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Andy Bloom: Trump flounders but Harris doesn’t close
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"The week before the debate between former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris, I was on 1210 WPHT, Philadelphia, with Rich Zeoli. We discussed what Trump needed to do in the debate.

I said that he needed to be respectful to Kamala and not mispronounce her name. He needed to listen carefully to what she said and attack her policies but not her personally, stay calm, and not get rattled when she went after him.

In their September 10th debate, Trump never addressed Harris by name. Unfortunately, he became rattled and visibly angry at times. He used well-worn, familiar lines, causing him to leave many opportunities on the table..."
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Christine Flowers: Young, urban — and Republican?
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"Tuesday night found me in an unusual place: surrounded by passionate conservatives gathered to cheer on the Republican presidential candidate at a debate watch.

... When I arrived, I was ushered into a standing room only venue packed with Gen Z and Millennial voters enjoying food, drinks and eager to view the debate in two large television screens that had been set up in the hotel’s Lafayette Room...

But even more surprising than the number of attendees which I would put at close to 500 was the composition of the crowd: this 62-year-old columnist was by far one of the oldest women in the room. The vast majority of the female attendees were about half my age..."
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** About Andy Bloom:
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Andy Bloom is President of Andy Bloom Communications. He specializes in media training and political communications. He has programmed legendary stations including WIP, WPHT, WYSP/Philadelphia, KLSX, Los Angeles, and WCCO Minneapolis. He was Vice President of Programming for Emmis International, Greater Media Inc., and Coleman Research. Andy also served as communications director for Rep. Michael R. Turner (R-Ohio). He can be reached by email at [email protected] or you can follow him on Twitter at @AndyBloomCom.


** About Christine Flowers:
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Christine is a lifelong Philadelphian, who has a deep attachment to the region. She has been practicing immigration law for over twenty-five years with a specialization in asylum and refugee law, after having taught high school French and Spanish at area schools. In addition to her legal practice, Christine is a syndicated columnist whose opinion pieces appear in newspapers across the country, as well as a regular participant in local radio and television programs that focus on current affairs. A graduate of Merion Mercy Academy, Bryn Mawr College and Villanova Law School, her local roots run deep. This can best be expressed by the fact that her mood is directly related to how well the Eagles, Flyers, Sixers and Phillies are playing at any given moment. Christine is an aunt to one human, two Black Labs and a bearded dragon

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