If I were coaching Joe Biden for a debate with Donald Trump, of course Joe would need to be up on current issues and policies. But this would also be part of my strategy.
1. The Republican presidential candidates thought they were in a debate, but Trump behaved like he was the 7th grade school playground bully. I would make sure Joe was prepared to be the skilled teacher who could handle the bully and come out as the respected leader.
2. Trump will focus on Joe’s “failures.” Joe must be prepared to note that Trump had more failures in 3 years than Joe had in 46 years.
3. Biden needs to clearly define leadership and demonstrate that he has a record of leadership that Trump can’t touch.
4. Joe should not get defensive, but just keep hitting Trump’s failures.
5. Trump will try to hit on Joe’s sometime confusion in speeches, but Joe must be ready to calmly identify Trump’s flubs and lies, rolling out a scroll listing every documented one of them.
6. Joe should demonstrate his competence and experience in world affairs by asking questions that would stump the Trump.
7. When Trump comes up with his likely snidy “nicknames” for Joe, Joe needs to point out how unpresidential that is.
8. Joe needs to be prepared to laugh out loud when Trump is absurd.
9. When Hunter Biden comes up, Joe should say that he will be honest about his Ukraine issues if Trump is ready to be honest about his Ukraine issues.
10. Joe needs to call voter attention to the Trump’s circle of friends: crooks, former staff who are in prison, nepotist and incompetent family members, dictators and sycophants.
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