(09-30-2020, 08:06 AM)StroudCrowd1 Wrote:

(09-30-2020, 07:58 AM)Lucky2Last Wrote: I feel like this debate could have done some serious damage to Trump. I think Joe Rogan was on the fence, and I imagine he swings decisively to the left after this debate, which could ultimately hurt Trump. Biden had no major gaffes and conducted himself in a more Presidential manner. Furthermore, he didn't show any signs of mental degradation. The fence sitters have to be convinced that Trump is a better choice, and that absolutely didn't happen last night. It would have been huge if Trump came out on top tonight. He did terrible in his first debate last election, too, but improved on his next two. If Biden doesn't do the next two, Trump won't have a chance to correct himself. Wish the guy could control himself a bit more.

I respectfully disagree with you saying Biden conducted himself in a presidential manner. He told him to shut up on multiple occasions and also called him a clown twice. Biden was on his way over the cliff about Hunter until Wallace continuously jumped in to save him. I don't put a ton of weight in the outcome of this debate but for the life of me can't understand why Trump wouldn't take the "let him keep talking" approach to bury himself. 

I am also not a fan of using pandemics to score political points while said pandemic is still going on. 

At the end of the day, you know one of these guys CAN run a county and you aren't sure if the other guy can. That carries weight IMO. You know what you are getting with Trump. The other guy is a gamble.

I said more Presidential manner. The thing about politicians, is their ability to relay empathy with people, even when they don't mean it. Biden wasn't perfect, but he stood there and conveyed his points with a temperance that Trump lacks. Obviously they both interrupted each other and called each other names, but Trump came across as the instigator in most of those interactions, which, by contrast, made Biden out to be the more reasonable candidate. To the casual viewer, I think Biden's gaffes faded into the background.

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