• Zachariah@lemmy.world
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    4 months ago

    Is this so Harris will turn it down, and then when Donald turns down a real debate, he can say, “Harris started it did it first”?

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      4 months ago

      It’s been a pretty effective strategy for Trump so far. It’s pretty much the only effective strategy he’s got: Accuse your opponent of anything and everything you’re planning on doing. Not only does it put your opponent on the defensive having to defend against false allegations, but when they call you out for actually doing it, their accusations are either written off as no big deal or retaliation.

      Right or wrong, it’s actually a very effective strategy. Think of two brothers fighting. One runs to mommy to complain. What happens 95% of the time? The one who gets there first gets to tell their story, and whoever gets there second is told “leave your brother alone” and probably gets grounded. And most of the time, mom neither knows or cares who did what.

      Trump has mastered being the first kid.