People (like myself) will tune in to see how Trump handles the mic situation and then move on. Millions of people have already voted and a vast majority of people have already made up their minds. This is all show. This debate changes little to nothing.
I remember the 2000 debates. Bush was Bush for all 3 debates. We got 3 different versions of Al Gore. “Smarter than Bush” Gore, humble and funny Gore, and focused Gore. It hurt him (IMO) because no one knew which Gore was the real Gore.
Trump going from ultimate jerk to presidential won’t change anyone’s opinion. Strange what 20 years does.
Freepers were crying over that one yesterday. They were convinced Sam was their guy. And of course started forming theories in how he must have been blackmailed to explain the betrayal.
Republicans have two moves to react. Denial, and a conspiracy theory. Every single time.
Any other Republican candidate would be up on Biden by 20 point at this point. This is a “and the band continued to play on the Titanic” moment for the GOP.
I dunno about that but because he plays rugged cowboy roles they think he’s actually a rugged cowboy and by default a Republican. Nobody seems to care more and are routinely hurt by Hollywood than Republicans. It’s the only way I ever know what celebrities are saying is by reading about Republicans complaining about it.