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Negotiations over the Sept. 10 spectacle have hit an impasse over whether to leave the microphones on.

  • Rapidcreek@lemmy.world
    18·
    2 months ago

    Interesting that the Harris campaign is being reported to want the mics to stay on, which runs counter to what many have demanded as a requirement for debating Trump. That would mean she is less concerned with him attempting to talk over her (her famous “I’m speaking” line comes to mind), and perhaps more interested in catching him saying something she can attack.

    As annoying as it is, and there is some risk, I think letting Trump rave and bluster might be the best way to go. Especially in the hands of a skilled prosecutor.

    • treefrog@lemm.ee
      121·
      2 months ago

      These debates aren’t about policy anyway, they’re about optics.

      Trump will lose his shit and prove how old and weird he is. Harris will I’m speaking him when he interrupts. The libs will gush. The left will moan. Harris’s campaign will have sound bites for advertising.

      It’s not Trump/Clinton. Trump running three times now gives the Harris campaign a lot of info on what to expect out of him. And Harris can shut Trump down without looking elitist.

    • bradinutah@thelemmy.club
      10·
      2 months ago

      This is a win-win for Harris. She can handle Trump in either scenario. She’s going to exploit his weaknesses either way. By making the hot mic into an issue, it puts 34’s aides on edge leading into a debate where their underdog is very bad at playing the part of underdog. Weird DonOLD will be sweating bullets and might even run offstage in a cowardly huff!