it would be too embarrassing to admit they don’t think he can handle himself against Vice President Harris without the benefit of a mute button.”

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago

The urge to cough “bullshit” at everything trump say will be hard.

I’m not sure it’s a trade off for him babbling over Harris the whole time. We already know he’s unpresidential. I kinda thought the were calling his bluff so he could skip the debate, because there’s really no point having a debate with a liar.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 weeks ago

Harris wants the mics on. She wants him to interrupt her with gibberish so she can shut him down with a firm “I’m talking!” and so she can call him out for his behavior. She’s banking on him making an ass of himself while she keeps her cool.

[–] [email protected] 40 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Hot mics and cage match or im not interested. "Omg it's Harris with a steel chair!"

[–] [email protected] 30 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Then Principal Waltz threw the Couch Fucker off hell in the cell and he plummeted 15 feet through the announcers table.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Did u/shittymorph ever end up migrating to Lemmy from Reddit? I miss them.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

He was here briefly, but I believe went back to Reddit.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago

Damn, he's about the only thing I miss from there

[–] gravitas_deficiency 27 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

I heard he’s too much of a pussy to leave his mic on. Everybody’s saying it.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

He’s too much of a pussy to debate. He’ll back out.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago

Exactly, no way this is happening.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

I'd love for her to hit even harder.

"Trump wants out of the debate. I'd call him a pussy, but those things can take a pounding. Don't know about the rest of you girls, but unlike Trump, my genitals don't wilt at the slightest criticism."

[–] [email protected] 20 points 3 weeks ago

I sure hope so.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 3 weeks ago

This is just working to lower expectations so a bad performance can still be called a win.

[–] Socsa 17 points 3 weeks ago

Trump has frankly gotten embarrassed at every debate he's done, but the media handicaps him so hard that the narrative ends up being about everything his opponent does. So of course he's going to do the debate. He's going to say bat shit crazy things, he's going to lie, he's going to be cringe as fuck and he'll probably say a bunch of racist and sexist things.

And the next day all the media will talk about is the time Harris sneezed or slightly mispronounced some word or some shit.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Edit: wording, added another quote

It seems to just be a never Trump republican, not much is included in article:

Stuart Stevens told CNN panelists Monday night on "NewsNight" that not only is Trump's head in the wrong place — "his campaign knows it."

Trump's endless stream of attacks on Harris include calling her "dumb" and a “socialist lunatic."

Stevens said Trump has a "problem with women" — and a "real problem with Black women in power."

The former strategist said the debate will likely not come down to policy, but vibes from the two.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 3 weeks ago

Hopefully not as bad as election night.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

we can only hope. it's gonna be a fun night

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 weeks ago

I'm expecting him to do hilariously poorly. Man can't even maintain his train of thought when saying a single sentence.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 weeks ago

This coward is gonna back out. We all know it.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 weeks ago

New headline: Former president will be a train wreck in September. Order popcorn now.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 weeks ago

Shut up then

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

oh yeah, he should totally puss out as no one will make a big deal of that im sure.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Don't give me home, headline.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Ok, no home for you.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago

Ah, the new American dream!