Name:   MartiniMan - Subject:   Some pre-debate thoughts Date:   6/27/2024 5:10:44 PM

I will be the first to admit I do not plan to watch.  Nothing Biden or Trump can say will change my mind.  Biden has to go.  I would have preferred DeSantis but Trump is the nominee and I will support him 100%.

This is not Trump v. Biden.  This is Trump v. Biden, Bash and Tapper.  You can count on them going full Candy Crowley on Trump and treat Biden like their dementia suffering Grandpa.  That is the reason for the time limit on answers and the mic silence button.  It will save Biden from going on about Cornpop, his uncle being eaten by cannibals, his son dying in every war since WW2, driving a truck, etc.

Lot of talk about whether cnnBS gave Biden the questions in advance.  That's just wrong.  The Biden campaign gave cnnBS the questions to ask and they will do as they are told because they want him to win.  The questions will focus on things that do not matter to the electorate, it will be lawfare, lawfare, lawfare, Jan 6, will you accept the results, COVID, etc.  Litttle about inflation, soaring housiong costs, $10T in new debt, illegal student loan bailouts, energy prcies, crime, illegal immigration, deficits, China, Ukraine, etc.  And even when they touch on those issues it will be with loaded, one-sided questions to try to make Trump look bad.

Regardless of what you and most of the viewers think, the media is going to be 24/7 how Biden won the debate.  You will be scratching your head and wonder if they saw what you saw, they did and it won't matter.  And the snap polls, which will be biased, will also come to a the same pre-determined conclusion.

The bar for Biden is set so low (essentially can he make it 90 minutes without collapsing) that he is going to outperform expectations.  Ya see, when they spend 7 days figuring out the optimal drug combo they will probably get it close to correct.  Hence his refusal to take a drug test, a rational thing to do given what he is going to be on.  Just look at his eyes.  His pupils will be dilated, he will alternate between shouting and whispers, etc.

Biden will come out loaded for bear and will be very aggressive....because that is what he does in every debate.  Whether he can do that for 90 minutes is a mystery.   If he does he will either sway people to him or turn them off.

If I were Trump I would let Biden talk as much as possible and ignore him while answering the questions and responding to Biden's malicious lies.  Like Reagan, he should pleasantly say, "There you go again" and stay on his message.  Whether Trump has that level of discipline is anyone's guess but I am skeptical.  He will be his usual self and that is not going to help him with women or independents.

If you happen to watch chime in tomorrow on how I did.  I will be thrilled if I am wrong on any of these, flabbergasted if wrong about even one or two.