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Analysis Biden and Trump are betting on debates to help magnify the other's weaknesses Lauren Gambino
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But Democrats argue that Biden can more easily draw a contrast with Trump and remind voters why they rejected his Republican rival in 2020.
We need voters to see Trump 2024 with their own eyes, the Democratic strategist Simon Rosenberg wrote on Thursday, a candidate who is far more extreme and dangerous; whose performance is far more erratic, wild, impulsive and disturbing.
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Even in a polarized media environment, presidential debates remain the SuperBowl of politics, Kall said, offering candidates what is likely to be the most prominent platform of the election cycle. For both Biden and Trump, the events are high-risk, but also potentially high-reward.
Everyone is expecting the election to be decided by half a dozen states. Those states will be decided by thousands or tens of thousands of votes, he said. So a debate that 70 or 80 million people watch could certainly change enough votes to matter.
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https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/may/17/biden-trump-debates
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Analysis Biden and Trump are betting on debates to help magnify the other's weaknesses Lauren Gambino (Original Post)
Uncle Joe
May 2024
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marble falls
(60,200 posts)1. TFG better not get into that discussion. But I really hope he does.
bucolic_frolic
(45,824 posts)2. "70 or 80 million people"
Hilarious. There is MAGA, and non-MAGA. 82% of those are decided. The only question is whether they'll vote or not. Undecideds will break for Biden. This election will be won in the stretch. We have the horses. Trump is in a golf cart.
Uncle Joe
(59,657 posts)4. I agree, we have the horses, but it's vital for the American People to critically determine
Secretariat from a corporate media distorted Trojan Horse.
It's not just what happens during the debate but afterward as well and the tens of millions of Americans having a crystal clear view of the candidates not colored by partisan fans will require a focus on actual issues and policies; which in turn will send *rump to the toilet bowl of history.
Omnipresent
(6,133 posts)3. A great debate!
So people can see the difference between an insecure, whiny, crybaby and a man with presidential stature!