He [Mitch] has been remarkably effective overall.
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Trump’s legal defense team doesnt’ get to present its case until Saturday, a weekend day on which few people will be watching the trial or listening to the evening news coverage.
The opening day for ANY defense is a critical. So how exactly does that help the president publicize his case and win the PR battle when the viewership is obviously down?
It doesn’t look like Mitch is the “genius” some people think he is. Rather it appears he is being outmaneuvered by the crafty House Dems who already managed to call their ‘virtual’ witnesses via video during their presentations.
Nobody's watching now because everyone knows it's a sham. So, who cares whether the defense starts on Saturday?
A third of the Republican senators weren't even in chambers when Shiff started his show today. (Almost third of Senate not seated to hear Adam Schiff rebuke)
” a weekend day on which few people will be watching the trial or listening to the evening news coverage.”
You just may be surprised.
It will take 3 days so the money part will end during the week on Monday and everyone is home watching TV on Sunday night.
Saturday is the day most people don't have to work, and so have an opportunity to watch live that they didn't have during the weak. It's actually a better chance to get your entire presentation to more people, especially in winter.
In any case, good clips will get circulated via Youtube, etc., so the message will still get out.