Friday, October 23, 2020

In final debate, Trump switched gears on Biden

The final presidential debate was last night, and a calm, masterful Donald Trump switched gears on ol' doom-and-gloom Joe...
The moment Donald Trump and Joe Biden appeared on the stage, Trump was in control. He looked robust, while Biden appeared frail and slow. Trump's dominance extended beyond looks. He ably defended his record against attacks from both Biden and the moderator, Kristen Welker. He also politely, but insistently, pressed Biden on his decades of failure, the damage he caused to the black community, and his corrupt dealings with his son Hunter. It was a rout.

Those expecting Trump to be a bit of a madman, as he was during the first debate, were disappointed. Trump, having achieved his goal during the first debate of forcing Biden to alienate some of his base, no longer needed the madman tactic. This time, Trump was charming, polite, and endlessly upbeat about America's prospects. Biden, meanwhile, literally said America was "about to go into a dark winter. A dark winter."

President Trump had several good moments in the final debate, but the standout moment is what became Biden's worst moment, "when Trump just drew out Joe Biden on energy, first on fracking, and then on the entire energy industry, setting him up and then ... letting him keep talking." And no matter how hard they try, Team Biden can’t UNDO that...
Biden’s worst moment last night came when Trump got him to admit that he wants to get rid of the oil industry. But Washington Post reporter Annie Linskey said Team Biden was trying to change his answer:
@Kbeds is Kate Beddington, and apparently she was trying to undo what Biden said. But Biden was very clear about it in his answer:
Biden isn’t confused here. He’s clear about transitioning away from the oil industry AND ending federal oil subsidies. Team Biden can’t fix this.
This moment was certainly pivotal for one C-SPAN caller, and I gotta believe it made an impact with other voters...
Bongino also honed in on how that "Big Statement" might affect Democrat voters of both moderate and radical persuasions, from those employed in the energy industry to those who protest against it...


And Sen. Cruz wasn't the only one stunned that CNN actually fact-checked Joe Biden!
There was some great commentary from the DailyWire fellas to wrap-up the evening. All in all, great debate to roll into the general...now VOTE like your life and liberties depend on it, because THEY DO!


Related link: Rasmussen Says Trump Just Hit the 'Holy Grail' of Reelection Numbers

ADDENDUM: Per Joe's request (and Sen. Paul reinforced)...
Team Trump released a reel of five scathing moments in last night's debate when the President called out Joe Biden on his joint-policy manifesto, hitting American families with more taxes, erasing our energy independence and the jobs produced by the industry, while enriching himself and his family through foreign entities. The President also called into question Biden's disproportionate incarceration of black Americans throughout the 90's, juxtaposed against the positive accomplishments for the black community that he's been able to push through in the last 3-1/2 years. Then ending the countdown with one of the biggest difference between the two: Biden is another politician making empty promises, while Trump is not of the swamp and continues to fulfill his promises to everyday Americans...
Posted by an ebb and flow at 5:00 PM