Key Moments and Nonverbal Analysis of the Republican Debates
Below are my rough notes in preparation for my TV interview
1: RAMASWAMY Attacking Haley about not being able to name PROVINCES
Vivek - “It is one thing
that Joe Biden and Nikki Haley have in common. Is that neither of them could
even state for you three provinces in eastern Ukraine that they want to send
our troops to fight for. Look at that. This is what I want people to
understand. She has no idea what the names of those provinces are but wants to
send our sons, daughters, and military equipment to go fight it.”
My read - Ramaswamy FINGER
WAGGING Pointing– He did throughout the debates as a symbolic weapon, which was
not even acceptable in debates until a few years ago, but here it's worse he is
attacking a woman, yelling, and pointing over and over. You can say oh it is a
speech but in domestic violence and my threat assessment work that is a red
flag warning that the man wants to physically hurt you.
It reminded me of the
Hilary Clinton Trump debate where he came across the stage and stalked up her
as she spoke. This is no small nonverbal behavior.
2: CHRISTIE
RAMASWAMY BLOWHARD (CHRISTIE ATTACKING RAMASWAMY)
Christie: “We see it on
video. We confront you on the debate stage. You say you did not say it and back
away. This is the fourth debate and you will be
voted in the first 20 minutes as the most obnoxious blowhard in
America so shut up for a little while. (cheers).”
My read - Christie – It is a
sword fight; you see Christie finger-pointing and wagging and Ramaswamy
pointing back. Christie's is Matching and Mirroring that level of violence.
Christie is relaxed resting his arm on the podium, in a nonverbal response that
says, “I have been fighting in the real world all my life buddy, you can’t
scare me.” Nonverbal Response
3: Video of Haley being
attacked HALEY ATTENTION FELLAS
DeSantis: “We know from
her history that Nikki will cave to those big donors when it counts”
//flash//Ramaswamy: “The only person more fascist than the Biden regime now is
Nikki Haley who thinks the government should identify every one of those
individuals with an ID. That is now freedom, that is fascism and she should
come nowhere near the levels of power let alone the white house.”
//flash//Haley: “I love all the attention fellas, thank you for that.”
My read - They Attacked
Haley for a good twelve minutes at the beginning of the debates. Their yelling,
angry faces, verbal insults, and the length of time were clear behavioral
indications. They think she is the one to beat. Notice she smiles, it is a
little bit tight, but her voice is warm and lilting beauty pageant way.
4: DESANTIS TRUMP AGE – “FATHER TIME IS UNDEFEATED”
(HAS LOTS OF YELLING)
a. (In 0:00) – (Shows Christie and DeSantis
yelling) “Someone that is almost 80 years old it does not mean that someone can
get elected. Ron! Ron!” //flash//” Father time is undefeated, and I do not know
how someone will score on a test, but I know this we have an opportunity to
nominate and elect someone for two terms.”
My read - DeSantis here and
throughout the debates is giving an overly extended raised forehead, eyes wide
look that is the poster face for deception. In my deception detection speeches,
I give the example of a little 2-year-old covered in cookie crumbs saying with
that face, “I didn’t still the cookies I didn’t do it!”
