Daily Beast: “Donald Trump has bet so much on Biden being a blithering idiot that it almost doesn’t matter what Trump himself does or says. Down in the polls, Trump desperately needs a game-changer, but he’s dependent on Biden’s poor performance to give him one. In sports vernacular, Trump doesn’t control his own destiny. Biden does. Extra heat is going to be on Trump because of the New York Times’ revelations that he has paid little in taxes, and reports that he has ‘hundreds of millions of dollars in debt coming due.’ This opens the door to several questions, including why Trump voters should pay more in income taxes than the president, as well as the potential for his conflicts of interest becoming a national security threat.”
“That doesn’t mean it’s going to be an easy night for Biden, who has to avoid stepping on a rake. But can he? He’s already following step one, which is to arrive tanned and rested. Step two is harder: to find a way to mitigate Trump’s superpower, which is making fun of people. That’s not to say Trump’s attacks will be purely superficial. Trump will hit Biden on the fact that he’s been in the federal government for 40 years, and hasn’t solved these (whatever problems Biden brings up) problems in the past, so why should we expect him to do so now?”