Presidential debate?

Supposedly, Trump and Biden are scheduled to debate LIVE on CNN this Thursday the 27th.

Allegedly, neither can have handwritten notes, teleprompters, earpieces, or confer with their staff during the 2 breaks... and Biden chose to use the right side podium rather than giving the final statement.

This debate will literally break the internet, I fully expect the stream to go down due to "bandwidth" or "technical difficulties" if not deliberate sabotage.

Is anyone taking bets on whether Joe soils his knickers again?

This is so much better than professional wrestling and almost as real.

Interesting spectacle but not worth anyone's time.

The left will say Biden kicked ass. The right will claim Trump blew away his opponent.

There will be no "vote for me because...". It will be "don't vote for him because...".

The very few undecided are unlikely to be swayed in one direction or the other by the upcoming shit show.

It will be fun to see how high Biden will be and how many times he mush-mouths his word.

Trump is a funny guy who is usually able to throw in a couple good lines.

I'll wait for the replays, rather than watch real time. I don't have cable anyway, although CNN.com says they will air it.

Supposedly it will stream on all networks with the CNN watermark in the corner of the screen.

I have "Compares self to being Jesus on the cross" on my bingo card. The middle is a given, it's "Come on, guys"

I?d rather have a root canal than watch.

Think of it as a comedy.

I'm not "undecided", so I won't watch, not even for entertainment. I'll wait for the "highlights" real afterwords.

I'll be tuning in! Looking forward to seeing how the moderators will handle 'things' and how much joe is amped-up.
Too many rules to follow. i want to see the 2 commercials they plan on airing and hear Trumps closing remarks.

I’ll wait for MSNBC to tell me how to think before I don’t make up my mind.

The incumbent is spending a lot of time holed up @ Camp David

https://rollcall.com/factbase/biden/topic/calendar/

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The incumbent is spending a lot of time holed up @ Camp David

https://rollcall.com/factbase/biden/topic/calendar/

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https://www.foxnews.com/politics/bid...igning-reports

He's a busy guy- Biden has spent the last five days at Camp David in rural Maryland huddling with at least 16 current and former aides, according to The New York Times...

This is no joke. He is taking it very seriourly... cerealy... sessinisss... ah, you know what I mean- the thing!


It will be interesting to see where Biden stands. I mean IF he can stand the entire 42 minutes.

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It will be interesting to see where Biden stands. I mean IF he can stand the entire 42 minutes.

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Biden will be so spun on amphetamines he'll be doing cartwheels across the stage, lol.

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Expect I will be able to smell the hot dumpster through the TV.

I'm torn. On one hand, watching Joe lock up in realtime will be entertaining (and kinda sad really), but all that will surely make the highlight reels. OTOH, it pains me to watch/listen to Trump nearly as much. He's just so inarticulate.

CNN is putting a two minute delay so they can edit in live time.

No matter what anyone says, these two pieces of shit, should not be president.

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This is going to be good!

No handshake? WTF

Joe starts to fall apart at the 12 minute mark.

They did not get the cocktail of drugs right.

Biden does not look good.

He is getting destroyed on Twitter.

Gavin Newsome has a huge hard on right now. Probably on the phone with Jared Polis saying, "pack your bags, boyo. We're going to Warshington!"

Saying “Pack Your Bags” to Polis could be taken the wrong way!

Can't say I'm a huge fan of Trump either, but he's definitely the lesser of two shitbags. Anyone but Biden or any other Democrat.

Oof! Joe said Illegal Aliens!!! Cancel time!

Fucking mumbling idiot.
I had to put the closed captioning on, I can't understand a word Biden is saying...

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Fucking mumbling idiot.
I had to put the closed captioning on, I can't understand a word Biden is saying...

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I don't envy that guy his job. He probably just typed what he hoped Joe was saying.

Hey, Joe beat Medicare……so he has that going for him.

The "debate" was a national embarrassment. Neither was able to clearly state any fact, policy, or goal. They were like two 7 year old's bragging and accusing, tit for tat. It was a truly pathetic showing of two incompetent clowns vying to be leader of the most prosperous and powerful country in the world.

As I predicted, the movement to pressure Biden to end his candidacy and step down as president has begun. The democrats will replace Biden, and Trump will likely face someone clearly brighter and more capable than himself. The only hope for the Republicans is to replace Trump, and do it fast.

Debate tonight was off the hook.

Trump, as expected, presented as an unlikeable blowhard who ignored all the questions presented to him.

Biden... well, it's appallingly obvious why they hid him from the cameras since day one of his "Weekend at Bernie's" Presidency... but at least he didn't obviously shit himself on air... maybe his handlers gave him the corkscrew plug... they certainly did not give him any amphetamines as expected. He was totally incoherent.

Every CNN analyst tore him apart as unfit to hold office and stated the DNC is in "panic mode." If he refuses to step down they will invoke the 25th Amendment to remove him from office due to his inability to continue as POTUS.

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Oof! Joe said Illegal Aliens!!! Cancel time!

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I heard "Immigrant."

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The "debate" was a national embarrassment. Neither was able to clearly state any fact, policy, or goal. They were like two 7 year old's bragging and accusing, tit for tat. It was a truly pathetic showing of two incompetent clowns vying to be leader of the most prosperous and powerful country in the world.

As I predicted, the movement to pressure Biden to end his candidacy and step down as president has begun. The democrats will replace Biden, and Trump will likely face someone clearly brighter and more capable than himself. The only hope for the Republicans is to replace Trump, and do it fast.

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That's pretty much my take.

Trump did not disappoint with his blathering inarticulate mutterings. But I guess everyone expects that from him.

Wife and I played Biden Bingo.

First vaporlock, first stutter, first convicted felon, first "Fine People" aka Trump's a Nazi, first c'mon man, etc.

I watched some youtube discussion by journalists, then it said the video was unavailable. I guess the constitutional republic has really morphed into a military industrial complex. We were warned by Eisenhower about this. The basis of the discussion was an adjudicated rapist felon versus a senile incompetent. Then the video went blank.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n89KRvz6Tdw

"The idea that..." If I ever hear that phrase again I'll likely choke the person saying it.

And from Trump everything was "...the best it's ever been" or a form of that.

I'd like a reset button on the choices this election. Since that's not on the table I guess I'll vote for the convicted felon. I'll admit I don't like the man...but life in this country was a lot better with him in charge over the senile plagiarist.

https://slate.com/news-and-politics/...minee-dnc.html

Slate- Biden Must Drop Out.

https://www.motherjones.com/politics...bate-disaster/

Mother Jones- This was not only a missed chance. It was a disaster. Afterward Democrats had good cause to be in despair and to wonder if disarray was on its way.

https://newrepublic.com/article/1832...disaster-trump

The New Republic- Ditch Biden. That Debate Performance Was a Disaster.
Joe Biden’s job at Thursday’s debate should have been easy. He failed on every level.


Poor old Joe. Nobody likes him today.
Kamala is on the phone right now, looking for a VP candidate that can run with her.

One a side note, I don't even know if someone can be dropped/swapped at this stage.

Presidential elections have deadlines to appear on State ballots. What are they going to do, have all the libs write in "bert and ernie" on their ballot? Unless they 24th him, which I don't see happening.

Interesting timing.
Neither has yet been confirmed as a candidate by their respective parties, but both are the presumed candidates.
I was frustrated that this was the best and the brightest that our voters could figure out to be running for president.
A true disappointment that is fast becoming alarm.

I've always wanted the option of "Catapult" on the ballot. If it gets the majority both candidates are hurled into the ocean. A new election is held in 6 months.

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One a side note, I don't even know if someone can be dropped/swapped at this stage.

Presidential elections have deadlines to appear on State ballots. What are they going to do, have all the libs write in "bert and ernie" on their ballot? Unless they 24th him, which I don't see happening.

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Until the conventions, it is not decided, regardless of the primaries and caucuses. The delegates decide who is going to represent their party. If someone drops out, there is a scramble to pick up those delegates.

From NPR-

Biden must ultimately win the majority of the nearly 4,000 ?pledged? delegates at the DNC ? so, if there?s enough opposition from uncommitted delegates or delegates for other candidates, the president would fall short of winning the nomination in the first round of balloting. That could potentially lead to the political chaos of a brokered convention, which hasn?t happened for either party since 1952.

I have no idea what would happen if he quit after the convention, although there must be rules in place for that as well.

Slate has a good article about the possibilities HERE.

It does not matter who wins. The role of president is as a figurehead. The real power is in the daily operations of the IC.

These are the people that really run the country...

https://www.intelligence.gov/

It is clear that Biden is NOT able to handle his position. Hell, 99% of the world would not trust him to watch their toddler for 5 minutes.

Am I the only one who thinks a handshake should have been offered/exchanged at the start of this thing? I'm sure it was discussed by both candidates' handlers, why would they decide not to go there? Someone could have made a big impression by showing a little respect for the opposition.

Wrong choice in my opinion. Any comments?