…and after

Back for a little summation of what most of us watched in real time….  

Seems that all of the back and forth about muting or unmuting microphones was for naught, because the former President insisted on interjecting numerous times and was accommodated each time.  The Vice-President also did this a couple of times, but not to the extent that former President Trump did.

It seemed there were two consistent approaches here….Vice-President Harris spoke to camera much of the time, except when she was explaining things to former President Trump, and that showed a keen awareness of the split-screen nature of these debates and how they’re shown.

Donald Trump seemed like a feeble old man to me most of the time, ranting at various points and reacting negatively to most of what Kamala Harris had to say about him.  He could not look at his opponent, he failed to distinguish between previous lies and newer positions he had taken on race, foreign relations, tariffs, immigration and a host of other subjects.  He completely backtracked on his recent acknowledgements that he did not win the 2020 Presidential election and claimed that the Biden administration is responsible for all of the prosecutions against him.

Kamala Harris appeared rightfully incredulous at some of what she heard from her opponent, recognized that she easily got under his skin, and still managed to convey an air of Presidential-ness, if you will.  

If there’s a true loser in this debate, it’s Donald Trump, and he wasn’t defeated by Kamala Harris, he was defeated by his own ego and his own warped view of how things are and how they should be.


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