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Trump is under no obligation to debate Kamala Harris, who was hand-picked for the nomination without so much as a single vote. They can’t just change the rules and expect everyone else to comply. On the other hand, it might not be a bad idea.

Trump can do the job the media will not. A debate might be the only time Harris will be made to answer any tough questions before the election. True, Trump runs the risk of the debate going badly for him and tipping the race to Harris - and he should listen to smarter minds than mine — but here are some things to consider.

He towers over her

If it’s a standing debate people should see the height differential. Do we want a tiny woman of 5’2 facing off Putin and Xi?

Even Hillary Clinton, at 5’5, is taller than Harris.

Here is Harris and Biden.

Trump should debate town hall-style or a standing debate for this reason. Americans are looking for strength, not weakness.

Harris likes attacking powerful men, but it often backfires.

Her attacks on men often seem, at least to me, like sound and fury signifying nothing. She tends to ask the same question repeatedly, and because it looks and sounds serious, we’re all supposed to see her as “tough.” But much of the time, there is no THERE there.

Harris went along with pushing Al Franken out of the Senate. She was a passionate believer in Russiagate and is thought of by women on the Left as the Trump destroyer. I have my doubts.

* Trump can make her look bad by coming off as a kinder, gentler version of the villain the media sells.

* Trump should be the sane one, not the crazy one.

* Trump should be nice when she is being mean.

* Trump should always pivot away from personal attacks against him to how they should be serving the people, as in, “If you spent half as much time trying to make life better for Americans instead of trying to put me in jail maybe your approval numbers would be higher.”

* “All you had to do in four years was offer people something better. You never could. That’s why they want me back. They’re desperate for anyone who will care about them instead of focusing only on identity politics.”

* “The American people are disgusted by how authoritarian this administration became. Harris will only make that worse. You won’t recognize this country after she gets through with it.”

* “This election shouldn’t be about making history for one person. It should be about making America great again for all people.”

Question her competence since becoming Veep

Harris has always been greeted with admiration and love by the media. She has failed upwards in her career, thanks to her mentorship by very powerful men, including Barack Obama.

That’s not to say she isn’t a good Attorney General or Senator. But as Vice President, she failed. She was the worst Vice President in United States history.

As long as Trump stays completely away from race or her sexual past and keeps it focused on her incompetence, she will flail.

She Betrayed Joe Biden

Harris betrayed Joe Biden not once, but twice. First, she launched an emotional accusation of racism against him:

She even sold t-shirts.

She then wrote it off as “just a debate.” Even sycophant Stephen Colbert was taken aback by this lame excuse.

She was lying at the debate, later to Joe, or to Colbert. Either way, she was lying.

She acted loyal to Joe Biden, but when it came down to it, she was happy to agree to the 25th Amendment her good friend Joe to force him out. That’s the story, anyway.

Trump should call her out on that. Who else will? If Trump does not debate her, the American public will never hear any of it.

The Last Person in the Room

Per Joe Biden, Harris was “th