Better than last time is wrong measure
If what is past is prologue, if Trump manages to get through the debate without repeating his “Interrupter-in-Chief” performance, the stage could be set for a collective judgment that Trump performed better, that he improved. This would be the “Trump curve” in action, and employing it at this most crucial juncture would be a massive disservice to the American people..
This is the lens in which we should be contextualizing and analyzing his debate performance. If he lies, if he knowingly puts information into the public light that undermines public health, destabilizes our election, or misleads the American people about their welfare, the performance should be labeled nothing short of an unmitigated disaster from someone who is not mentally fit to continue on as our commander in Chief.
It doesn’t matter what happened in the last debate. It doesn’t matter if Trump manages to display some semblance of self-control. The words, “compared to the last debate” have no place in this discussion. Debate coverage needs to be guided by truth and fact. Otherwise, we run the risk of repeating the same mistakes from that speech in 2017. Hopefully, we’ve learned something since then, because if not, we might end up re-living the same result from Election Night 2016.
Kurt Bardella is a member of USA Today’s Board of Contributors who served as the spokesperson and senior advisor for the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Republicans from 2009-2013. He is also a Senior Adviseor for The Lincoln Project. Follow him on Twitter:
usatodayopinion Lies? Biden is a hypocrite and playing Harris like a puppet using her ethnicity to promote votes by african americans! Wake up people.
usatodayopinion The only thing that matters now is that EVERY eligible self respecting red/white/blue American cast their vote to REMOVE the worthless turd Donald J Trump & the Republicans who support & enable his dangerously corrupt & ignorant behind from office.
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usatodayopinion More manufactured consent
usatodayopinion Trump will be looking for a fight, as always. That is his only play. A read: “Trump Loves a Fight; Cuomo Should Not Take the Bait”
usatodayopinion Biden wins before it begins! Trump is done.
usatodayopinion Thanks for reminding us how horrible the last four years have been. voteblue2020
usatodayopinion What about Joe 'the plagiarizer' Biden who has documented proof of lying in the past? We're just ignoring that? Dropped out of the '88 race because of it.
usatodayopinion Sickening. A whole book could be written about Biden's lies: He did not march with MLK, was not arrested trying to visit Mandela, did not graduate at top of his class, did not have full academic scholarship, did not graduate with 3 degrees, did not attend Delaware State U...
usatodayopinion Nice unbiased article. Is this USAToday or the China News Digest? By the way you are stomping the pavement for Biden, it must be the China News Digest. EnemyOfThePeople
usatodayopinion Now do Biden....the guy your paper and every one is censoring for
usatodayopinion Hey usatoday where’s your article on Hunter and Joe I hope Trump sues you big time
usatodayopinion Kurt is a Never Trumper. Has not meaning to anyone of his opinion.
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usatodayopinion Yes, I agree. There are so many reasons Trump is unfit for duty! If Dr. Fauci had the power to wrap Trump up in a straight jacket on live TV, the ratings would be out the roof! Seeing that happen would give most of us more satisfaction and laughs than we've had in months!
usatodayopinion I haven’t seen any opinion pieces from USA Today about Joe’s corrupt family. I’m sure it was just an oversight.
usatodayopinion I am somaya i from Afg i am disability from left hand my father former UN staff in Afg Unfortunately, he lost the job. our family in difficult condition we are in a serious bad situation. In this situation, Corona, war,unemployment,poverty is a disaster.Plz help & donate us.
usatodayopinion He's been unfit for office since the day he took the oath.
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