Dems’ Secret Weapon? Obama Debate Guru Previews Debates | The Beat With Ari Melber | MSNBC

Former Obama debate coach Bob Barnett discusses how to prepare for a debate with a field this large and what strategies work best. He also offers his two key pieces of advice for candidates.

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[curanderoverde]

Change electoral college and gerrymandering and we might have a representative government....

[sclogse]

Here's how to prepare. Read the guilty verdicts in the case against the Trump Foundation in 2018 when you're on the podium. Become indispensable no matter what your donations have been.

[earuption]

If Trump uses a slur, just respond Oh that's cute but I think the office of the president requires a more serious approach to the issues we face.

[cherylkallman]

Damn...I wish it were the 60's. Peaceful demonstrations. Massave loud and proud.

[rosaliejuarez]

First question for trump! Say origin in a sentence as well spell it.

[emsleywyatt]

The most important quality is sincerity. Once you can fake that you've got it made.

[ameleiizane]

OMFG the footage of donald trump lurking behind hillary is still hilarious!! At first I thought it was a clip from SNL. XD

[danielschaeffer]

The look on Dan Quale's at 3:35 ff. is absolutely classic. Thank God he never got to be president.

[thetawaves]

When Trump was looming in the background behind Hillary, why did the camera man not zoom to exclude him?

[diankreczmer]

When trump crept on Hillary. She should have said she could feel old age creeping up on her. Lol

[garygil-schor]

Do debates matter? Hillary toasted Trump in all 3 debates in 2016 and...

[tomm]

When it is tRump's turn to debate, I hope someone just walks up to him and says, "You are a disgusting human being."
...I think the place would erupt in applause, and never forgotten.

[stellashepherd]

I wish Hillary had turned around and said firmly but pleasantly “Could you please stand back, I shouldn’t have to smell your breath while I’m talking”.

[emsleywyatt]

The problem with that big a field is that you can tear another guy down but that doesn't necessarily build you up.

[mikehunthurst]

Yay we get to watch sociopaths who think they are the most important people on the planet debate each other and say nothing important. Pass!

[lexas]

If you won't be yourself who is going to be you?

[shesmypresident]

Did you all know the Emperor Palpatine corrupting Anakin scene in Star Wars 3 was based on Andrea 'chainsaw' Greenpan corrupting fresh out of college journalists?

[carlklopfenstine]

Democrats should have a green hat with the logo "Make the Planet great we include all people"

[thehandseesall]

If you have to prepare for such questions, should you be President?

[sovereignbutterfly]

Why is it that we are seeing so much support---for a person who is making everyone---hate the things they grew up loving about America?

We've gotten so desperate---to prove our love for our nation---that we discredit the love---we've always shared---for what has made the nation great?

Here we see our judicial system, our political system, our spheres of communication---that each of us have in common---hanging in balance---by a string which could either---propel our nation into a place where we all know we deserve to be---yet we support the person who's plan has been singularly proven---to be about conquest---while we all know our love for our commonalities---has always put us above the compitition---but we still chose the hate---which is preventing reasoning and logic---from deciding our future?