This is what Trump does naturally that DeSantis has to work at (which DeSantis does more than adequately):
He rejects the frame someone else tries to impose. Most ppl don't do that. Esp when 'put on the spot'.
He then creates his own frame, sets it all up out loud as he does so, too. Like he did to this PBS bitch.
This is what is so infuriating to his 'debate' and media opponents. Most don't know how to respond in time.
So when Trump is at a debate, he only is debating with himself, really.
He also gets to take advantage of a characteristic of his campaign that only one other POTUS in history has had: Grover Cleveland.
I call it Schrödinger's Incumbency.
He gets to lean on first term incumbency when he wants to yet also can flip to being a fresh challenger in an instant. He can also be both at the same time.
Whereas Kamala has to revert to her baggage ridden Senate and AG positions or Biden's, but not both at the same time. Because if she tries it, it becomes a confusing mess like her unscripted Suessian word salads.
Another thing; Team Kamala doesn't have anyone who thinks like a Populist, like this:
Not hard to at least FAKE Populism, Kamala. Even Senile Joe can do it from time to time. But Trump keeps cleaning your clock with NEW populist promises: Tax free tips and now SS checks.
I made the mistake of watching msnbheehaw after this and …it was bad bad bad. Yes FOX propagandizes. But they let Trumps comments stand on their own, showing fairly lengthy clips. Even on The Five, a strictly commentary show, they played full length clips.
MSNBHEEHAW ran tiny clips, completely out of context. Their supposed hard news anchor was full of adjectives, with zero actual reporting.
I think anyone I speak with in the future that brings up anything related to politics, I will first question what their primary news source is. MSNBHEEHAW is pure propaganda.
I was at a buddy's house earlier and his black neitghbor who makes his rounds on his golf cart pulled up in his back yard where we were and the first thing he asked. "Are you watching that Trump press conference?" we were like, "No what are you talking about?". He starts laughing, "Boy Trump is on there giving three black ladies a FIT!" "There some debate or something today where Kamala and Trump were supposed to answer question by the press, but Kamala didn't show up. So they brought Trump out about 39 minutes too late. Then started asking him a bunch of gotcha questions. They asked him about Kamala being black and he said. 'Oh She is!? I thought she was an Indian!'" He said he was kicking their ass, they had a bunch of loaded questions that would have ended the career of any other White politician but Trump just was steadily knocking them down. They tried to limit his answer and told him he was running out of time.. He said, We waited for Kamala for 38 minutes and she didn't show up. We got plenty of time!
I haven't watched any clips because his reaction was more than enough. He was laughing and guffawing the whole time.
https://x.com/_johnnymaga/status/1818713274768376035
Romney or McMuffin would be like "Who me? Couldn't be, I apologize."