1) The debates didn't break the primaries. Instead, with the advent of social media, all of the candidates worst moments in the debates were replayed endlessly, and the weaknesses of all the candidates were brought to the fore.
2) Unlike the regular campaigning, where sound bytes can be carefully chosen by the democrat campaigns and distributed to friendly MSM accomplices to inject into the news cycle, the debates are hours long unfiltered looks at the candidates and often their absolute worse moments.
3) See: a couple old white dudes arguing about whether they had 9 or 10 black congressional caucus members supporting them.
In 2008 and before, social media hadn't reached its zenith. So, when the candidates inevitably shat their britches on tv, no one was watching anyways.
In 2008 and before, social media hadn't reached its zenith. So, when the candidates inevitably shat their britches on tv, no one was watching anyways.
4) The Democrats will, in the future when they have slates of such weak candidates, do away with the debates entirely. After Tulsi Gabbard knocked out establishment darling Kamala Harris (Using MY THREAD I'M STILL NOT OVER THAT TULSI FUCK YOU FUCK YOU FUCK YOU FUCK YOU)...
5) ... in the future, the Democrats will consider such debates too risky to their candidates. This Atlantic piece is just preemptive justification for that.
Trump saying he's considering not attending general election debates is just posturing; he will attend, and crush the Dem.
Trump saying he's considering not attending general election debates is just posturing; he will attend, and crush the Dem.
6) At which point, they'll proclaim that the debates are 'poor ways to showcase the candidate' or something and the Dems will call for the end of the general election debates too.
Especially if put Bernie up against Trump.
Trump will literally give Bernie a heart attack.
Especially if put Bernie up against Trump.
Trump will literally give Bernie a heart attack.
7) I don't know if there is a bigger flex we could pull on the Dems.
They've given Trump shit for years now about his weight, how much Diet Coke he drinks, how he's secretly about to keel over...
And their new front runner had a heart attack literally fucking last year.
They've given Trump shit for years now about his weight, how much Diet Coke he drinks, how he's secretly about to keel over...
And their new front runner had a heart attack literally fucking last year.
8) And if its Bloomberg, the dude has already had heart issues and stents and such, his campaign literally just admitted that when people accused him of having heart attacks.
The Democrats are flexing on THEMSELVES.
The Democrats are flexing on THEMSELVES.
9) No wonder they want to eliminate the debates and leave it to the heavily filtered and sanitized campaign appearances and advertisements.
The Democrats have fallen apart so horribly they can't afford to have live unfiltered looks at their candidates.
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The Democrats have fallen apart so horribly they can't afford to have live unfiltered looks at their candidates.
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