Dems looking like idiots, at the moment.

[Fearless]

13. My concern

My concern stems from public perception. What we think here is practically irrelevant just as what people think on right wing blogs is practically irrelevant. At the end of the day the respective campaigns know who's voting for whom from these groups. My concern is for average voters who don't get involved in politics.

Tonight's performance from Trump was FACTUALLY abysmal.

Tonight's performance from Biden was OPTICALLY abysmal.

Not kinda rough, not so-so, both were abysmal in these ways.

Tonight Trump came off as OPTICALLY strong.

Tonight Biden came off as FACTUALLY strong.

The problem with facts is that your average voter isn't happy with the economy and Biden did nothing to instill confidence in that tonight. The last thing the average voter wants is a president who is seen as doddering or weak. This helped Obama beat McCain. It helped Clinton beat both Bush and Dole. It helped Reagan beat Carter. Etc. Public perception is VITALLY important. Optics are VITALLY important.

Unfortunately the average person seems happier with a liar who seem strong than a factually correct man who seems weak.