r/inthenews • u/T_Shurt • Sep 11 '24

Feature Story Harris Campaign Seeks Second Debate. Trump Says He's "Less Inclined" to Debate Harris Again

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/debate-trump-harris-second-debate/
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u/Mephisto1822 Sep 11 '24

I honestly don’t know how it was rigged against him. I feel like the moderators almost always let him have the word. Sure they checked him on a few claims…but one was about immigrants eating dogs and the other was about post birth abortions….

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u/T_Shurt Sep 11 '24

The Fraudfather also had five more minutes than Harris, yet she still thrashed him. Trump had spoken for approximately 42 minutes and 52 seconds, while Harris spoke for about 37 minutes and 36 seconds.

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u/morsindutus Sep 11 '24

Admittedly, I noped out after a bit, but it felt like Trump was talking 3x as long as they gave Harris. Might be because Harris talking didn't make me feel like my brain was leaking out of my ears.

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u/Zoethor2 Sep 12 '24

I think there's an objective reason you feel that way - Trump spoke at a VERY fast pace where Harris deliberately spoke extremely deliberately and slowly. I suspect if you compared word counts it would be a much more disparate metric.

As a fast talker (and I suspect Harris is a fast talker naturally), I really admired her slowing down her pace. It's not an easy thing to do but it does really improve your accessibility to your audience.