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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He will, and the Left won't care.
I’m probably going to be wrong, but who knows?……
Have they declared Joe the winner?
Yes, but I’ll give him the edge, when it comes to having a plan and sticking to it. He’s still pretty sharp.
Joe, can’t remember whether he walked to work, or brought his lunch.
Trump should be able to deflect a jab, and throw 10 in rapid succession.
I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT BIDEN’S EMPLOYMENT NUMBERS/UNEMPLOYMENT NUMBERS ARE TRUTHFUL.
25 MILLION MORE PEOPLE ARE WORKING NOW?
COVID HAD A HUGE LOCKDOWN.
FAUCI CAUSED THAT.
MANY VOTERS CANNOT GET EITHER CNN OR S-SPAN
CANNOT WATCH IT-—ONLY ON PAY TV.
I WISH EVERY PERSON IN CONGRESS/FBI/DOJ WERE AS ‘UNHINGED” as TRUMP.
“Republicans never learn.”
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The Stupid Party is a well earned moniker.
That's problem number 1,2 and 3. These typical "preppers" are terrible. Trump needs to change things up, be prepared to use unconventional methods to highlight Biden's lack of ability to think on his feet.
As Rush would say:
“Low information voters”
Fewer Americans were working at the end of Trump’s term because of COVID-19 restrictions and scare tactics.
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