Biden’s Path To Debate Victory Is Simple: Prove He’s Not Who Trump Says He Is

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I like your scenario, it’s pleasant to envision.

On that note, I’ve said since the day it happened that when Turnip was stalking Clinton if she had just turned around and said, calmly, “Do you mind?”, every woman in the country would have crawled thru crushed glass to vote for her.

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Biden already is everything Trump isn’t. He doesn’t have to do anything special - he’s already there.

Has the motherfucker resigned yet?

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Trump has almost no chance winning the popular vote,we need a clear Biden win .Today polls suggest he would win comfortably.But Mr Biden’s lead will probably narrow in 18 weeks between now& then.The closer the race, less soundly we should sleep.

Ed Luce

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Trump’s entire focus all his adult life is to intimidate and bully people. Biden will fluster and Trump will appear stronger. It would be a huge mistake to get in the same room with him.

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With maybe a “Bless your heart” preceding, heehee

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Don’t ascribe power to Trump that he doesn’t have. Trump calls everyone names on Twitter, but his only power of actual intimidation and bullying is over people who work for him.

Biden doesn’t work for him. Trump has no power over him, and in fact Trump is scared of Biden. You can read that between the lines in every Twitter post about how Biden’s mental health is declining, false claims that he has to know questions in advance, etc. It’s pure projection.

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You are naive.

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DO not fight on the ground that Trump wants to fight on
.
By arguing that Joe is not who Trump says he is,
You let Trump define Joe.

DO NO DO IT. It is a classic blunder.

It is exactly how Hillary lost.
You need to tell the US how you will help them.

And not in wonky detail, quick specific sentences.

Something like–
Where is the infrastructure repair he promised?
Joe will do it!

Where is the Health Care plan he promised.
Joe will do it!

Define Trump as
“only cares about Wall Street,
he is a millionaire New Yorker.
He doesn’t care about you,
He’s a liar and that’s an act.”

Ignore Trumps attacks, make him defend. He can’t do it.

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i like your post. welcome! how about a mimicking 2 handed water glass drinking routine the first time Trump tosses out a cheap shot?

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i’m calling B.S. Biden’s no wuss. quit your projecting.

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He’s not a wuss, and I’m not projecting. He’s an elderly gentleman in decline. If you cannot see that, and see Trump’s obvious, lifetime M.O., then we are all grateful that you don’t run political campaigns.

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He should insist Trump release taxes before debate

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Here ya’ go, Joe. This is how to beat Trump: (You’re welcome)

  1. Wait until the final day of the GOP’s convention to announce your VP choice. This will steal The Parasite’s thunder.
  2. Choose Val Demings for your Veep. A young black woman in a vital swing state will make Florida hard for The Parasite to take.
  3. Severely limit the number and length of your live interactions with the press. Doing so will reduce the gaff count.
  4. Insist that all debates be done in a Zoom-type format because in-person exchanges are a health risk. Not only will this demonstrate leadership on an issue where Parasite is weakest, it will prevent him from stalking you like he did Hillary.
  5. Establish your national campaign HQ in Flint, MI and announce the official start of your campaign there. The symbolism will not be missed.
  6. Hold campaign stops at C-19 hotspot locations, especially rural ones in red states. You should have plenty to choose from.
  7. Hold rallies in front of Trump Tower and Mar-a-Lago.
  8. Invite Mary Trump, The Parasite’s niece who just wrote a tell-all about her uncle’s odious past, to campaign alongside you.
  9. Don’t go negative. Let the surrogates and pacs do that.
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I hear this senility crap, and watch him in his live appearances, and I laugh. Biden is doing just fine. He makes his points, he says intelligent stuff, doesn’t get bogged down in the usual boring Democratic/liberal laundry-list routine, and most importantly, he makes it clear that he cares. Of course I won’t get a good night’s sleep until Trump is out of the White House, but I think Biden is handling this well.

I have my issues with some of his past, but I also see that he is a consummate pol, he knows the ropes, he really does listen and learn, and he is responsive to his constituency. I think the final piece will be the live debates - I hope that he is able to keep from participating in Trump’s games and just be himself.

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I don’t see how the presidential campaign narrows when the Covid-19 pandemic is out of control and the country has to shut down hard. The Trump family crime book is coming out soon written by a family member. Who knows what Climate Change will devastate. The numbers will become more horrible for Trump. People will stand in lines for hours to vote against Trump. Reality will win every time.

Ware a mask and practice social distancing and wash your hands often.

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Sycophancy out of fear would work just fine for him He doesn’t care about love. He cares about power.

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You’re right, he would fluster Biden. Unfortunately, Trump is the President, and Biden is not. Trump will throw every slight and insult he can think of, then demand respect from Biden for the office Trump holds. The “Bully pulpit” would be a tool for bullying.

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This “favorable” piece assumes Joe has a certain level of dementia because he has the occasional gaffe and he stutters once in a while, but if you have followed Joe for decades you know that he has always had a reputation for gaffes and he has had a mild stuttering problem since childhood. Neither are signs of dementia.

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Biden shouldn’t debate TRump. Biden is already winning in every poll. He should just let TRump self-destroy himself. Every time TRump opens his mouth more crap spills out that turns off voters.

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Free advice Joe. Enjoy!

  1. Wait until the final day of the GOP’s convention to announce your VP choice. This will steal The Parasite’s thunder.
  2. Choose Val Demings for your Veep. A young black woman in a vital swing state will make Florida hard for The Parasite to take.
  3. Severely limit the number and length of your live interactions with the press. Doing so will reduce the gaff count.
  4. Insist that all debates be done in a Zoom-type format and explain that in-person exchanges are a health risk. Not only will this demonstrate leadership on an issue where Parasite is weakest, it will prevent him from stalking you like he did Hillary.
  5. Establish your national campaign HQ in Flint, MI and announce the official start of your campaign there. The symbolism will not be missed.
  6. Hold campaign stops at C-19 hotspot locations, especially rural ones in red states. You should have plenty to choose from.
  7. Hold rallies in front of Trump Tower and Mar-a-Lago.
  8. Invite Mary Trump, The Parasite’s niece who just wrote a tell-all about her uncle’s odious past, to campaign alongside you.
  9. Don’t go negative. Let the surrogates and pacs do that.