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How Trump Should Approach the Final Debate
National Review ^ | October 21, 2020 | VICTOR DAVIS HANSON About Victor Davis Hanson Follow Victor Davis Hanson On Twitter

Posted on 10/22/2020 3:48:57 AM PDT by gattaca

The so-called mainstream polls of the swing states show the race narrowing. If the trend continues at the current rate, President Trump could poll even in two weeks—in addition to the “other” polls that show him near there already.

So Trump’s mission at the final debate on Thursday is to continue to accelerate his momentum, not to take risks to melt down Joe Biden with verbal fireworks.

Every 10 days, the campaign starts anew. Trump’s rallies are back. He miraculously beat COVID-19 in near record time. Judge Amy Coney Barret proved stellar. If most voters poll they are better off than four years ago, and they think Trump will win, it’s increasingly difficult to believe the disconnect that they are intent on voting against someone who will win and would likely continue to make things better for them.

No one has quite figured out how to calibrate the data on early voting, the Republican surge in swing state registrations, and the effect of the nation’s biggest campuses, mostly in the swing states, being either closed down or at least not fully open on Election Day.

Biden is inert. He’s running a virtual campaign in fear of the virus, of questions about Hunter Biden, and of his suspected intention to pack the court or stop fracking—of most anything.

Trump took risks along with 100 million Americans who feed, fuel and make things for Americans: you can no more run a campaign from the basement than you could a presidency—or country.

The latest new debate rules—that silence a candidate’s microphone to ensure his rival can offer two minutes of opening remarks without interruption, at the beginning of each 15-minute segment of the debate—could ironically prove to Trump’s advantage.

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To: urbanpovertylawcenter

First 2 min:
1-Disavow White Supremacy while stating that you always have disavowed them and to say anything is a lie.
2-Ask is that Hunter’s Laptop, his emails, are you the ‘big guy’, what was your cut for getting Burisma prosecutor fired.
3-Ask how many Peace deals in the mideast did you and Obama do?
4-Joe will you pack the Court.
5-Hotest economy ever. Guess I had the ‘magic wand’ to get manufacturing back. lowest unemployment for minorities too (race) 54% say they are better off
6-Criminal justice reform while Joe sponsored the bill to lock them all up. (race)
7-Joe has been wrong on every Foreign policy decision including Bin Laden raid while Trump whacked bag daddy and soleman
8- Illegal immigration end catch and release and built x miles of wall. (Natl Security)
9-Mention that you have no intention of eliminating coverage from pre-existing conditions. harm medicare and social security, as these are also lies.

to name a few. take advantage of the 2 minutes and bash him. Use the 2 minutes to be a newscaster


21 posted on 10/22/2020 4:56:43 AM PDT by Jimmy The Snake
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To: MayflowerMadam

Make them do that. Make the moderator cut his mic for talking about Biden’s corruption or the radical Left’s plans to destroy our institutions.

Then go directly against Big Tech/MSM censorship if they do. Tell the American people that Big Tech/the MSM are trying to protect Establishment corruption - which Joe Biden is a perfect example of.


22 posted on 10/22/2020 4:58:47 AM PDT by FLT-bird
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To: gattaca; All

Posted this in another thread and think its useful to post here also.

Trump should make the debate about race. Sleepy Joe put abortion clinics specifically in black neighborhoods. The Sleepy separated the black father away from the black family via mass incarceration. The new wealth fare state has bee used to replace the need of the black man in the home and has worked to oit the black women against the black men. That is Joe Biden’s record and it was specifically done because Joe Biden is a racist. That is why Joe Biden had absolutely no problem saying the N word multiple time on the floor of the United States Senate. When Trump is asked another non related question he should say, the conversation on race needs to be addressed further and shove this back at Sleepy again. Fly me over Trump. I can prepare the talking points and help you prepare. Go right at them with this race crap and make them beg for foreign policy and Hunter talk!


23 posted on 10/22/2020 5:03:49 AM PDT by wiseprince
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To: MayflowerMadam

You know they’ll have about a 10 second delay which will give them time to cut off anything he says before it get broadcasted.


24 posted on 10/22/2020 5:07:27 AM PDT by Old Yeller (Life is tough, but at least it's short.)
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To: urbanpovertylawcenter

Trump isn’t going to be allowed to say anything that will hurt Biden. They will just mute the Mic. It’s rigged. Waste of time.


25 posted on 10/22/2020 5:07:56 AM PDT by virgil (The evil that men do lives after them)
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To: Jimmy The Snake

**8- Illegal immigration end catch and release and built x miles of wall. (Natl Security)**

Central American Illegals are bringing the Wuhan Flu across US borders.


26 posted on 10/22/2020 5:09:04 AM PDT by Does so (Make mail-ins "provisional", count if walk-in vote is close. Ban ALL provisional if 2 are faked.)
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To: All

My fellow Americans, you elected me to drain the swamp. To fight corruption. All of the screaming and squealing and terrible noises you hear are the sounds of that swamp being drained. I’m sorry I’m not done draining it yet. You may hear those noises grow louder as we continue our fight. But I promise you that together we can finish what we started and remove power from those who would lord it over us all. As loud as those noises get, we can withstand and complete this task together, united.

Or something like that.


27 posted on 10/22/2020 5:20:12 AM PDT by mmichaels1970
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To: gattaca

VDH just reiterated what Rush said yesterday, some of it verbatim.


28 posted on 10/22/2020 5:45:20 AM PDT by Pollard (You can’t be for “defunding the police” and against “vigilantism” at the same time.)
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To: MayflowerMadam

Moderator won’t have the mute button,person in control room will,a Trump person will be in there as well


29 posted on 10/22/2020 5:46:14 AM PDT by ballplayer
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To: ballplayer

I would ignore Biden and his co debater in the “moderator” and just speak his heart to the American people.


30 posted on 10/22/2020 5:50:21 AM PDT by rlbedfor
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To: mmichaels1970

Love that! I hope he does say those things.


31 posted on 10/22/2020 5:50:44 AM PDT by Homeschoolmom
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To: ballplayer

I would ignore Biden and his co debater in the “moderator” and just speak his heart to the American people.


32 posted on 10/22/2020 5:58:08 AM PDT by rlbedfor
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To: Jimmy The Snake

Oh and include the no more Riots, Law and Order, protect the suburbs


33 posted on 10/22/2020 5:58:55 AM PDT by Jimmy The Snake
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To: tenger

Perfect! I like it. ;0)


34 posted on 10/22/2020 6:13:09 AM PDT by super7man (Madam Defarge, knitting, knitting, always knitting.)
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To: MayflowerMadam

They said moderator won’t have the mute button but one of the tech people behind the scenes. Commission also said that each candidate can have a person in the room with the technician.

I probably will not watch the debate. I like to read what is going on, what happened, or just watch Tucker give the low down, clips, etc.


35 posted on 10/22/2020 6:20:28 AM PDT by Engedi
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To: Fido969

Yeah, no night raids on Hunter, Joe like they did all the Trump people, especially Roger Stone. Insane how FBI has sat on all of this since Dec 2019 and especially kept silent during the impeachment.


36 posted on 10/22/2020 6:21:53 AM PDT by Engedi
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To: MountainWalker

Biden will cite the 50 former intell people who state it’s fake news, Russian interference and DNI head is lying and a Trump shrill.


37 posted on 10/22/2020 6:23:28 AM PDT by Engedi
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To: gattaca

Very Sound advice from VDH, I hope Trump utilizes it.


38 posted on 10/22/2020 6:26:27 AM PDT by 1Old Pro (FILL THE SEAT)
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To: Cowboy Bob

“Can the moderator also block a candidate during their own 2 minutes?”

I’m not sure what the official rules are, but we know who she is, we know who she works for, and we know she’ll have the mic button. Rules don’t matter to these people, and they’re never admonished for breaking them.

I’d say there’s a 75% chance she’ll cut off PDJT 1 to 3 times.

That’s why PDJT needs to have visual aids folded up neatly in his jacket.


39 posted on 10/22/2020 6:27:55 AM PDT by MayflowerMadam
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To: gattaca

VDH and Rush are absolutely right. This is Trump’s chance to move the small percentage of undecideds into the fold. I hope he follows this advice.


40 posted on 10/22/2020 6:30:27 AM PDT by Mase (Save me from the people who would save me from myself!)
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