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Originally Posted by Hot_Flatus
Or Biden could sit there like a patient, professional candidate and wait for the moderator to handle it. Continuing to be surprised Trump is resorting to these tactics and then allowing ones self to engage in off topic BS benefits nobody but Trump.
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Had Biden sat back like you suggest, the commentary would be that Biden looked weak. Not pushing back also validates what Trump says to many people (admittedly stupid people, but stupid people's votes count too).
The challenge for Biden is walking the thin line that is both assertive and respectful. He did better in the 2nd half, but at the start I think he was surprised by Trumps performance.
The reason Biden didn't nail this, IMO, is Trump's performance was so far outside even Trumps own extreme behaviour. We haven't seen Trump (nor any other politician) behave like this. Did anybody predict this level of performance by Trump?
And this isn't just politics, I haven't seen behaviour like what Trump did in a professional setting in a 20+ year business career. I just think it's something nobody thought would happen.