I think there was just about the right mix of muting the mics and giving him enough rope to hang himself. Harris’ campaign supposedly did want the mics unmuted for exactly that reason, but having them muted did let her get her message across to the viewers without constantly being interrupted.
It really helped that the mics were muted. She would have done well if they weren’t I think, but he’d have been interrupting her nonstop.
OR he is actually mentally declining and/or aging and he doesn’t have the stamina to over talk his opponents for two hours anymore.
I think there was just about the right mix of muting the mics and giving him enough rope to hang himself. Harris’ campaign supposedly did want the mics unmuted for exactly that reason, but having them muted did let her get her message across to the viewers without constantly being interrupted.
Yeah, I was wtf’ing Everytime they unmuted him, but I think it worked out in the end.