The Harris and Trump teams don’t agree about whether mikes should be cut when their opponent is speaking.
You might think Team Harris wants the mikes cut. But actually, they want the mikes kept on throughout the debate. Team Trump wants them cut, because they are afraid Trump won’t be able to control himself and end up looking bad. Which I think is hilarious.
The USA has a male circumcision rate of over 80%, so likelihood is that Mike is already cut.
They did… Mike’s not the VP candidate this time around. I was trying to figure out what he was going to be doing at the debate….
Hot take: Harris’ team wants open hot mics because there’s a nonzero chance of catching Trump uttering the hard-R
It was never about making him lose voters, his rabies-frothing brain dead fan base will never break. It was about making him look like the massive corrupt openly racist piece of shit that he is, so that everyone else with a brain will be motivated to actually get out and vote AGAINST him.
You might think Team Harris wants the mikes cut. But actually, they want the mikes kept on throughout the debate. Team Trump wants them cut, because they are afraid Trump won’t be able to control himself and end up looking bad. Which I think is hilarious.
I hope they know what they’re doing . Trump voters don’t expect Trump to present logical arguments and back them up. They expect him to shout nonsense, talk over his opponent, and then declare victory at the end because that’s what their idea of “tough” is.
So I hope the Harris camp has thought this strategy all the way through. A debate “win” isn’t determined by who presented the most logical arguments or the most coherent vision. The winner is determined by who gets a bump in the polls and ultimately gains voters afterwards, and potential Trump supporters aren’t looking the same things as Democrats.
Harris isn’t using the debate to win over Trump supporters. That ship has sailed. She is using the debate to win over swing voters and motivate her own supporters.
Polls show swing voters don’t like it when Trump interrupts people, and it can motivate (ie enrage) her own supporters.
Polls show swing voters don’t like it when Trump interrupts people, and it can motivate (ie enrage) her own supporters.
I hope this is true, but there are definitely many swing voters who consider Trump’s bullshit to be how tough people behave , and it makes them more likely to vote for him. If that weren’t the case I doubt he would have been elected.
Team Trump wants them cut, because they are afraid Trump won’t be able to control himself and end up looking bad. Which I think is hilarious.
thats what team Harris says, doesnt mean its true if you want to be neutral.
I am sure team Trump woukd say something like we dont want Harris intruptting Trump when its his turn.
I am pro Harris but I agree with muting mics
