Is there a word for the quick answer + pivot from a bait question? Buttigieg is the best at this.

@lyragal I hate her questions so often. She’s always laying bait instead of drawing out information.

The problem is that most TV interlocutors never allow non-Democrats more than a sentence or sentence-and-a-half before interrupting. Mayor Pete benefits from a certain deference from left-wingers toward other left-wingers and so slings it with impunity.

Masterclass.

“Trump Stink.” YES

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The phrase is, you don’t answer the question, you answer a different question that you wish they would’ve asked you.

Nimble

@nerdypursuit “Trump stink.” You ain’t kiddin’!