The recent rally in Detroit where former President Donald Trump’s microphone went bad, leaving him to pace the stage for almost 20 minutes, is more important than you might think.

Sure, Democrats enjoyed a few laughs, but they usually do when Trump speaks (or, in this case, doesn’t speak). That won’t matter. And yes, a bad PA system can happen to anyone.

But a competent presidential campaign has multiple backups for eventualities — not just for major rallies like this one, but even for minor or small gatherings.

This is not the bush league — this is a presidential campaign in its final weeks! Why does it matter that it took almost 20 minutes to fix the broken sound system? Because it indicates that Trump’s campaign, like his four years in the White House, is amateur central.

Do you not remember the White House briefings that gave out inaccurate information, which then had to be corrected? Do you not remember the presidential speeches filled with errors that had to be fixed? I’m not talking about lies — I’m........

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