I’m putting this in the Pit because I think it will eventually go here, mods if I am wrong please correct.
I’m usually not very good at this but I have a couple already-
“A couple of months ago you said that a candidate for President was old, showing cognitive decline, and might not be able to complete a 2nd term. You were right, and the only exercise you get is lifting up a double cheeseburger before getting on a golf cart.”
See why I am in the Pit? No, she can’t say that so directly, but something similar. Drop the “cheeseburger” line? OTOH fuck the "when they go low…"strategy
Another one - "In his acceptance speech at the RNC Trump said he was the one protecting democracy. Now he and his supporters and trying to keep me off the ballot in many states. What is Trump afraid of? "
Has tanTrump already agreed to a second debate? With whom? Under what rules and conditions?
I think he’ll chicken out if he does not feel he can cheat properly.
No way he debates her. His line will be that she’s an illegitimate candidate so he can pimp the “Dems commit election fraud” angle. So he can’t “legitimize” her.
Which means these zingers just go in stump speeches and ads.
CNN has suggested that Harris promote herself as Prosecutor, while her opponent Trump is a felon:
“So when is your sentencing date, Donnie? Next week, week after next, when?”
“Oh, I understand appeals very well, Donald. I’m a lawyer, after all; I went to U of California for law. Hey, are you a lawyer? What school did you go to? Did you even get a law degree? How are you qualified to speak on the law and constitution when you are uneducated in both?”
"That’s CAL-I-FOR-NIA, Donald. Not “CABIFOWA, CALAFOBYA, or ‘That place somewhere out west that’s full of liberals, commies, and illegal immigrants.’ Why don’t you have a nice hamdberder, washed down with a cup of covefefe. You’re old; you need your rest; I understand. We’ll continue this tomorrow.”
Well maybe not zingers, and they won’t change any Trump voters’ minds. But I’d hope that they would shake Trump up.
I’m not so sure. Trump has resorted to schoolyard taunting before (name-calling, such as “Sleepy Joe,” “Crooked Hillary,” “Governor Newscum,” etc.), so the Democrats should do the same. If this race is to be a schoolyard sandbox, then Dems should jump right in:
“Trump’s afraid to debate Harris! Whatsamatter, Trump? You chicken? Yeah, you’re chicken. Brawk-buck-de-buck-brawk!”
Dems need to start “Operation Annoy the Fuck Outta Trump.” Goad the ever-loving shit out of him. Hire psychologists and comedians to figure the best way. Never let up. Do it in debates. Tweets. Truth Social. Tik Tok. Do it at every opportunity.
I think that’s what’s necessary. Throw him off his stride. Unnerve him. Now that his favourite target, a dementia-addled senior citizen, is no longer running; whatcha got now, Donnie?
Dig at what hurts Trump most—damage to his ego–and watch him implode.
Agreed, but in reverse.
You want him in his stride. On the husting. In full pomp. Speaking to his agenda. His policy positions. His ego. Get him freewheeling on abortion, trade, immigration and walls, about how much blood his ear spilt and the losers in the military, about nasty women and how he has been ordained to be re-elected by divine intervention.
Let Trump Be Trump.
If DJT was to lock himself (or by his re-elect campaign) in Mar-a-Lago and send out only canned and edited to-camera blather until November and he’ll win.
Get him talking on a stump about what he’ll do and enough rope will hang him.
Zingers are tricky in a debate because you can see the candidate just waiting to pull it out and if it falls flat they look goofy. You need to be a good off-the-cuff speaker to make it look right. Is that Kamala?
“Hey Trump, everything with your name is a joke, including this campaign. “
“I bet if that bullet had been a MCNugget you’d have caught it in your mouth.”
“Tell me again about how much you respect women. And for every lie…” and she pulls out a copy of a magazine……
Sadly it’s not. She seems like she should have that in her but I have never seen her do it. I think she has very carefully cultivated her political persona and sassy is not a part of it. She’s been a careful politician for so long she can no longer be a natural at snark. I wish it was different. Her speeches I have seen, while saying the policies I like, all come across a bit flat. She’s just reading a script. No passion.
FTR: I like Harris. I will vote for her if she becomes the Dem candidate.