With the upcoming debate we have a classic case of one candidate who is completely steeped in the subject matter and an ignoramus who is completely out of her depth when it comes to anything beyond cursory knowledge gleaned from watching TV soundbites.
Paradoxically Joe Biden has a much harder job here because his side will try to stick with the facts while his opponent will be free to make shit up as she goes along. To us politics junkies it will be easy to spot this right away. For the less informed masses there is a good chance she may come across as knowledgeable, tough and assertive. I have seen one too many debates lost by the good guys simply because they let the other side crapflood the discussion with untruths, distortions and fabrications.
But there is a way to fight this and still wreck your opponent without looking mean, condescending or over the top. Read below the fold to find out how.
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