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#twudebate Watch for framing: she called his tariff plan "the Trump sales tax" and described its effects much like economists do. He argued he has no sales tax and then talked about his tariffs.
September 11, 2024 at 1:13 AM
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Trump is trying to frame her as the incumbent, which isn't a dumb tactic -- but at least in this room, it's not working.
September 11, 2024 at 2:45 AM
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Harris is ending with the best lines from her stump speech.
September 11, 2024 at 2:43 AM
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One of our faculty members, Alana Taylor, talked to the room about climate change prior to the debate.
September 11, 2024 at 2:39 AM
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Something that Trump is *excellent* at: reframing.

Example: Most people would look bad and weak for having so many ex-employees speak ill of him, but he's reframed it about being tough enough to fire poor performers.
September 11, 2024 at 2:35 AM
#twudebate Reminding the audience about McCain's thumbs-down was a smart way to respond to the Obamacare issue.
September 11, 2024 at 2:33 AM
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Harris keeps bringing up Project 2025, which Trump has disavowed. But it does exist, and its writers are associated with him.

Trump keeps referring to plans about taking guns away that no one has proposed.
September 11, 2024 at 2:31 AM
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I don't know how much of the Central Park 5 story our students know, but they sure seemed into what she said about it.
September 11, 2024 at 2:25 AM
#twudebate That race question sure jolted this room. Loudest reaction all night.
September 11, 2024 at 2:23 AM
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I can't wait to see the natsec community's reaction to the Abdul story.
September 11, 2024 at 2:21 AM
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I keep typing fact checks and then Harris just says them, before I finish typing. That's new. Didn't happen in 2020, 2016, or 2012.
September 11, 2024 at 2:20 AM
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She didn't meet with Putin and wasn't negotiating peace. That's a mischaracterization of her mission.
September 11, 2024 at 2:17 AM
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A note about NATO, since it's part of the context for this part of the debate. It's a treaty. Our Constitution makes our treaties the supreme law of the land. If we were to abandon our NATO allies, we would be violating the Constitution.
September 11, 2024 at 2:14 AM
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It'll be interesting to see how people on the Right react to the fact-checks. They've been correct, but I anticipate it'll be played as biased.
September 11, 2024 at 2:03 AM
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Party conventions don't work like regular elections. What happened with Harris's nomination was unusual for the modern era but not a violation of any election law or the Constitution.
September 11, 2024 at 1:59 AM
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Many of those judges were GOP, some appointed by Trump. His lawyers couldn't get a case through a court system that requires evidence.
September 11, 2024 at 1:54 AM
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The best analysis of the January 6 events took place during the January 6 Committee hearings. Virtually everyone testifying was from Trump's team or state GOP.
September 11, 2024 at 1:48 AM
The transgender operations on illegal immigrants in prison came out of nowhere. Big reaction in this room (not a positive one; laughter). #twudebate
September 11, 2024 at 1:45 AM
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The matter of Harris's changes of position is the best tack for anyone opposing her. Trump has tried to bring it up, but has gotten sidetracked. The moderator is the first to get her to address it.
September 11, 2024 at 1:41 AM
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He's shaking his head as Harris says he called for terminating the Constitution, but she's quoting one of his posts from social media.
September 11, 2024 at 1:40 AM
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Joe Biden wasn't found guilty of anything.
September 11, 2024 at 1:39 AM
The on the spot fact checks have been on target and well-timed.
September 11, 2024 at 1:37 AM
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Trump has said Venezuela is safe, and joked with Elon about moving there.
September 11, 2024 at 1:33 AM
September 11, 2024 at 1:28 AM
No one has ever proposed aborting babies after birth. That isn't a serious position.

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September 11, 2024 at 1:27 AM