Tim Alberta

Tim Alberta @TimAlberta

Meanwhile, when Frank asks everyone to associate a word or phrase with Biden, the vast majority are positive in nature.... and several people say Biden was much sharper than they expected him to be, exceeded expectations, etc (brilliant work by Team Trump w/ the senile strategy) — PolitiTweet.org

Tim Alberta @TimAlberta

https://t.co/F6IiSG1f92 — PolitiTweet.org

Tim Alberta @TimAlberta

lmaoooo.... @FrankLuntz just went around, asking everyone to use one word to describe Trump tonight... every single word was negative, and Ruthie went with "crackhead" again — PolitiTweet.org

Tim Alberta @TimAlberta

Jeremy from AZ says he's still undecided because he doesn't like Trump but Democrats haven't given him a good reason to vote *for Biden* — PolitiTweet.org

Tim Alberta @TimAlberta

Luke from Wisconsin (red shirt) says Trump is obnoxious and unpresidential... but that behavior doesn't affect his bottom line, doesn't impact his day-to-day life (like the violence he's seen in Kenosha) — PolitiTweet.org

Tim Alberta @TimAlberta

in Frank Luntz's focus group, Ruthie from PA (upper right corner) said she was undecided coming into tonight..... but now likes Biden b/c Trump was behaving like a "crackhead" and made the debate impossible to watch https://t.co/NjgvWvnTM9 — PolitiTweet.org

Tim Alberta @TimAlberta

I don't think POTUS understands the rules of the game. He said repeatedly he's fine with voters "soliciting" absentee ballots—applying for them, receiving them, sending them back via mail—which is precisely what voters in all the key swing states are doing. — PolitiTweet.org

Tim Alberta @TimAlberta

You can nit-pick questions/phrasing from Chris Wallace, but he did a helluva job under the circumstances. Nobody has ever—ever—drawn an assignment like that. He couldn't play interviewer because he had to play referee. (And yes, the questions/phrasing suffered as a result.) — PolitiTweet.org

Tim Alberta @TimAlberta

ABSENTEE BALLOTS ARE NOT GOING OUT UNSOLICITED IN ANY BATTLEGROUND STATES (except for Nevada, which doesn't really meet that definition) IN THE MAIN 6 STATES THAT WILL DECIDE THIS ELECTION, ABSENTEE BALLOTS ARE BEING **SOLICITED** BY APPLICATION WHICH THE PRESIDENT SAID IS OK — PolitiTweet.org

Tim Alberta @TimAlberta

Watching Pence-Harris after Trump-Biden is gonna be like when the late-night infomercials come on after WWE Monday Night Raw — PolitiTweet.org

Tim Alberta @TimAlberta

President Trump was just offered up, on a silver platter, the chance to emphatically denounce white supremacists in front of tens of millions of voters. All he could manage to muster: "Stand back and stand by." — PolitiTweet.org

Tim Alberta @TimAlberta

Pretty sure pollsters should be asking "Which candidate annoys you more?" in upcoming surveys — PolitiTweet.org

Tim Alberta @TimAlberta

Two lines that were loaded for bear, exchanged within moments: Biden: "You are the worst president America's ever had" Trump "In 47 months I've done more than you have in 47 years" — PolitiTweet.org

Tim Alberta @TimAlberta

brb starting a GoFundMe to buy Steve Scully the world's biggest bottle of single malt — PolitiTweet.org

Tim Alberta @TimAlberta

real missed opportunity for Biden to point out that Trump *did* hold an indoor rally, and that a former Republican presidential candidate died of Covid-19 soon thereafter — PolitiTweet.org

Tim Alberta @TimAlberta

Trump making fun of Biden for wearing "the biggest mask you've ever seen" has got to be the dumbest, most tone-deaf attack in the history of dumb tone-deaf attacks — PolitiTweet.org

Tim Alberta @TimAlberta

RT @JeffreyGoldberg: Please do not blame Chris Wallace for this. Absent the ability to cut off mics or escort a certain candidate from the… — PolitiTweet.org

Tim Alberta @TimAlberta

Joe Biden has already called Trump "a clown" and told him "would you shut up, man?" He's still smiling... but it's a fine line between brushing off the bully and losing his cool. — PolitiTweet.org

Tim Alberta @TimAlberta

@jonward11 nope that was it — PolitiTweet.org

Tim Alberta @TimAlberta

Looking past the bluster and the frenetic back and forth.... it's just astonishing that after a decade spent trying to unwind Obamacare, the GOP does not have a policy to replace it. — PolitiTweet.org

Tim Alberta @TimAlberta

For the billionth time: Trump's kryptonite is substance. You can't beat him at style. If headlines tomorrow are about health care, Covid-19, racial inequality...Biden won. If headlines tomorrow are about shouting matches, insults, confrontations..Trump won. Really that simple. — PolitiTweet.org

Tim Alberta @TimAlberta

Finally, I'd go big with a parlay and bet "Police" https://t.co/9iaesr1puT — PolitiTweet.org

Tim Alberta @TimAlberta

Will go against my gut and say "No" https://t.co/zoM3W11g2d — PolitiTweet.org

Tim Alberta @TimAlberta

Definitely take "Fake News" https://t.co/Qg5KPTDMyb — PolitiTweet.org

Tim Alberta @TimAlberta

Take the over. https://t.co/Z7XWQEznLk — PolitiTweet.org

Tim Alberta @TimAlberta

Presidential debates are not a game. The implications are bigger than any sporting event. Buuuuuuuuut ... with the advent of betting on politics, there's a fascinating intersection of my two pet obsessions. That in mind, here are some locks tonight... — PolitiTweet.org

Tim Alberta @TimAlberta

RT @Alex_Roarty: i thought the push was to lower expectations tonight ... ? https://t.co/ZyS1NUmDRY — PolitiTweet.org

Tim Alberta @TimAlberta

FOX pregame show kicks off with Tucker Carlson declaring that Joe Biden is infirm and delicate whereas Donald Trump is an "instinctive predator." Then, Brit Hume, the supposed straight man, joins him and twice refers to Biden as "senile." We'd be better off with Skip Bayless. — PolitiTweet.org

Tim Alberta @TimAlberta

I've seen a lot of #2 recently, and it makes no sense. Biden's age and gaffe-making is priced into public perceptions, which is why Trump is an ideal opponent for him. Every voter I've met is desensitized to both man's style at this point. Nobody is swinging based on a blooper. — PolitiTweet.org

Tim Alberta @TimAlberta

btw... take the over on that Trump 5.5 — PolitiTweet.org