RhodyPatriot
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HA!
When the hell else in the history of American politics has a VP candidate's campaign leaked to the media that they are like SUPER SCARED to face the opposition on live TV???
This is unbelievable, even by woke Leftist standards.
But don't worry folks.
His participation trophy staff resolutely assure us, it's not about managing expectations!
Like totally for reals.
The article subsequently proceeds to highlight the stark admission that they have been hiding Walz away from the media, and due to this he may be a touch "rusty". (And in the process concedes that Harris is guilty of the same tactile defensive absence.)
I mean, have you ever seen anything so utterly ridiculous?
It boils down to this:
CNN is literally getting us used to the fact that Walz is about to epically bomb his debate against Vance.
The guy who's supposed to be so "WEIRD!" is about to crush the media's candidate, and they're already playing clean up on aisle 5.
Absolutely pathetic.
And laughable beyond all precedent.
When the hell else in the history of American politics has a VP candidate's campaign leaked to the media that they are like SUPER SCARED to face the opposition on live TV???
This is unbelievable, even by woke Leftist standards.
But don't worry folks.
His participation trophy staff resolutely assure us, it's not about managing expectations!
Like totally for reals.
Tim Walz is telling people he’s just as nervous about facing JD Vance as he was the Sunday afternoon in August when he warned Kamala Harris in his running mate interview that he was a bad debater.
Maybe more nervous, according to multiple people who’ve spoken to him.
And the pressure is even higher, when for the first time in modern campaign history, the vice presidential debate Tuesday is likely to be the last marquee event before Election Day. With many voters still saying they don’t know enough about Harris, it could be up to Walz to help convince them to trust a vice president he barely knew himself before she picked him.
Talking to the aides who have coalesced around him in Minnesota and other supporters, Walz constantly comes back to how worried he is about letting Harris down, according to close to a dozen top campaign staffers and others who have been in touch with the governor and his team.
And aides insist this isn’t just about setting expectations.
“He’s a strong person,” said Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar, who’s known Walz since they were each first elected to Washington in 2006. “He’s just not a lawyer-debater type. It’s not like he was dreaming of debates when he was in first grade.”
...the governor fears he won’t make his case as well as he needs to, according to people who have been speaking with him.
The article subsequently proceeds to highlight the stark admission that they have been hiding Walz away from the media, and due to this he may be a touch "rusty". (And in the process concedes that Harris is guilty of the same tactile defensive absence.)
He doesn’t take questions from reporters and rarely comes to chat off the record on his campaign plane. Aides declined requests for even a brief interview with CNN.
As they monitor how Vance has been fencing with reporters in Q&As after his many events, Walz aides know their approach risks Walz getting rusty.
Their hands are tied, multiple people involved acknowledge: The vice president’s staff doesn’t want a contrast that would highlight how few unscripted events Harris has done.
I mean, have you ever seen anything so utterly ridiculous?
It boils down to this:
CNN is literally getting us used to the fact that Walz is about to epically bomb his debate against Vance.
The guy who's supposed to be so "WEIRD!" is about to crush the media's candidate, and they're already playing clean up on aisle 5.
Absolutely pathetic.
And laughable beyond all precedent.