Second Presidential Debate Thread (at 9pm ET)

[brucejoel99]

Can't help but think that a good performance from Biden &/or another disaster from Trump probably seals the election (more than it already is, that is).

Biden got a bump from the last debate (though it ended up getting overshadowed by the bump from Trump getting COVID) that helped push him above an average of 10% nationally & that's only just now starting to recede: Biden's now averaging 9.9% in 538's tracker, down from a high of like 10.7%.

Over 45M people have already voted. Polls show undecideds make up less than 10% of the electorate, & probably more like 5%. If Biden gets another bump from this debate (even if it's only just a point), or if Trump doesn't cut into the lead significantly, I don't know how he possibly comes back. Hell, he'd probably need to at least halve his current deficit to have a shot at suppression & other shenanigans throwing the election into doubt. And he'd need to be halving that lead while COVID is once again getting worse around the country & at a point in time at which he himself has finally explicitly admitted that he wants to see the ACA struck down in the middle of a deadly pandemic.

So that's where I'm at.

[brucejoel99]

"We're not learning to live with it, people are learning to die with it."

Holy f**k. 20 years from now, that's gonna rank up there as one of the best presidential debate lines of all-time.

[brucejoel99]

Biden's literally looking up to the ceiling in exasperation with all of the BS that's been spewing out of Trump's mouth.

Me too, Joe. Me too.

[brucejoel99]

"I could raise so much money but I don't wanna do that."

Sure, Jan.

[brucejoel99]

Biden almost baiting Trump to go after Hunter's laptop.

Biden mentioning Rudy Guiliani before Trump mentions Hunter Biden - pretty unexpected tbh

Almost looks like he wants Trump to bring Hunter up. He must have a really good response ready to go.

[brucejoel99]

THE BIG MAN!! LET'S GOOOO BIG MAN!!!!

[brucejoel99]

"You're a big guy, Joe!"

"For you."

I understood that reference.

[brucejoel99]

MALARKEY!

[brucejoel99]

"I think we're going to win the House."

Hahahahahahahaha.. oh wait, you're serious?

[brucejoel99]

BIDENCARE!

[brucejoel99]

I'm a bit behind but Biden has the patience of a saint to not tell him, "You wanna talk about my kids? Let's talk about yours."

He literally did that last debate lol

[brucejoel99]

Credit where credit's due, thinking that "only stupid people follow the law" is pretty consistent for him.

[brucejoel99]

"500 kids lost their parents"

"Good"

The party of family values.

Which one is the Christian candidate again?