Kendrick Lamar teaches us that, in public debate, refuting your opponent's arguments point by point is less effective than identifying your opponent's single greatest weakness and maintaining message discipline.
Maybe too many Democratic politicians, including Biden, are addicted to the delusion that Republicans have to be treated like serious, respected colleagues, whose mere presence indicates some important degree of support by Real Americans, and at all times Real Americans must be respected.
This is a good angle. Another approach using it might be, "He keeps faking it hoping to make it." Or, "He hasn't done anything really good, so he has to make it up."
From emptywheel - Mehdi Hassan - he nailed the problem with the firehose of lies from Trump and also the 3 steps to counter them. No excuse that Biden's team didn't prep for this.
www.c-span.org/video/?c5081...
There's only so much one can do when the network hosting the debate has promised to give the pathological liar a platform to lie without any pushback whatsoever.
Why you lyin' like a liar?
Ain’t you tired?
Tryna cop a feel and it’s probably your daughterrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
Certified lover boy?
Certified insurrectionist!
I heard that by many people before the debate and then Biden chose to soar with an expert mean girl. Fell right into a trap everyone was aware of. Why wasn’t Biden?
Why would you be in a different position?
Biden is still POTUS If the best running government, with the best economy etc.
Elections aren't about debates.
