If the point is “air time” they had the split screen. She was on screen about the same amount of time. The difference was mainly in speaking time, which did him no favors. It allowed her to give some great non-verbal responses while he was speaking.
I’m pretty sure the Harris team planned for him to use more speaking time, didn’t think that was a bad thing, and used that to their advantage by showing her engaged, thinking, and paying attention while he was droning on. By contrast, he looked like he’d rather be anywhere else while she was speaking.
To his followers, it was 5+ extra minutes of national election rally. And none of those minutes were able to be rebutted. He got the last word in, almost every time. Maybe it didn’t hurt her any, but that’s no way to run a debate, caving in to him and letting him steal extra time. Just another instance of him getting away with whatever he wants.
Catching up on “Hannity” from earlier tonight and he’s interviewing the America-hating fkstick following the debate, and it’s the usual slurpfest while he’s back to playing his air accordion.
I’m cracking up at their narrative that “she’s immediately calling for another debate because she knows she lost… I’ll have to think about it but why should I debate her again since I clearly won?”.
“Illegal Haitians are eating peoples’ pets in Ohio! They’re going to perform transgender surgery on prison inmates! Harris lost the debate and wants another!”
Listened to most of it on the radio and wasn’t always sure when Trump was speaking out of turn. Sounds like quite a bit. But I remember thinking the same thing, after the Harris camp couldn’t get the mics turned back on they may have pivoted and decided to give him extra minutes, knowing he couldn’t resist taking them, just to see how ranty and unhinged he could get. I would call that a success.
This was a new one to me. I’ve mostly been able to miss hearing about this? A little bit of googling… This came from JD didn’t it? Why am I not surprised? I said to myself, “is he seriously talking about people eating pets? Cats and dogs? Really?”
Again having listened to it on the radio, Trump came off as ranty and unhinged, and Harris sounded confident, calm, and in control of the situation. Like a president. The abortion answer was a master stroke. And she pushed every single one of his buttons, mostly to good effect.
If I am on Trump’s debate team, I am considering a new line of work if another debate happens.
The handshake was the first time Trump’s hands didn’t look tiny. Harris has really really small hands.
I am not sure this was the best time for a Taylor Swift endorsement. Harris will already get positive press from this debate. It would be good to have another positive boost in a week or so. Also as a Swift fan ( not obsessed enough to be a true Swifty) I feel bad for Meredith and Olivia. Benjamin got the cover of Time and now this. Justice for the other cats! (But seriously if you want to really fall for Swift watch the behind the scenes The Tale of Benjamin Button which shows how she adopted him).
We mere mortals are speaking simply and playing tic tac toe while he is doing the weave and playing 3D chess.
Vance’s ill judged remarks were in danger of causing Trump to lose the childless cat lady vote. Now he is cleverly winning them back by reflecting their fear that their cats may be eaten by immigrants.
