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SHE DESTROYED HIM! The Post-Debate Review of CANDACE's Annihilation of PICKLES
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What we just witnessed was not merely a debate. It was a demolition.
Candace Owens walked onto that stage with everyone expecting fireworks and somehow exceeded even the wildest expectations. She was calm when she needed to be calm, merciless when the moment demanded it and absolutely devastating when Pickles tried to retreat into the very rhetorical tricks that built his reputation online.
It did not work.
Candace controlled the room. She controlled the tempo. She knew when to interrupt, when to sit silently and let him keep talking and, most importantly, when to strike. Again and again Pickles seemed to wander into arguments believing he had established some brilliant trap, only to discover that Candace had already seen it coming.
By the end, this was brutal.
And credit where credit is due to Patrick Bet-David. PBD understood his role perfectly. He did not make himself the story. He did not constantly jump between the combatants trying to demonstrate how clever the moderator could be. He established the ground rules, kept things moving and then wisely got out of the way.
That allowed Candace to work.
And work she did.
Whatever people thought going into this debate, Candace proved tonight that there is an enormous difference between performing dominance and possessing it. Pickles brought the reputation. Candace brought command.
She was prepared. She was funny. She was fearless. She was devastatingly quick. And whenever Pickles appeared to believe he had finally cornered her, she simply turned the argument around and handed it back to him.
This was better than her supporters hoped.
It was cleaner, sharper and far more decisive.
Tonight belonged to Candace Owens.
Enjoy it.
Our side just witnessed an absolute master class.
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