Republicans want them muted; Democrats don’t.
Each team has had the benefit of seeing what it was like with muted microphones. Democrats say Trump appeared more docile last month when he wasn’t allowed to pop off when he pleased, giving him a false veneer of discipline. Republicans accuse Harris of fearing the silence of Trump’s muted microphone.
Harris is trying to unironically plan a 4d chess strategy completely unaware that Trump will just shit all over the board and every single one of his supporters will declare it genius.