AMONG THE institutions Donald Trump has attacked in the past three and a half years, the televised presidential debate might not seem much. It does not guarantee the rule of law, protect the environment or defend the homeland. It has hardly ever been electorally significant. Maybe only the first televised duel, pitting a shady-looking Richard Nixon against a youthful and glowing John Kennedy in 1960, materially affected a race.
The candidates’ competing proposals also underline the degree to which elections are a choice. And because they are essentially making their pitches to a vast television audience, it is a choice for ordinary Americans. Boosted by a paucity of campaigning because of covid-19, the 90-minute, ad-free event in Cleveland was watched by an estimated 100m Americans, roughly two in three voters. Millions more watched around the world—which speaks to a third quality of the presidential debate.
Debating Hillary Clinton in 2016, Mr Trump strained the rules to the limit; he interrupted and physically intimidated his opponent . In Cleveland he largely ignored them. He interrupted, contradicted and traduced Joe Biden, and sometimes also the moderator, Chris Wallace of Fox News. He cavilled and scowled; he huffed and he ranted. The ferocity of his claimed grievances was formidable. It was ludicrous. It might once even have seemed comical, were he not America’s president.
But many of his attacks were more personal. He suggested Mr Biden was unintelligent and levelled unsubstantiated corruption allegations at his surviving son. At times Mr Biden responded in intemperate kind—he called the president a racist, a liar, a clown and enjoined him: “Will you shut up, man?” But this was not a two-way fight. Mr Biden’s rehearsed chuckling forbearance was more striking in the moment than his insults.
He has embarrassed all Americans Red or Blue.
The conduct of candidates is below par - no statesmanship
This must be laid entirely on Trump who from the start behaved with consummate arrogant rudeness trampling established debating protocol with incessant shouted interruptions often consisting of unsupported assertions &outright lies. He behaved like a tyrant with sole authority
The key now is that Hunter Biden took a 3.5 million US dollar bribe from the Chinese Communist Party. Has this money been filed for taxes? Is there more Communist Party money that the public does not know is given to Hunter?
The American political scene has turned into a depressing display of decay.
Who got talent on the earlier USP debate ?
trump / biden are different , not bosum buddies bfd trump opposes socialism ; i thought this was the point of a debate ; put it out there nov 3rd buy trump or biden where is this wrong
Last winter and spring the media complained that the Dems pre-primary debates were biting and boring. If debates were supposed to be as civil as an infomercial, then candidates could just do infomercials and skip the debates.
你們所追求鏡頭前的體面 正是道貌岸然們禍亂這個世界的原因
Never try to debate a 4 year old.
Why this debate was must see TV. I enjoyed the debate. Just Biden needs to get his facts right that trump didn't cause the economic hardship. The pandemic did. But if you want to be perfectly honest with people. We were due for a ression anyway.
Biden's face says it all.
Presidente jairbolsonaro, por que o senhor desviou a finalidade de R$7,5 MILHÕES doados para compra de testes de Covid-19 e repassou o dinheiro para o projeto de sua esposa Michelle no auge da pandemia?
Dude, it’s a free country. It is what it is, take some Xanax and chill.
Douchebags can't debate
Newsflash: He has turned the office of the presidency into global embarrassment on day one.
oh no That was VERY enlightening to see the president of the US act like a drunk grandpa lunatic
The debate was more real and exposed both parties' dirt.
Hey Media, What’s stopping you from branding Trump as a professional liar? There’s decades worth of receipts of him lying. He’s lied tens of thousands of times as POTUS - and you got all in reams of paper, tapes, digital recordings, books, testimonials, lawsuits, etc.
proud of this as well?
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