Originally published at: The Harris Camp Master Class In Trump Baiting Continues
At the Democratic National Convention last week, Harris supporters and the presidential candidate herself leaned in to what is proving to be a successful attack on the former president: ridiculing him. Its a phenomenon TPM noted repeatedly in our coverage last week. While Donald Trump still stands as a dire threat to the nation, immigrants…
Even if the mics are hot, I think the moderators should have the ability to turn them off if he starts blabbing loud and long. Or at least lower the volume
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The Harris campaign is setting up a moment where Trump will try to talk over her and she’ll turn to him and say “Mr. Trump, I’m speaking, wait your turn like a responsible adult” or something like that. It’s in the same vein as when she shut some protestors off a couple weeks ago…there was a media moment about how strong she was on the stage. Doing that to Trump is going to make her look strong, and Trump will look weak if he shuts up or if he tries to get even more aggressive to her…the second will make him look like he’s bullying a woman, and that’s going to piss a lot of people off.
It’s good strategy to get inside his head, make fun of him, and get him angry, he’ll make more mistakes that way. It really does seem like the Harris campaign has his number…no surprise because Biden had his number in 2020 and that knowledge would have transferred over to her and the campaign staff.
EDIT: Oh, I should have noted that this also sells the “felon vs prosecutor” angle, as a prosecutor in the movies is always cool, in control, and looking to trick the felon into admitting something, while the felon rambles on and acts angry and aggrieved. It will feed right into that, and when she shuts him down at the debate he’ll look small. Pretty smart strategy, especially if you want to demoralize his followers even more…making Trump into a chump and loser totally cuts into his image.
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Yes! :Mock him. Ridicule him. Make him crazy.
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The Harris campaign must read Josh Marshall. They seem to understand how to always be on offense, always be making the move to keep their opponent off guard. Nobody at the Harris campaign really cares about the microphones. They just don’t. But making it an issue allows them to have the initiative. The other side can’t decide if it’s concession or a demand.
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She shouldn’t say a word. Just point at him and start laughing deep and slow then tip her head back and laugh until she has tears streaming down her face. Fist pound the lectern, then start laughing again. Three full times.
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Ignore my take. You’re right.
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I would prefer a blast from an air horn if he starts spouting off some rambling nonsense.
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Current Trump Campaign:
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You can go blind in a master class in Trump baiting.
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So, when will the ZFE (Zombie Fourth Estate) pontificate about Donald’s need to grow a thicker skin, to prioritize and stay on message?
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More than 200 Bush, McCain, and Romney staffers have just endorsed Kamala Harris & Tim Walz. I know this kind of thing will just lead to calls of “RINOS!” from MAGA, but it’s still heartening to see.
https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/25071901-bush-mccain-and-romney-alumni-for-harris-statement
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RFK Jr. found and froze several covid 19 victims who died in Central Park and keeps them in his garage inside some large chest freezers. He hopes to reanimate them at some later date, when he has time, using electrical power, from a 2011 Prius, in order to cure them with uv light from a fluorescent bulb suppository.
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