Let's face it, if Trump really bombed, then we are probably all screwed.
I am inclined to believe Trump was playing a role. Like another user posited: Strategic Analysis of Trump's Debate Performance Through The Art of War.
I have always been adamant, to tell MAGA voters here not to be complacent, and go voting. Perhaps Trump was aware of polls/models being overtly pro-Trump lately, and the danger of voters taking his victory for granted and staying home? Perhaps his "Art of War" performance, was to get his own voters out of the comfortable sofa, and really go vote, like their life depended on it?
Well, just some afternoon ramblings from my side...
He did not bomb for goodness sake. Kamala spent 2 hours telling whoppers, most of which have been debunked and spewing GWB crap justifying WWIII and meaningless platitudes about her plans. Empty rhetoric isn't debating. The lies were so numerous, Trump didn't have time to address it all. And that was peppered by moderators asking him questions like "is there anything you regret about inciting violence on Jan 6th?" Question repeated maybe 3 times.
As usual, he did a damn fine job against way uneven odds.
I did not say he bombed! It was a hypothetical, that if he bombed, we were all screwed.
Mea culpa. There has been so much negativism on the board, I read the first line and had a knee jerk reaction. So sorry.