Mr. Biden must also attack future Trump policies that swing voters reject, such as Mr. Trump’s promise to pardon Jan. 6 felons. Mr. Biden can make hay by describing their violent acts.
Posted on 06/19/2024 6:30:46 PM PDT by conservative98
Joe Biden and Donald Trump will enter CNN’s Atlanta studio next Thursday for the most important 90 minutes of this election season. What they say, the impressions they leave, their confrontations, mistakes and humanizing moments could determine who wins in November.
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To understand what each camp faces, I talked with five Republicans and three Democrats who have helped presidential candidates with debates, from role-playing opponents and critiquing prep sessions to spinning the press after the studio lights were cut.
Everyone agreed that both candidates face tests of self-awareness and impulse control. Mr. Biden must demonstrate sustained mental acuity. He can’t freeze, stare blankly or sound befuddled. Mr. Trump can’t come off as unhinged or enraged. The words “rigged election” shouldn’t pass his lips. He has to keep his cool and can’t make it all about himself.
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The experts I interviewed agreed that Mr. Trump should make the election a referendum on Mr. Biden’s four years while Mr. Biden should make it a choice between the stability he’ll provide and Mr. Trump’s chaos.
Mr. Trump has the easier task of validating the public’s feelings of discontent. He can hammer the cost of living, the border crisis and the decline of public safety in many American cities. Voters already think Mr. Trump is better at handling these issues. The former president should spend as much time on what he’ll do in his second term as on Mr. Biden’s failings.
Experts cautioned that Mr. Trump shouldn’t overhype issues, such as by blaming Mr. Biden for Americans getting killed by illegal migrants, an argument that can easily be turned back against him. All it takes is one such victim on Mr. Trump’s watch for Mr. Biden to flip the issue on him and muddy the waters.
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Mr. Biden must also attack future Trump policies that swing voters reject, such as Mr. Trump’s promise to pardon Jan. 6 felons. Mr. Biden can make hay by describing their violent acts.
If Trump’s people are convinced that the purpose of the early debate is for Biden to crash, and thus be replaced, then Trump should ditch the debate, maybe see that he doesn’t ‘feel well’, and completely DESTROY the Democrat plans.
“Mr. Biden should make it a choice between the stability he’ll provide and Mr. Trump’s chaos.”
Things are a million times more chaotic under Biden with the illegal invasion, war on fossil fuels, fumbling around abroad, turning our back on Israel, letting the Houthis win, tranny policies killing real women, inflation, EVs rammed down our throats, DEI and ESG everywhere.
The whole bromide that Trump was “chaotic” is an MSM manufactured and nurtured lie.
Karl Rove? Bah!
I give Biden at least a 2 to 1 edge at this debate (if it even happens). And that’s for one simple reason: the debate will be run by CNN.
Biden will get softball questions. The moderators will jump in to help if he freezes. And I wouldn’t be surprised if someone at CNN gives Biden’s team all the questions ahead of time.
For the life of me, I don’t understand why Trump doesn’t demand a neutral venue with neutral moderators. Maybe someplace like C-Span.
The GOP is sometimes called the Stupid Party. Along those same lines I must call Trump the Very Naive Debater.
Rove? Really?
“The words “rigged election” shouldn’t pass his lips”
Because of course the chorus line of Regime Media has screamed “debunked conspiracy theory!” a zillion times in the last 3 1/2 years and we’re all supposed to buy it.
Repetition is supposed to make us question our own eyes and ears. In addition to threats from the State Gangsters.
So take anything Rove says and stick it where the sun don’t shine.
You wrote my post! Glad I read to the end.
Trump is an idiot for agreeing to this debate. Nothing positive will come from it. All Biden has to do is remain standing for the debate, and he will be declared the outright winner. And they’ll have him drugged up enough to ensure that happens.
Dear Poster. Please add Rove’s name to the headline so I can
skip the article. Thanks.
>> I give Biden at least a 2 to 1 edge at this debate... I wouldn’t be surprised if someone at CNN gives Biden’s team all the questions ahead of time.
Babylon Bee agrees!
https://babylonbee.com/news/12-leaked-questions-from-cnns-upcoming-presidential-debate
Yes. Biden will get at least one question that basically asks: “Mr president, why aren’t you getting the credit you deserve on the greatest, most successful economy of all time?”
>> Please add Rove’s name to the headline so I can
skip the article.
LOL! You’re not interested in what ol’ Turd Blossom thinks??!?
The only people Biden has provided stability to are the top 10%. For the remaining 90% stability does not exist.
>> Trump is not debating Brandon, he is debating the CNN and the fools named Jackass Tapper and the other clown. With every question, Trump should address it to the moderators and not Brandon, reminding them they are fools pretending to be moderators.
Of course! And President Trump will take them to the woodshed. He’s got no reason to be cordial or mince his words, whatsoever. I think this debate will work out well for him.
I’m hoping he lays into Alvin Bragg and Wetback Cur Merchan without mercy, too. It’ll play right into the need for the USSC to put a stop to the New York Courts’ election interference come sentencing time.
Just my 2c.
You are correct.
But is it stupidity, or on purpose?
We all know the establishment would just assume have Biden/any Democrat over Trump.
But why would the Trump campaign keep kicking Lucy's football?
>> The whole bromide that Trump was “chaotic” is an MSM manufactured and nurtured lie.
Yeah, and should We The People believe THEM, or our own lyin’ eyes?
I think Trump is betting that Joe has already lost his marbles. I wouldn't take that bet. He's still functional with the drugs.
There will be no debate. The events of the last three weeks have been a total disaster for Biden. He gets lost at different events, cannot find his way off a stage and now can’t even get in a suburban.
Biden will not debate. His excuse? It would be beneath his dignity to debate with a convicted felon. That’ll be his story and he’ll stick to it.
You can be sure that Bunghole Biden has been provided with all the questions so that he can be practicing all his answers for a week. The questions to Trump will portray Trump in a negative light to put him on defense with every damn question. The questions to Biden will be positive-“you have accomplished blah blah blah, so how do you want to build on this.”
They are on opposite sides so Trump can’t see Biden’s teleprompter.
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