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The first night served as a valedictory for 81-year-old Joe Biden; CNN hailed Barack Obama’s Tuesday speech as a capstone of the 20-year period in Democratic politics, marked best by the man himself and his smooth, noncombative style, since his coming-out party at the 2004 DNC.

Johnson’s Cassie is sadder and more naturally offbeat than Jones, and like most big-screen superheroes, Cassie doesn’t seem to be getting any noncombative action.

Although noncombative in tone, it still managed to give listeners an accurate picture of the subject matter: Trump’s insistence on promoting an evidence-free and thoroughly debunked argument that the 2020 election was rigged and that he should have been granted a second term as the rightful winner.

By the 2000s, Mr. Lapid had become one of Israel’s best-known television hosts and commentators, noted for his noncombative style of questioning and middle-of-the-road columns.

But despite these jabs, Smith remains unmistakably noncombative.