Oz and Walker

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(10-26-2022, 06:47 PM)Sociopathicsteelerfan Wrote: Hobbs in AZ is doing it, knowing that Lake, who is far more polished both speaking in public and on TV, would annihilate her.  Nor is she the only Dem, or GOP'er, refusing to debate.  So, Fetterman's team either thought he'd do better than he did, which isn't likely considering how they took great pains to lower expectations, or they thought not doing it would be more damaging, which means they know the race is close, or they're likely to lose.  Fetterman wasn't great at debates before his stroke so, again, I think the first option is highly unlikely.

The debate performance coupled with a refusal to release his medical records is going to cost him this election.  Like I said earlier, if you're undecided going into that debate (and no one who is fired about abortion is undecided) I can't see anyway you come away from watching it planning to vote for Fetterman.

I didn't say Fetterman was going to win or that the debate helped him, I just don't think he was in a position where he would have done better by refusing to debate.  I think given his nature and image and medical questions that him refusing to debate would have been as bad or worse as where things stand now.

Hobbs can say that she's not going to give her opponent TV time to push conspiracy theories, that has some merit.  What can Fetterman say?  His refusal to participate would just be confirmation that he's not fit for the office.

But yeah, he may be in a no-win situation here which is why he did the debate in the first place, or maybe he's hoping Oz's history as a polished and well-spoken parasite with a Trump-template agenda turn off the undecided when they tuned in.

I'm not betting on Fetterman, but I can see why he did the debate.  How would you spin it to the undecided if you are on Fetterman's team and he declined to debate?


Oh, and I will say Oz winning seems pretty meh as he's a calculated type but Walker being a senator with his history of violence and utter insanity could be pretty damn interesting, I'll admit.