• Candelestine@lemmy.world
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    9 months ago

    Doing it would mainly call Trump’s bluffs, and help put to rest the “handlers are hiding him from the public” line of attack.

    And did fine by my personal opinion. If my memory serves, he mainly played to the calm in the face of Trump’s crazy, and it worked well. Particularly with moderates.

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      9 months ago

      His bluffs are never-ending and he can put that to rest by simply not hiding from the public. Just get out there and talk. He doesn’t need to stand on a stage while Trump yells over him.

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        9 months ago

        I disagree, I think showing the contrast directly is necessary in the face of modern media bubbling. Trump yelling over him does not hurt him.

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            9 months ago

            Unfortunately, a fair number of people, most likely. People can have short memories with politics, and the presidential debates tend to draw a wide audience. On top of that, some people are simply new to the political world in the past 4 years, finally reaching voting age and such.

            He’s a veteran politician, spent decades in the Senate. There’s probably few people on the planet that can handle yelling as smoothly as he can. He’ll benefit from facing it down. People want strength and resilience in a president.