The MSNBC host harkened back to the last debate, which in “just five minutes” became the most “consequential in American history.”
appeared on Tuesday, she explained how much one debate can change a race, with Biden and Trump’s last matchup as the most glaring example. “It shows you the power of a debate,” Maddow said of her surprise at Biden stepping down to make way for Harris’ nomination.
In a previous appearance on the show, Maddow declared that Biden’s position as the Democratic nominee was a “fixed variable,” but admitted Tuesday that she had to eat some “humble pie” as he stepped down and Harris became the party’s nominee. Now, she said, it remains to be seen whether Harris’ ascent will mean that the country will keep its current “system of government.”
“The pro-democracy coalition is much bigger than any one party,” she said, and “in this election, that’s the Harris coalition.” That said, Harris still has a battle ahead for Tuesday night’s debate. “We know a little about what Trump is like in a presidential debate, in this time of his life, because we saw him with Joe Biden,” Maddow continued, describing Trump as “incoherent” even as Biden’s performance captured most of the country’s attention.
“When you say all of these things that are completely off the chart in terms of radicalism and bizarreness, then every new bizarre thing needs to hit this really high bar in order to count as news,” so Harris won’t be able to skate if he goes off the rails, Maddow explained.
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