Opinions I played Trump in Clinton's debate prep. Here's what Biden can expect.

[mfcorey1]

Donald Trump is a very bad debater. Donald Trump is very difficult to debate.

These two seemingly contradictory statements are equally true. He’s a dangerous opponent. In 2016, it was because he had nothing to lose. Now, it’s because he has everything to lose.

I would know. In the last cycle, I had a unique assignment: playing Trump’s stand-in during Hillary Clinton’s mock debates. Before donning the ill-fitting suit I had tailored, my preparation included studying the 11 Republican primary debates in which Trump participated, watching each three times: once start to finish; then only exchanges involving Trump; and finally only Trump, standing at a lectern in my living room with the sound off to focus entirely on his gestures and body language.

Mimicking his appearance, gesticulations and histrionics aside, my overall approach meant zeroing in on the four topics that obsessed Trump: immigration, Obamacare, trade and “the swamp.” When he was on offense, his attacks on (and nicknames for) Clinton were honed and simple by the time the debates began in September. But he rarely, if ever, defended himself. No matter the attack against him — and there were some doozies — he dispensed with them quickly. And in the GOP primary debates, his answers involved three parts: I am great; you are terrible; and a nonsensical digression that often changed the subject entirely.

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[qazplm135]

1. yeah it's like nailing slime to the wall but

the difference is in 2016 he was a challenger and he didn't have any responsibility to account for a record and no history of what he would do as President.

He wore a cloak of "successful billionaire."

But now, he has a record, he has acts to be analyzed, he has responsibility to account, and his cloak is gone.

[dawg day]

2. Carville said Biden needs to come up with some catchphrase of disdain --

I think it's a great idea. That would drive Trump crazy, and everybody would be repeating it the next day and laughing.

I suggest, "As Ronald Reagan said, there you go again."

[marybourg]

3. "Act like a president, Donald"

[chowder66]

4. +1

[dawg day]

5. "At long last."

[marybourg]

6. Yes!

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

7. K&R