I am very concerned about what I have learned about @VP Mike Pence& #39;s debate preparations.

It& #39;s an incomplete view, no doubt, but also a worrying one, given the stakes.

There are a few hours left, so read this thread and RT if you want someone on VP& #39;s team to see this.

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@KamalaHarris excels at set pieces like her attack on @JoeBiden last year ("that little girl was me").

She is 100% certain to attack Pence on COVID.

"You were in charge of the coronavirus task force. But you couldn& #39;t even protect the president."

Pence better be ready.

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What& #39;s @VP& #39;s answer on coronavirus? It can& #39;t just be the usual about ventilators & vaccines.

It has to start with the fact that @realDonaldTrump is getting better, and note that Biden& #39;s proposals have copied Trump& #39;s plans with one crucial exception: Trump values freedom.

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Biden, Harris, and most Democratic governors want to shut down the economy indefinitely. They have also closed churches, trampling America& #39;s religious freedom. Meanwhile, they forced nursing homes to accept coronavirus cases without testing, condemning seniors to death.

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The response on coronavirus has to be aggressive. It& #39;s not a small part of the debate. The media have their articles written already; they will just fill in Harris& #39;s quotes and ignore the rest of the debate. Pence has to surprise by coming out strong -- civil, but strong.

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I am told that Pence is planning to attack "hypocrisy" in Harris& #39;s record. Nobody (except pundits) cares about "hypocrisy." Too abstract. Talk about her support for ending cash bail and releasing violent criminals. Talk about her persecution of journalist @daviddaleiden.

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Scott Walker was Pence& #39;s debate prep coach, and apparently there were a few others. I don& #39;t know if any were black women. That worries me. @VP will not be debating an old white guy. The unwritten rules are different. He has to attack more in sorrow than in anger. Will he?

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The weakest point for Harris -- for all Democrats, including Biden and Senate candidates like Mark Kelly -- is that they don& #39;t want to answer key questions: will they pack the courts? end the filibuster? bail out the blue states?

Pence has to ask if the moderator won& #39;t.

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Trump let Biden get away with his usual hoaxes ( https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/09/30/pollak-six-hoaxes-trump-failed-to-debunk-in-the-first-debate/).">https://www.breitbart.com/politics/... Pence can& #39;t let Harris do the same, or attack his Christianity. He needs to step back and say: "Before I answer that, let me debunk a vicious lie that my opponent and Joe Biden have been spreading."

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