Alabama's Morning News with JT
Jon Decker covers the debate
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I mean, you can listen to us on the moon with the app. It's awesome. Very clear. John, welcome in. Thanks for being here. Hey, JT, thanks for having me on today. Really appreciate it. Oh, so this is the first debate of the season, and the earliest debate, as far as going back and looking how close to the actual election debates are held. So your thoughts tonight is, Joe Biden's been preparing for over a week. Donald Trump's been more of a guy that's like, "I'm on the campaign trail. I got other things to do." Your thoughts as these guys come together with some new rules and new game plans. My thoughts are, for most viewers, they're looking for two things as it relates to Joe Biden and Donald Trump. For Joe Biden, it really is which Joe Biden shows up. It's 90 minutes long, JT. He's 81 years old, and people will be wondering, and that's the reason why they'll tune in. Does he have the wherewithal to be sharp for 90 minutes? And that, to me, is an important question when you're considering voting for someone for Commander-in-Chief, and for Donald Trump, they're tuning in to see, can Donald Trump be measured over the course of 90 minutes? Is there going to be something that sets him off? Whether it's talking about the 2020 election, whether it's talking about a policy that he undertook or something that he said, will something that the moderators say set him off? Well, the convictions that may be brought up during the course of the debate set him off, that, to me, I think, is what most voters will be focused on rather than the substance. Do you know what policies will be discussed during the course of the 90-minute long debate? Yeah, we've talked about this over the weeks and months, and Joe Biden's policies have been somewhat of a dumpster fire. Donald Trump's policies, I think a lot of people felt better about as far as the safety of the border, the crime rates, the global picture as far as wars are going on. But I think, even that said, the base on each side is not moving. They've already made up their mind. They could vote today. But I think it's the moderates, the independents, the unshores. Can they be moved tonight to making a decision based on Trump's ability to not get crazy and come off and be instigated by Joe Biden and poked at and triggered to respond to Joe Biden's going after him? If he stays on policy, I think that bids well for more Trump. And Joe Biden, like you said, does this put him in a position to win or completely lose because of his cognitive skills or lack thereof? Well, that's right. You know, look, for most viewers that are undecided, most of those potential voters that are undecided, this will be a factor. Remember, they're two debates, but this will set the narrative, I believe, for the campaign, at least through the course of the summer season, leading up to the second presidential debate that will take place on September the 10th. So to me, it's just one of those important elements. That's the reason why you have President Biden at Camp David since last Friday. I mean, he's been for almost a full week preparing for this debate. And the reason JT, he realizes the consequences of this first debate, how his political future really is on the line. Yeah, you're right about that, the preparing situation here in Trump. He's been out on the campaign trail for, gosh, you know, every chance he gets. And also, as you mentioned, Joe Biden spending a lot of time outside of the White House during his presidency, you know, either Camp David or at the Beach House in Delaware. But Donald Trump was talking about the preparation yesterday. Listen, I think I've been preparing for it for my whole life. If you want to know the truth, and I'm not sure you can lock yourself into a room for two weeks or one week or two days and really learn what you have to know. You know, and I think Donald Trump's going to be much better at ad-libbing, flying off the cuff, moving and adjusting any given questions brought to him. I think Joe Biden, on the other hand, is not going to have notes. You're not allowed to have notes, telepromptors, nothing like that. And that could be troublesome for him to kind of just fly and ad-lib. So, well, John, I appreciate you. Step into the world of power, loyalty, and luck. I'm going to make him an offer he can't refuse. With family, canollies, and spins mean everything. Now, you want to get mixed up in the family business. Introducing the Godfather at ChompaCocino.com. Test your luck in the shadowy world of the Godfather slots. Someday, I will call upon you to do a service for me. Play the Godfather, now at ChompaCocino.com. Welcome to the family. 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