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Evidently the sticking point for the presidential debate is a mute button. Now if I told you one sde wants a mute button but the other side does not, which would be which?
Well, the Trump campaign is arguing there SHOULD BE a mute button while the Harris camp is insisting there SHOULD NOT BE a mute button.
Now ain't that a kick in the head for the free speech republican folks?I don't think Democrats can get on
too high horse about this one. The "mute button" demand originated with
the Biden campaign when they set up the original debate terms:
theguardian.com - Biden trump election house republican democrat politics updatesThey, of course, would not have characterized the purpose of that request as Joe Biden's team being embarrassed that Biden can't handle himself against Trump without the benefit of a mute button. They would have instead framed it as a way to make sure the debate didn't degenerate into crosstalk, because Trump has no self-control.
The strategic considerations regarding the mute button have changed with the change in nominee....but I don't think the Democrats can paint themselves as
too noble on this point....
