“Did he lose the 2020 election?” – Tim Walz“Tim, I’m focused on the future.” – JD Vance“That is a damning non-answer.” – Tim WalzYessiree! That would be a mighty good campaign slogan for the entire not-so-Grand Old Party. The “damning non-answer” phenomenon is not unique to national politics. Before explicating the Moore instance, I acknowledge that the “damning non-answers” are not equivalent. Moore’s non-answers and other campaign elisions are more in the “politics as usual realm,” which is, nonetheless, not a particularly noble realm.