I was happy that I got to use my experience watching Survivor to analyze presidential debates, but Peter hated this element of the experience. He likes debating policy and talking about real people’s lives, not waiting for the moment he can deploy a canned line. Throughout the day, I would try to get him to practice zingers or prep for incoming attacks, but mostly he just needed me to remind him of all his strengths. My training as an actor came in handy: I was always reminding him to be aware of his body language and facial expressions while he was thinking or prepping a response. Audiences
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