Matthew Giraldi: Correct. I've said countless times this year that I believe a lot of our populace still views Trump as his 2016 self. The amount of changes from 70 years old to 78 is already a lot. Add to that being president and having a near-death COVID experience and you get his current babbling-incoherent form

nothing annoys me more than the notion of an "expectations game." there is no rule that says journalists must evaluate political events on the basis of expectations set by party apparatchiks. edition.cnn.com/2024/06/26/p...

Tonight is going to be a shit show of little substance and will help exactly 0 people makeup their minds. I am glad I don’t have cable so I can’t be tempted to watch.

I'm not quite as convinced. Trump has gotten visibly less well and I suspect a lot of people don't know that yet because they aren't paying attention.

Correct. I've said countless times this year that I believe a lot of our populace still views Trump as his 2016 self. The amount of changes from 70 years old to 78 is already a lot. Add to that being president and having a near-death COVID experience and you get his current babbling-incoherent form

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