The only thing that would put a hamper on her ability to do something similar to him is Trump’s lack of care when it comes to perjuring himself on a debate stage. If this was a formal hearing with formal consequences, her ability to make him look bad is much bolstered. On a TV stage where he can just lie and say dumb juvenile things? Probably a little less impactful, but still will be fun to watch.
I also recall she landed some really good body shots on Biden in the '20 primaries. They were pretty obviously scripted, but they still hit hard. It’s practically the only thing I remember about her primary run.
Pretty much this. Since most presidential debates have abandoned fact-checking for this and the previous election, he’s free to lie, and nobody but the other candidate can call her on it.
FWIW, simply being a successful prosecutor doesn’t make someone competent. Harris is competent, but that’s not the reason why she was successful as a prosecutor. Prosecutors have the entire weight of the state behind them, which leads to most people taking plea deals. Even bad prosecutors end up putting tons of people in jail.
I mean, I’d be afraid to debate a successful criminal procescutor
Not just that… she’s fucking dumpstered some MAJOR R figureheads in front of congress during her tenure as a senator in the late 2010s.
Examples (shout out to the Majority Report for having these archived) :
Harris leaves Kavanaugh speechless
Jeff Sessions says to Harris her questions make him nervous
Harris leaves Barr “Stupidly Silent” during congressional hearing
The only thing that would put a hamper on her ability to do something similar to him is Trump’s lack of care when it comes to perjuring himself on a debate stage. If this was a formal hearing with formal consequences, her ability to make him look bad is much bolstered. On a TV stage where he can just lie and say dumb juvenile things? Probably a little less impactful, but still will be fun to watch.
I also recall she landed some really good body shots on Biden in the '20 primaries. They were pretty obviously scripted, but they still hit hard. It’s practically the only thing I remember about her primary run.
Pretty much this. Since most presidential debates have abandoned fact-checking for this and the previous election, he’s free to lie, and nobody but the other candidate can call her on it.
FWIW, simply being a successful prosecutor doesn’t make someone competent. Harris is competent, but that’s not the reason why she was successful as a prosecutor. Prosecutors have the entire weight of the state behind them, which leads to most people taking plea deals. Even bad prosecutors end up putting tons of people in jail.
That and a good comedian.