Things really are going his way. June 7th is a Saturday night; viewership is likely to be very low compared to a prime time night on SCETV.
One debate televised. Three days before the primary. On International Date Night Number Two!
Doesn’t matter if he does poorly. Not many will see the debate and he will win all the newspaper and TV reviews.
Man, my optimism just took a direct hit. Somebody cheer me up.
These people are very skilled at manipulation and timing. I’m sure both McCain and McConnell (and probably buddy Chuck Schumer) are advising Graham.
And he’ll probably put forth some big initiative too a week or two before the primary, just for a little gravy.
And the moderator will probably be some paid hack who will allow Graham to go on and on about his own brilliance and leadership, while the best challenger will get some question on a local watershed issue or something.
I’ll try. SCETV’s audience is mostly no more than South Carolina’s tiny liberal community, except when beg-fest time comes & they briefly air shows that non-liberal non-gay & non-greentea drinking folks might actually watch.
The only watchers of Flimsey Tinkerbelle at that debate will be those who want him/her/it to win. The challengers will I hope by then have lined up a different debate venue where they will dare him/her/it to debate without the benefit of a fawning lefty moderator.
Flimsey wants the challengers to think he/she/it already owns the terms of the debate. I think they will prove him/her/it wrong.
Keep the faith, bro.