Drop what you’re doing and read Republican consultant Mike Murphy’s extremely entertaining column in this week’s Time magazine. It’s about the strange rituals associated with prepping candidates for debates. Here’s a taste:
It is vital that your candidate not hear your opponent’s answers for the first time onstage, since that will often lead to panic if a candidate feels the opponent’s answer is far better than his or her own. Hmmm. Great answer. I’ve got nothing like that. I’m a loser. I’m going to lose this debate. In high school, Belinda would have wanted to go to the prom with him, not me. Anger. MUST … ATTACK … NOW!!! At that point something very bad usually happens.
Classic.
