Sunday Thoughts September 08, 2024

Autumn is upon us which means the campaign will move to the center of our thoughts. The first debate is this week, and it should be amusing if the CNN interview of Harris is an indication of what we can expect from her in a live setting. It is clear that her handlers are very worried about this, which is why they tried every trick in the book to rig the thing in her favor. Most likely, they have a secret deal regarding the questions and some moderator tricks on Trump.

To their credit, the Trump people held the line. Over the years, it has been standard operating procedure for the Republicans to help the Democrats rig these things in their favor. They would concede to the format, the moderators, the location, and the composition of the audience. Their principles demanded they roll over and play dead for the other side. The Trump people, most likely Trump himself, have held the line on most of it, which is another reason why conservatives hate him.

My hope is that Harris shows up half in the bag, slurring her words and cackling like a lunatic. That would be spectacular entertainment. You would get the event itself and then a week of the toadies trying to explain it away. People forget that the week following Fetterman’s hilarious debate was filled with absurd explanations for why this brain damaged hobo was shouting random words and phrases in response to questions.

Sadly, Trump will probably be on his best behavior. A little bird tells me that their internal polling is good in every key state right now. Harris is not doing events in New Hampshire because the public polling is correct, and she has a solid lead. As we saw with Biden, the plan for Trump will most likely be to keep the focus on Harris, especially when she is fumbling, and not come off as cruel or aggressive. That is probably the right call, but the not most entertaining result.

Topics

* The Folkmoot

* Trump Trial Delayed

* Debate Prep (Link)

* Virtual Campaign (Link)

* The Worst People (Link)

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