This is where Trump is at his best. He's killing it at tonight's debate, railroading Wallace and Biden. Whoever prepped Biden should be fired.
Trump is the master of chaos every college debater hoped desperately never to encounter. You can't debate plans and policy. It doesn't work. You have to prep to frustrate, undermine confidence, to get under their skin.
I'm not endorsing Trump, by the way. This is an observation of his performance at this debate tonight. What are the goals of a modern presidential debate? Exert power, energize the base, get air time, dominate tomorrow's headlines. Not dissemination of policy.
I was a nationally ranked debated in college (and competed for 4 years in high school). There was a guy who debated like Trump we all dreaded. The only way to win was to make him feel uncomfortable, make him lose his confidence. In doing so, I'd make myself look bad. I hated it.
*debater
You can follow @amywebb.
Tip: mention @twtextapp on a Twitter thread with the keyword “unroll” to get a link to it.

Latest Threads Unrolled: