Here we go, the first Presidential debate between Biden and Trump begins at 9 PM Eastern/6 PM Pacific.
How to watch it:
https://www.cnn.com/2024/06/25/politics/how-to-watch-cnn-debate/index.html
"The CNN Presidential Debate will air live on CNN, CNN International and CNN en Español, and via streaming on Max for subscribers and without a cable login on CNN.com. CNN will make the debate available to simulcast on additional broadcast and cable news networks.
You can also follow CNN’s live debate coverage on CNN.com, which will include analysis and fact checking."
"According to parameters set by CNN in May, all participating debaters had to appear on a sufficient number of state ballots to reach the 270 electoral vote threshold to win the presidency and receive at least 15% in four separate national polls of registered or likely voters that meet CNN’s standards for reporting.
Polls that meet those standards are those sponsored by CNN, ABC News, CBS News, Fox News, Marquette University Law School, Monmouth University, NBC News, The New York Times/Siena College, NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist College, Quinnipiac University, The Wall Street Journal and The Washington Post."
Edit And that’s it! Thanks for watching everyone!
tl;dw:
Consensus is Trump didn’t so much as beat Biden as Biden beat himself.
The real loser is CNN who failed to fact check anyone, and there were obvious fact checks on both sides.
But the DNC said Biden was fine all the time and he wasn’t senile
That’s because he’s not senile. What he is is old and tired, and has a speech impediment.
So Biden believes going on random incoherent tangents changing the subject every 2 sentences like Trump is a good debate strategy?
No, and that’s not what he did. The debate format forced him to rush, and with a speech impediment like his, that means staying on track is hard. But with a few exceptions early on, it wasn’t hard to figure out his points.
Did you watch the debate? Here’s a summary https://youtu.be/3SJr44m-w1Y?si=xl4QIL5cRfjUz8Hz
Yes, I watched it. I originally bowed out after about ten minutes, because the format was so awful it would have been painful to watch even if Biden was forty years younger and Trump wasn’t a mendacious buffoon. But I saw people indicating it got better starting at right where I left off, so I spent some time going over the later portions.
And yes, it did get better. Never got good, mind you, but at least more bearable.