Joe Biden did a terrible job at the debates because he was sick and weary but he still showed up to work just like millions of Americans who wake up not feeling well. By the way, how DOES one debate against a Gish Gallop anyway, which is precisely what was standing at the other podium that night?
Heather Cox Richardson “This was not a debate. It was Trump using a technique that actually has a formal name, the Gish gallop, although I suspect he comes by it naturally. It’s a rhetorical technique in which someone throws out a fast string of lies, non-sequiturs, and specious arguments, so many that it is impossible to fact-check or rebut them in the amount of time it took to say them. Trying to figure out how to respond makes the opponent look confused, because they don’t know where to start grappling with the flood that has just hit them.
It is a form of gaslighting, and it is especially effective on someone with a stutter, as Biden has. It is similar to what Trump did to Biden during a debate in 2020."Am I supposed to believe that a well rehearsed GISH GALLOP is all you need to take down a democracy?
It didn't work in 2020 and aside from Biden's cold, it did not work the other night either because Biden's poor showing did not magically make Trump's gish galloping look strong, it made Trump like what he is, a reality TV star.
Lots of candidates have a poor debate night and still win in the end.
Hey, I'll be clear about this, if Biden gets replaced I will still vote for the Democratic nominee, not because I'd vote for an old yellow dog, but because Donald Trump serving another term as President is a ticket to a modern day Enabling Act known as Project 2025 and the end of democracy as we know it.
