Presidential debate megathread (debate 1: June 27, 9pm EDT, CNN)

[It’s so Joever]

BEAT IT TO DEATH. ITS OVER.

[emailking]

We have 1000 trillionaires...

I can't stop laughing, its too funny. And then Biden forgot what he was talking about.

This is so bad.

A thousand billions is a trillion, he was doing the math in his head, lol

[Red Velvet]

Atlas does sound like it’s desperate to destroy Biden and give the presidency to Trump lmao

Biden is just fine, about what you would expect. His arguments are pretty standard, he’s not embarrassing himself or anything. If he sounds Old, that’s because HE IS Old and there’s nothing wrong with looking the age you are for christ’s sake.

I cannot believe I am the one defending the democrats in here but people are continuously ridiculous and evil in how they let their ageism talk. There’s nothing that wrong with Biden.

[Alben Barkley]

“We finally beat Medicare???” After freezing for seconds!

TOTAL TRAINWRECK!!! REPLACE NOW!!! 25th Amendment if needed! Way worse than I even imagined.

[TheTide]

"A thousand trillionaires." ~ Joe Biden, 2024.

[Obama24]

“We finally beat Medicare???” After freezing for seconds!

TOTAL TRAINWRECK!!! REPLACE NOW!!! 25th Amendment if needed! Way worse than I even imagined.

Moderation played defense for him on that one

[Catholics vs. Convicts]

I couldn’t have expected it being this bad. It’s so so bad.

[dw93]

This is painful.

[ProudModerate2]

"A thousand trillionaires." ~ Joe Biden, 2024.

What we heard so far, and you are going to concentrate on someone mistakenly saying trillionaires?
Really?

[Eraserhead]

Biden sounds a little better now, still not great.

[emailking]

Well Trump's talking about "abortion" after birth again.

[super6646]

Trump sounds 20 years younger than Biden. I mean most of the substance is bullsh**t, but he just sounds so much better.

Wowza. I thought both were slipping, but tonight one of them is on and one of them sounds very very old. The blank stares Biden keeps giving does not help.

[Oregon Eagle Politics]

Never interrupt your enemy when they are making a mistake. Biden won the 2020 debates because Trump wouldn't shut up. By pushing for this mic cutoff BS, Democrats forced Trump to be collected and restained.

[Alben Barkley]

Trump even looks less orange than ever, looks fairly normal and natural. It couldn’t be more obvious who was better prepared tonight.

Looks to be the biggest debate knockout since 1980/1984 if not 1960.

[Utah Neolib]

‘You have to get elected’ - Donald Trump

[Swalwell was Right (God help us)]

F***ing Northam ahahah. I shouldn't laugh. This is bad.

[Ferguson97]

What I'm getting at is that a debate without any major gaffes should pretty much put to rest any worries about Biden's mental acuity, whereas a bad stumble would be very damaging.

Following up on this: it is not going in the direction that Biden should be hoping for.

[DrScholl]

Some of you all are so damn dramatic.

[jojoju1998]

How does Pope Francis sound and look more awake than Biden despite being 6 years older ?

[kyc0705]

I've always believed that most of Biden's age problem is people noticing his walk and how his voice has gotten much weaker. Well...

[Helsinkian]

“We finally beat Medicare???”

I hate to say it, but that's exactly the type of 20 second clip that the Trump campaign was hoping for their ads.

[Pericles]

This definitely makes the case for a major political failure that these two are the choice. Neither are making much sense.

[AncestralDemocrat.]

Whoever prepped Trump not to act as a maniac did a wonderful job.

[Christian Man]

I don't believe that the ability to debate should indicate one's ability for the presidency. As much as it pains me to say this, considering that he's the underdog it might be smart to replace him if they want to win.

[Horus]

I hope Jill has a good talk with him tonight. If he wants to leave any kind of positive legacy he will drop out of the race tomorrow morning and pass the torch to Harris.