Optics Trump Policy (no pun intended)

 This debate had to be about performance art, not policy. Some commentators put the knock on that but the play-out has removed much of the doubt if Kamala Harris could lead a nation as US President. She got down the optics brilliantly.

Her masterful presentation of self kicked off with her moving toward Donald Trump for a handshake. He seemed not that welcoming. The pro-active stance, confidence, poise and calm continued throughout the debate. 

There must be plenty of high-fives throughout the Democratic party networks, particularly those associated with her prepper Paul Weiss partner Karen Dunn, major fundraisers like Paul Weiss chair Brad Karp, mega donors such as LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman ande even the cautious-about-too-much-optimism James Carville.

Among the high points were Harris' pointing out that the American people fired Trump in 2020, that his supposed buddy Putin would eat him for lunch, praise for conservative John McCain, leveraging the term "aspirational" and the recommendation to attend Trump rallies and observe many exiting early.  

In facial gestures Harris was smart. She was self-assured enough to smirk at Trump's rhetorical capers. Insted of focusing into the camera she kept looking at her opponent. That sent the message that she knew she could stand toe-to-toe with him.

Not coming off so well, though, were the moderators. They veered in a misguided way toward civility and allowed Trump to consistently have the last word. The branding of both has been dinged. They will have to scramble to recover.

As for the Trump persona, for some reason he decided to maintain a scowl which some analysts interpreted as "anger." Too often he stuck with the word "I." Harris immersed herself in the "we." His handling of the race issue was a disaster. There was no payoff in the quip of Harris' turning black. Plain dumb was getting into eating other people's pets in Ohio.

Overall Trump was trapped in the past while Harris could serve up a vision of the future. Without a current or a real job he, of course, was at a critical disadvantage. In America we are our title. We are our jobs. Harris has both right now. 

As a coach I celebrate Harris' capacity for growth. Her transformation was magical.

There is that adage that human beings grow into the job. I am confident that Harris can do just that when becoming the next US President.

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