Elizabeth Bruenig @ebruenig
but judges at that level aren't anything like ordinary people, and they're scoring points that would be virtually unintelligible to normal listeners. in debate, as in life, the truth is irrelevant & cannot save you. it's about navigating bullshit matrices of power and convention — PolitiTweet.org
Edward Swaine @edswaine
@ebruenig typically you have to persuade some people that you won in order to win
