But you get a sense of the candidate by how they respond to counter points and how they are able to pivot on the fly. Sort of like in an interview, you’re asked a bunch of questions?
Same idea. It shows how prepared you were, whether you have good advisors, whether or not you need a diaper change.
Which leads me…I really want Harris, at some point in the middle of the debate, hold her finger up to her nose, like trying to pass off that she’s trying to rub it but really she’s blocking her nasal passages. And then in the middle of her turn say, “Oh God. I’m sorry but there is just an awful smell. Can we break for a minute and check it out? I’m worried it might be a gas leak or something.”