(09-11-2024, 06:48 AM)The Real Marty Wrote:

(09-11-2024, 06:41 AM)homebiscuit Wrote: I didn’t watch the debate and in no way am I excusing Trump’s performance, but the Democrat’s own PR machine, the MSM, took part themselves in exposing Harris’s own deficiencies over the last 3 and a half years. 

To me, your argument is simply justification of why you’re voting for her.

You may be right, but it's also justification for my very low opinion of Trump.  Believe me, if the Republicans had nominated almost anyone else, I would not be voting for her.   I think the debate exposed him for what he is, which is- not mentally qualified to be President of the United States, which, by the way, dozens of former high-ranking Trump staffers agree with, including many former cabinet members.  

Like I said before, I agree with her on some issues, and I agree with him on some issues, so I have to base my vote on whom I think has the temperament, the brainpower, and the personality to function effectively as President.  And it's not him.  Kamala Harris pushed his buttons and played him like a fiddle, right there on stage, when he should have been prepared, so if you still think Kamala Harris is an empty suit, what do you think other people who are not an empty suit will do with him?

The President doesn't debate other people on an open stage.  Phone calls and one-on-one meetings are in a completely different environment and decisions made in the Oval Office can be considered with the input and benefit of staff, advisers, etc. 

Trump is far from eloquent, but he can deliver a prepared speech reasonably well.  In a debate, or Q & A session, he's terrible.  He simply can't stop talking about himself and insulting others, which is his greatest flaw in my opinion.  He could have, and should have, hit the ball out of the park on immigration and he got a weak single at best. 

Overall, neither candidate was smart enough to give a quick and concise answer to any question and stop there.  Just because you have two minutes to respond doesn't mean it's in your best interest to do so, especially when it's a subject in your favor.  Score the hit and get out and make your opponent play defense.  If you make the point, then ramble on about some none-related issue, you're minimizing the impact of your own primary point.

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