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I rather agree with you Mr Davis about the way forward; however, it is perturbing to me that so many will unthinkingly accept tRump's lies. They are not surprise to some of us and we discount them automatically; many people do not. I agree with you about JB. It was heartbreaking to watch, especially in a couple of places where I couldn't help but wonder if somebody had laced his coffee. Part of the tRump strategy, of course, is to convince folks of exactly the impression that many got. I was thoroughly devastated until two things happened: 1) I listened to the debate again without video, and making some allowance for a person who struggles with stuttering, the out come was much more clearly favourable to JB. The camera did him considerable damage.; 2) I saw clips of him doing his thing yesterday and the day after the debate. It was hard to believe it was the same man. Clearly, JB has had a most successful presidency, delivering much more for the American people than tRump did has his predecessor. However, your main point about whether so much damage has been done that JB cannot sway the c. 10% of undecided voters in 6 swing states, is sound and sobering. I found the newsletter piece in The Atlantic by Ron Brownstein to be quite helpful ... https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2024/06/great-democratic-conundrum-biden/678830/?utm_campaign=atlantic-daily-newsletter&utm_content=20240628&utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_term=The+Atlantic+Daily. Davey Crockett wisdom seems to be what we need here: "Be sure you're right, and then go ahead". Thanks for your comment.

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