10-26-2022, 09:11 PM
(10-26-2022, 08:50 PM)Sociopathicsteelerfan Wrote: As NC said earlier, better to have people think it might be true than to confirm it for them.
I get this, but I can also see a mindset where (marketing BS hat on) Fetterman has been painting himself as the "of the people" candidate, and part of being of the people is showing up and doing what you are expected to do even though you aren't feeling up to par and you aren't going to come off as sparklingly practiced and rehearsed as your opponent. Ultra spin? Any working class schmo REAL AMERICAN who has had to get up and work through illness when he'd rather stay home and sleep it off should relate to Fetterman GUTTING IT OUT.
People say they want honesty in politicians, so Fetterman showed up and maybe looked worse than he would have if he had a mansion in NJ to hide in. Maybe Nixon should have refused to debate JFK on television....lordy, we've been in the TV debate era for over 60 years and it's still catching people off-guard.
Or maybe he should have stayed home and did more social media shitposting about Oz. Wait, is Fetterman more of a Trump candidate than Oz is? The guy can post a good shit.