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I Played Trump in Hillary Clinton’s 2016 Debate Prep. Here’s What It Takes to Beat Him.
The Politico Magazine ^ | July 30, 2019 | Philippe Reines

Posted on 07/30/2019 2:54:58 AM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet

Before any of them takes the debate stage on Tuesday and Wednesday, the 2020 Democratic candidates will already have put in dozens of hours each preparing. But here’s what they need to understand: Nothing they do to prepare for the primary debates will feel remotely similar to when the nominee faces Donald Trump in a debate.

My perspective on this is unique: I was assigned the role of playing Trump during Hillary Clinton’s general election debate prep in 2016. His stand-in. Her sparring partner. The ball machine. Over 17 years of working for her, I’ve argued with and annoyed Hillary plenty. But this time, I was supposed to. And without question, she did the debates right. They were her most successful three days between the high of accepting the nomination and the low of Election Day.

To prepare myself for her grueling debate prep, I watched the 15 Republican primary debates and forums in which Trump participated three times each: once the whole way through; a second time focusing entirely on the exchanges he was part of; a third time with the sound off to watch his mannerisms and body language. I might know his debating style—if you want to call it that—better than anyone on the planet (aside from Hillary Clinton, of course). These are the qualities that make Trump such a tough opponent in a debate, despite the fact that he is possibly the worst debater in presidential history. If Democrats are serious about nominating a candidate who can beat Trump, these are also the qualities that their nominee should be able to respond to—and how. What better time to start figuring that out than now?

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To: sauropod
These are the qualities that make Trump such a tough opponent in a debate, despite the fact that he is possibly the worst debater in presidential history

How did that work out for Phillipe "The Soyboy Front Hole" Reines again?   thinking face

81 posted on 07/30/2019 12:45:52 PM PDT by kiryandil (The Media & the DNC tells you who you're gonna vote for. We CHOSE Trump.)
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To: Freedom4US

You’re probably right on the money.


82 posted on 07/30/2019 2:13:01 PM PDT by Flaming Conservative ((Pray without ceasing))
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To: urbanpovertylawcenter
at 6 foot 5, de Blasio would tower above Trump. (Watching the Republican debates, it seemed to me Jeb Bush’s height advantage unnerved Trump.)
Actually, a video shows Bush had a disadvantage, and it unnerved him.
it takes a better candidate to beat Trump and there is none.
There’s a first time for everything, they say - but no one without the title of “governor” has ever defeated a sitting president’s reelection bid. There are two or three governors in the Democrat presidential pack - but they’re not socialist enough to get any traction so far. None have big time name recognition, to date.

83 posted on 07/30/2019 2:28:13 PM PDT by conservatism_IS_compassion (Socialism is cynicism directed towards society and - correspondingly - naivete towards government.)
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To: Eroteme

Someone else posted it on FR yesterday. I’m copying. But I love that word. I picture dems all peeing backwards on themselves. I can’t really picture what that means, other than pee-soaked dems is descriptive of their brains.


84 posted on 07/30/2019 3:49:40 PM PDT by samtheman (The drive-by media is the true boss of the democommie party.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

85 posted on 08/01/2019 7:17:57 PM PDT by grey_whiskers (The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change with out notice.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Reines is a frothing at the mouth #NeverTrumper. Only he can attend a Trump rally and fail to see the cheerful citizens who are pleased with PDJT’s Presidency. Sad to be so full of hate.


86 posted on 08/05/2019 7:36:02 AM PDT by WWG1WWA (Brothers, what we do in life echoes in eternity." -MarcusAurelius - (stop messing up my tag, FReak)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
The debates are about one thing: looking Presidential.

You ask yourself, can you see this person as the President.

Trump is already the President.

-PJ

87 posted on 08/05/2019 7:40:22 AM PDT by Political Junkie Too (The 1st Amendment gives the People the right to a free press, not CNN the right to the 1st question.)
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