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Kevin MacLeod · incompetech.com · CC BY 4.0

Being with someone ‘in spirit’ is how one describes a late grandmother or a distant college roommate, not how one vets the person who will speak for the most powerful office on earth. It is a credential that cannot be checked, cannot be disproven, and, conveniently, requires no actual presence at any of the moments being claimed. The holiday, the hour and the room are all specified with crisp precision, while the qualifications amount to a séance and a promise of fantastic. The podium, at least, will be real on Tuesday.

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