Our glorious neighbour to the south is in the midst of one of the wildest presidential campaigns ever. Tuesday night will see the first debate, an encounter that has to be the most anticipated of its kind — ever.
Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden has frequently offered evidence that he is not a modern Cicero. He has a problem staying coherent, even for short periods of time in situations of no great consequence. How will he perform for two whole hours under the greatest imaginable pressure, with questions from a press panel, along with President Donald Trump, a super-aggressive opponent who’s magnificently unpredictable?
One of my favourite quotations comes from James Boswell, the peerless biographer of Samuel Johnson. Here are Boswell’s own words: “When I called upon Dr. Johnson next morning, I found him highly satisfied with his colloquial prowess the preceding evening. ‘Well, (said he,) we had good talk.’ BOSWELL: ‘Yes, Sir, you tossed and gored several persons.”
Trump is very much of the “toss and gore” school of debate, and a case could be made that what Tuesday night calls for is less a moderator and more a matador, with provisions made for a standby field hospital.
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