1st Presidential Debate Megathread

[Badger]

"Will you shut up man?" - Joe Biden

Can't keep his composure against Trump in debate.

Expect to handle Putin, Kim Jong, and President Xi

So much for that "Presidential" demeanor

Sweating liie pigs!

[Calthrina950]

Judging from the responses by the left and the right….this debate isn’t going to significantly affect the polls.

[fluffypanther19]

how does anybody think trump is winning. we are so screwed if trump gets re-elected

[Coastal_Elite]

"That was said sarcastically." - So why say it at all?

[Mail-order President]

"Will you shut up man?" - Joe Biden

Can't keep his composure against Trump in debate.

Expect to handle Putin, Kim Jong, and President Xi

So much for that "Presidential" demeanor

Sweating liie pigs!

LOL your candidate is getting demolished as we speak

[Crumpets]

"That was said sarcastically." - So why say it at all?

He says what he means and he means what he says. Also he doesn't want anyone to panic.

[Statilius the Epicurean]

Jesus ing Christ. "That was said sarcastically".

[Ferguson97]

I think the consensus will be that neither of them won, which means Trump lost because he needs to gain Biden voters and he isn't doing that

[Alben Barkley]

If you think trump is winning I don’t think you’re watching this debate

Exactly this. Joe looks like the adult in the room. Trump looks like a screeching child. To most people, that is not a great look. Especially the old people who just want things to calm down.

[Penn_Quaker_Girl]

Judging from the responses by the left and the right….this debate isn’t going to significantly affect the polls.

No no, Calthrina, love: everybody here is judging the debate on a completely non-partisan and objective basis.  

[Interlocutor is just not there yet]

Judging from the responses by the left and the right….this debate isn’t going to significantly affect the polls.

Not true. Even Biden folks are losing faith and questioning their support. Trump is flipping California at this rate

[Podgy the Bear]

Biden is answering forcefully--continuing to go back to the point that Trump is a perpetual liar.

[Calthrina950]

Judging from the responses by the left and the right….this debate isn’t going to significantly affect the polls.

No no, Calthrina, love: everybody here is judging the debate on a completely non-partisan and objective basis.  

I know (or hope) that you're being sarcastic.

[lfromnj]

Why even have a debate? Any question answered becomes the "issue"

[Crumpets]

"Don't ever use the word smart with me."
- The stable genius

[Use Your Illusion]

If you think trump is winning I don’t think you’re watching this debate

Exactly this. Joe looks like the adult in the room. Trump looks like a screeching child. To most people, that is not a great look. Especially the old people who just want things to calm down.

Old people don't give a sh**t. They're just as petulant as he is

[Hammy]

For all the gloating from right wingers over Trump acting like a spoiled five year old trying to talk over their parents, this is the exact opposite of what voters want responding to a national health crisis where over 200k have died.

[Woody]

"Don't ever say the word smart to me"....

Trump's mopping the floor with this guy...

[KaiserDave]

This is exactly what I wanted

Edit: well this didn’t age well in the broad sense. But Trump was a disaster.

[Joe Biden 2024]

If you think trump is winning I don’t think you’re watching this debate

[John Dule]

If you can watch a person behave like Trump and still vote for that person, you are an idiot. No exceptions. No excuses.

[Indy Texas]

The Populist Blue Collar Workers' Party Candidate mocking his opponent and suggesting going to a state school means you're not smart.

[HisGrace]

Trump was comparatively coming off like an adult here for the most part but calling Biden dumb just undid all of that. He's not getting any new voters acting like that.

[Bleach Blonde Bad Built Butch Bodies for Biden]

Trump's ranting and raving like a drunken r****d and the geniuses here are giving him the win already. Unreal.

People think Trump is winning on, out of everything, COVID. Unreal.

Chris Wallace sucks and should never be allowed to moderate a debate again.

[Bojack Horseman]

Biden needs to be more forceful. Don't let him talk about the China travel ban without pointing out that he did that after all the airlines had cancelled flights.