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She set a tone at the very start when she walked right into his space to shake his hand and made him almost pull back into himself in response. She was in charge and never stopped being in charge. 

Harris also managed what neither Joe Biden nor Hillary Clinton nor any of the 2016 Republicans managed to do which is successfully bait Donald Trump and get under his skin. Within a few minutes Trump was visibly angry and not in a way that empowered him but in a way that made him lose focus, go down rabbit holes and generally go off onto damaging tangents. Spittle anger, not righteous anger, shall we say.

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[–] GiddyGap@lemm.ee 67 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (6 children)

He says he won and his supporters believe it. That's all they need. Doesn't matter if he was dominated or not.

[–] omarfw@lemmy.world 37 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Trump and his followers are truth proclaimers, not truth seekers. They believe truth is dictated by consensus, volume, devotion, etc because that's what their religion and their narcissistic delusions teach them. Everyone else knows that truth is something to be analyzed and determined, not proclaimed.

So in general, yeah it's a waste of time paying attention to what their reaction is. They're a predictable bunch.

[–] btaf45@lemmy.world 15 points 1 week ago

They believe truth is dictated by consensus, volume, devotion, etc because that’s what their religion and their narcissistic delusions teach them. Everyone else knows that truth is something to be analyzed and determined, not proclaimed.

It's the same old shit the Nazis did.

[–] _stranger_@lemmy.world 20 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I don't think you can use a racist cult as a measuring stick. Of course it doesn't matter to them, that doesn't mean it doesn't matter at all.

[–] Disgracefulone@discuss.online 6 points 1 week ago

He didn't say it didn't matter, he said it's a waste of time worrying about their reactions. Which in a sense, is true, considering how predictable those reasons always are.

[–] RampantParanoia2365@lemmy.world 13 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

But it also reassures anyone hesitant about her ability to hold her own as a leader. Her real job was not coming off as a political hack from a desperate party. And instead she played him like a concert fucking pianist.

[–] Lucidlethargy@sh.itjust.works 9 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

This isn't accurate. They may not change their vote, but this hurt them. This further proved that Trump is demented, bumbling, and easy to manipulate.

[–] stoly@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

In a triage situation, you focus on those who are most likely to survive given the resources available. You can’t fix extremists so focus on the ones you can save instead.