Donald Trump and Joe Biden press their mute buttons

DONALD TRUMP and Joe Biden are not merely the two oldest candidates to contest a presidential election. They also may be the most prolix. Their speaking styles differ—Mr Trump riffs while Mr Biden rambles; Mr Trump nurses personal grievances and Mr Biden tells stories—but they both love to talk. However, in the run-up to last night’s debate, the campaign’s second and last, both campaigns signalled that they wanted their candidates to allow the other more speaking time.

Debates rarely matter much, and last night’s affair is probably no exception. Both candidates turned in reasonably steady performances, though Mr Trump returned to form in the last half-hour. Their exchanges were revealing, highlighting their difference in character and occasionally even policy. But with Mr Biden’s steady and sizeable polling lead, and nearly 50m people having voted—around one-third of the forecast electorate—Mr Trump’s discipline may have come too late to help him.

Policy has never been central to Mr Trump’s appeal, and he has long been more skilled at tearing down opponents than arguing in his own favour. The core of his pitch is the one that defeated Hillary Clinton four years ago: his opponent is a “corrupt politician” who got nothing done during his decades in Washington. He claimed that Mr Biden has received millions of dollars from China, Ukraine and Russia, money that shows up nowhere in the 22 years of tax returns he has released.

You guys in the media will be the greatest loosers in all this. Your bias has become so glaringly.

Joe Biden looked like Trumps father! Old, gaunt, pale, sickly! He doesn’t have the stamina to lead this country

You lose your brains, you're no longer an economist because you have your heads in the dirty swamp

Economist used to be relatively unbiased. When they made the statement ‘Trump has only 10% chance of winning months ago’, they’ve chosen to take the lead on bias. As they stated about others news outlets - bias leads to misinformation. Shame.

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