Analysis: How Donald Trump has already handed Joe Biden a debate win

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Having spent months attacking Joe Biden as barely there mentally, President Trump has drastically lowered the expectations for the former vice president when it comes to debate performance. | Analysis by CillizzaCNN

"Biden can't put two sentences together," Trump told"Fox News Sunday" anchor Chris Wallace last month."They wheel him out. He goes up -- he repeats -- they ask him questions. He reads a teleprompter and then he goes back into his basement.""They brainwashed him, he doesn't know where he is, he doesn't know what he's doing and our country will suffer," Trump told Fox News' Sean Hannity last month.

In each episode of his weekly YouTube show, Chris Cillizza will delve a little deeper into the surreal world of politics. Click to subscribe! Those remarkably low expectations for Biden's performance in the general election debates are a godsend for him. During the Democratic primary process -- and its monthly debates -- it became clear that the former Delaware senator was, at best, a mediocre debater. He tried to stuff 10 minutes of facts into a two-minute answer. He would change thoughts -- and lines of argument -- in the middle of a sentence. He would simply stop talking when his allotted time ran out.

 

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CillizzaCNN Let's see the debate. It's GNA be ederly abuse.

CillizzaCNN fake news

CillizzaCNN Who cares what CillizzaCNN says except trump supporters.

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CillizzaCNN Stop this garbage.

CillizzaCNN i can't believe y'all pay someone seven figures to write political takes when his skull is literally full of dog food

CillizzaCNN After years of posting stupid shit on Twitter, you've lowered the bar enough to be muted.

CillizzaCNN Well won't we all be surprised? 🤨 ps - why are you doing this ?

CillizzaCNN EXCUSE ME? WUT? Have you seen Trump's rambling incoherent pressers?

CillizzaCNN Biden would run circles around Dotard Don in a debate and everyone, including the Moron in Chief, knows it. Why don't you? Trump is who is barely there mentally. Write about that, you hunk of 💩.

CillizzaCNN Absolute fake news!!! 😝😵😡

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CillizzaCNN Seriously? .. Nobody is exaggerating..there needs to be. Real candidate selected ... this can not be ignored .

CillizzaCNN Just do the damn Debate and get it over with . Both of them are declining mentally . Avoiding the debate is nonsense

CillizzaCNN Trump does not know details. Ask one question that requires in depth answers, rump is a goner. Do you think he will study for a debate

CillizzaCNN I can’t wait for those debates

CillizzaCNN Im not watching debates..im already voting for Biden

CillizzaCNN Hopefully, the will never allow Biden on any debate stage.

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CillizzaCNN I'll be surprised if he can walk to the correct podium without help and remember why he's there.

CillizzaCNN Heard Vegas is running odds ..how long Biden will be president over understand bets are a year and a half has the most bets

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CillizzaCNN I don’t need the president to tell me about Biden’s diminished mental capacity. I see and hear it every time Biden opens his mouth.

CillizzaCNN CNN do you remember Joe Biden’s lies, support for segregation laws, attacks on our freedoms?

CillizzaCNN This is why no one trusts CNN. When something is obviously bad for Biden, they do their utmost to twist it as much as they can to make it somewhat good for Biden and bad for Trump. We all know it’s bad for Biden because he’s going to just confirm what Trump has been saying.

CillizzaCNN Biden is a joke 🙈🙈

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CillizzaCNN How to stop crazy psycho ex stalking illegal investigation that's caused great bodily harm& children's educations to be destroyed most important times helping inhumane torture during cervical discrimination slandering lying to cover up attempted murders using government/medical

CillizzaCNN dementia

CillizzaCNN how about the corruption of the Biden and Obama family ?! no way ! because it was in Ukraine ?! OK! ahahahaaaa!

CillizzaCNN Oh cnn, you really are here to parody yourself and amuse me so

CillizzaCNN What Planet is CNN on to make such a ridiculous statement. Lol. So out of touch. CNN is a political organisation not a news business

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CillizzaCNN Lol😂😂😂😂wrong! Sorry if he can put to words together sorry he don’t get a win. But I see what you have to do CNN you are telling people since the expectations are lower for Joe if he can just do ok he wins. CNN you are worse then Russia or China trying to influence a election.

CillizzaCNN 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

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CillizzaCNN And yet clown news network has spent the last 3 years running a hate Trump campaign like no media outlet ever has before.

CillizzaCNN Well someone has to get the news out there that Biden is not mentally 100%. No dis-respect for the guy personally but it seriously appears he is ill..but if he doesn't get the news out, you won't ..ironic really, since as it is your job..you know news !

CillizzaCNN Trump best president ever ♥️

CillizzaCNN Wishful thinking. Biden is in serious jeopardy of making a fool of himself. Trump’s framing of the situation is moot.

CillizzaCNN Stable genius

CillizzaCNN not a problem for LP, LetHerSpeak!

CillizzaCNN This alone speaks loudly....... Biden not competent

CillizzaCNN If he can state his name that's a plus. Seriously. We shouldn't lower standards because Biden's is clearly incompetent. America deserves better. realdonaldtrump BidenSocialist

CillizzaCNN Scary it was able to go even lower. No worries, I’m sure he’ll meet the ‘low expectations’ standard, or likely even worse.

CillizzaCNN Lol you gave spent YEARS attacking Trump. So look what you created

CillizzaCNN 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

CillizzaCNN Nah Biden did that

CillizzaCNN Thank God there is still good news that has conquered fake news!

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CillizzaCNN As long as Joe shows up he will be worshipped by MSNBC & all of the msm. Debates are not ttje election, that’s November 3, in person, with ID & Trump will win.

CillizzaCNN Give us a live debate. Get Joe out of his safe spot.

CillizzaCNN Everyone knows what the Dems are trying to pull here. And if you don’t know, I feel sorry for you

CillizzaCNN LetHerDebate

CillizzaCNN I’m gonna call ya on that one. I’ve heard realDonaldTrump Say more than once it’s sad the mental decline of JoeBiden of course this was live and not one if your edited tapes ! Shut up and listen sometimes and report the truth. The citizens deserve the truth

CillizzaCNN CNN gave nore coverage of Biden’s 30 sec bile ride than the Tourj de France. Or the looting, riots and attacking police, total fake news

CillizzaCNN The 1994 crime Bill, his poor foreign policies in regard to Isis in Iraq, Iran nuclear deal and Harris pointed out that as a senator, Biden worked with segregationists in the 1970s to oppose forced busing to integrate public schools.

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CillizzaCNN All realDonaldTrump needs is for Sleepy Joe to show up. You Liberal pigeons have already been making excuses. If he shows up, game over.

CillizzaCNN Oh. Oh you poor people . Biden is notoriously terrible without a teleprompter. I would argue that Trump is as well though (very annoying to listen to). It will be like two idiot children bickering.

CillizzaCNN Quid pro joe !!! He is not competent to debate. NO DEBATE...NO ELECTION 👎👎👎

CillizzaCNN I am hoping that a mental health professional has helped prepare Biden with techniques specifically targeted to debate someone with Trump’s mental condition, whatever it is...

CillizzaCNN When will the discussion with President Trump be completely longing, and I see Biden floundering with answers?

CillizzaCNN LMAO Joe doesn't even know what day of the week it is.

CillizzaCNN Has anyone seen Donald speak lately; talk about not being able to put two sentences together!

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CillizzaCNN CNN is adorable

CillizzaCNN That’s assuming Joe doesn’t start going on about “you know, the thing”.

CillizzaCNN Trump puts everyone down. Mud slinging. Just like the people who have and will vote for him. At least, the have voted are tired of his lying incompetent rhetoric!

CillizzaCNN Running cover for Basement Biden.. CNNISFAKENEWS

CillizzaCNN Nobody could lower expectations low enough. Dead man walking.

CillizzaCNN Trump is the Person who should be afraid cause he Tweets and Lye all the time. While Joe Biden will tell the Truth and Care’s

CillizzaCNN Lol what? I’m Looking forward to his stories at the debates. I sure hope we get to hear the white hair on his legs in the pool story again lmfao. Kids rubbing his legs in the water? I bet China loves it too. My god, the Dems want him to be president. yep a low bar alright lmfao

CillizzaCNN So, in other words, he just has to string a few words together that make sense.

CillizzaCNN Just wait...

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CillizzaCNN 'Biden: If You Don’t Vote for Me, ‘You Ain’t Black’'

CillizzaCNN Beijing Biden will never debate the President. He would get embarrassed.

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CillizzaCNN Attention: Biden got more brain cells than cnn

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CillizzaCNN How about you put Jo Jorgensen and Howie Hawkins up there, too?

CillizzaCNN And these are our best two candidates? Congratulations America

CillizzaCNN Biden clips...how could anyone vote for this confused idiot

CillizzaCNN Learning to speak Biden will soon enough be a course offered on Rosetta Stone.

CillizzaCNN CNN = Crap News Network.

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CillizzaCNN Interesting analysis. BTW, the growing calls for JoeBiden to pick a 'black' woman for VP (as wkamaubell and others are doing) are missing the point. It is more about who will help JoeBiden gain needed votes across all groups to ensure a win in the general election.

CillizzaCNN How can anyone defend Biden’s mental state. I have never liked the guy at all but I feel horrible for him right now. This is a form of elder abuse. Democrats are good at elder murdering so I guess they just add this to this list? It’s cruel

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CillizzaCNN Well trump second term coming soon 🙄 🇨🇦 here i come

CillizzaCNN Enemy of the people

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CillizzaCNN No I’m sorry Biden doesn’t have a chance on a debate even if it was a debate with a child he still couldn’t win that debate. You have to remember 90% of the time he doesn’t even know where he’s at

CillizzaCNN Suuure. It’s President Trump lowering the debate expectations, not BrainwreckBiden’s daily incoherences interrupted by moments of raw racism. GTFOH.

CillizzaCNN U r

CillizzaCNN Strange. CNN now apparently agrees that Biden isn’t mentally capable of debating.

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CillizzaCNN Joe sets the bar low all by himself.

CillizzaCNN Nothing expected from biden!!!

CillizzaCNN I feel bad for Biden, the Dems have used him as their puppet to say what they want. Biden is struggling from dementia or Alzheimer's and it's being used to the dems advantage. Or he is putting on a good front to surprise everyone.

CillizzaCNN You can say whatever you want evidence shows Joe’s thinking and reasoning are diminished. He should not be the Democratic nominee and probably won’t be. His VP pick will end up the nominee! No surprise here!

CillizzaCNN Biden’s handlers will NEVER allow him to debate Trump on live TV! They know it will inevitably end his campaign. 😂

CillizzaCNN JoeBiden is unfit for office! America chooses realDonaldTrump For President of the United States, another 4 year's! Trump2020Landslide

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CillizzaCNN By that same logic, by not reporting on his obvious dementia issues CNN has drastically raised Biden’s expectations of performance at the debates.😂😂😂

CillizzaCNN What the vanderbilt, pool tile , red shoe ,shit is this!

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CillizzaCNN The Russian bots are strong on this tweet. Tweet on bots, you’re done!

CillizzaCNN Watch the real cases of Hydroxy and save lives, instead of being fooled(or murdered) by CCP, WHO and Dr.Fauci

CillizzaCNN I’d rather put a lit cigarette out in my eye than read an op-ed by Chris Cillizza. If Joe Biden wins, Chris Cillizza will write an op-ed about why election night was a devastating night for Joe Biden. Maddow LastWord TrumpVirus MSNBC CillizzaCNN

CillizzaCNN Hahahaha!! Anyone who believes this is truly delusional.

CillizzaCNN Joe Biden has not won any debate, will never win a debate, and will never have the balls or brain to debate trump. CNN is a joke.

CillizzaCNN Right. Until Joe Biden opens his mouth. 😂🤡!

CillizzaCNN After years is fake reporting CNN is stupid is the new norm.

CillizzaCNN LOL. CNN SUCKS

CillizzaCNN The debates

CillizzaCNN Lol you gotta be kidding!!

CillizzaCNN Has candi Crowley or Donna Brazil gotten the debate questions to O'Biden yet?

CillizzaCNN Can’t wait till trump Biden debate, trump is going to embarrass Biden

CillizzaCNN The more appropriate title of this article should be How Donald Trump has already handed Joe Biden a debate win...and if you believe this, I have a bridge to sell you. 🙄

CillizzaCNN 😂😂😂😂wait what ... 😂😂😂 WTH is this ? Oooooh Lord have mercy on these people's soul 😂

CillizzaCNN GOOD THING JOE HAS CNN TO PROP HIM UP.

CillizzaCNN CNN you are absolutely terrible

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CillizzaCNN as Joe speaks he starts to lose the meaning of his words until he drowns

CillizzaCNN Joe lowers his own expectations every time he opens his mouth.

CillizzaCNN Ya, keep the op-ed reminding people Joe Biden is barely there mentally coming, you are helping Trump campaign.

CillizzaCNN That worm, that fucking weasel, didn’t even attend John Lewis’ funeral. Party is party. DNC & GOP, but at the end of the day we’re all Americans.For God’s sake “United”is in our name. Trump wishes to divide instead of unite, & based on an arbitrary standard such as differ in race

CillizzaCNN CNN .. this is hilarious...

CillizzaCNN Papa Joe will come into that debate drilled and prepared to the teeth. He will probably have mock debates with a Trump surrogate who is versed in all of Trump's silly tricks and games. Joe knows this will crush the 'senile' meme. Trump will try to dodge the next 2 debates.

CillizzaCNN LOL... excellent props why Biden isn't debating. Timely too!

CillizzaCNN Who is Cillizza? A Disney character? And who cares about his Analysis?

CillizzaCNN And he will not even pass your “lowered expectations”. This is a man who can’t pronounce a full sentence without interrupting himself. I genuinely pity the guy, he’s cognitively impaired.

CillizzaCNN C’mon man!

CillizzaCNN Timcast

CillizzaCNN It is pathetic how democratic leaders are selected. They merely stand in front of a microphone and sing sweet promises. Much like how beauty queens are selected.

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