Most of the people who watch the whole thing live are already decided. Very few people are going to watch the full thing again, and most ‘normies’ only watched long enough to see some drama, see if Biden could talk, and get a ‘sense’ of the race.
From here on out, the vast majority of the viewing will be done using CLIPS, with ‘fact-checking’, gaffes, and meme-able material the most ‘viral’.
The MSN can be counted on to favor good Biden moments and ignore key Trump points.
So when Trump ‘acts out’, interrupts, doesn’t ‘go for the kill’ or ‘prove this point’, HE IS ACTUALLY FOLLOWING A SMART MEDIA STRATEGY. Neutral voters see that Trump was defending himself about lies, and it might be the first time they even considered that it might BE a lie at all. MSM clips that show Trump ‘raging’ end up prompting people to look up what he’s talking about. The ‘rudeness’ of constant interruptions doesn’t grate as much in clips, but the 2 v. 1 nature of the interactions shows through. And the pundits and wonks will comb through and do the fact-checking and side-by-sides, followup questions, and ‘proofs’, but only if Trump mentions an issue during the debate in a way that provokes curiosity.
When you consider it this way, our 5-D GEOTUS’s messaging task is a far different cry from a simple ‘debate’ — and a lot of his choices, timing on raising certain issues, topic focus, and overall strategy makes a great deal more sense. And he spoke directly to US at the end.
Remember this when thinking about these debates:
Most of the people who watch the whole thing live are already decided. Very few people are going to watch the full thing again, and most ‘normies’ only watched long enough to see some drama, see if Biden could talk, and get a ‘sense’ of the race.
From here on out, the vast majority of the viewing will be done using CLIPS, with ‘fact-checking’, gaffes, and meme-able material the most ‘viral’.
The MSN can be counted on to favor good Biden moments and ignore key Trump points.
So when Trump ‘acts out’, interrupts, doesn’t ‘go for the kill’ or ‘prove this point’, HE IS ACTUALLY FOLLOWING A SMART MEDIA STRATEGY. Neutral voters see that Trump was defending himself about lies, and it might be the first time they even considered that it might BE a lie at all. MSM clips that show Trump ‘raging’ end up prompting people to look up what he’s talking about. The ‘rudeness’ of constant interruptions doesn’t grate as much in clips, but the 2 v. 1 nature of the interactions shows through. And the pundits and wonks will comb through and do the fact-checking and side-by-sides, followup questions, and ‘proofs’, but only if Trump mentions an issue during the debate in a way that provokes curiosity.
When you consider it this way, our 5-D GEOTUS’s messaging task is a far different cry from a simple ‘debate’ — and a lot of his choices, timing on raising certain issues, topic focus, and overall strategy makes a great deal more sense. And he spoke directly to US at the end.