They could easily negotiate there not being a mute button and then use one though. It's not like they have anything to lose, there won't be another round of debates with him, and he never keeps his own word.
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2020 US Elections | Biden certified as President | Dems control Congress
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The Biden team doesn't control the debate though. How could they have an exclusive mute button? Also, if that sort of thing would happen, Trump would have actual proof of 'the system' being stacked against him, which wouldn't help Biden either.
Well, no, Biden couldn't do that, but the "Presidential debates commission" could. They could do the same to Biden's microphone during Donnie's 2 minutes too. Not that they'd ever have enough character to actually enforce any sort of minimum standard of decency in the debates they host though.
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Saw that last night. Dude in the orange blazer was...remarkable..."out of pocket"...it's easy to see why people like this support Trump.
There are some odd people in Ohio.
And they need to start muting the mics so only the candidate who's been given the word is heard by the audience. Trump has shown that he can't behave himself and follow the rules of a debate, so the moderators need to be able to cut the mics if either candidate gets too out of hand with the interruptions.
If those four things happen I imagine it'll be like the South Park episode with Cartman and the Dog Whisperer.
Get a grip - a seasoned debater would be able to handle Trump. Biden is just weak. Even his tie is weak. Trump not behaving is what makes him endearing to many.
Hate the guy - but I do not matter - its the fringe voter and many who voted Trump LTO would love Trump last night. I honestly look at Biden and see him worse the Clinton. At least with Clinton she had a strong voice. Biden is old and comes across as old
This. If Biden can just go into 2 minutes of "uncontrolled" laughing while Trump speaks it would utterly derail him. He can respond with phrases like, "you're telling a joke which is why i'm laughing." There is no way Trump could ignore that.
The very same as you. But all over the internet and media are different opinions. This one was mine. So there is seemingly no "obvious" opinion about the 'winner' in this debate.
If you ask me, someone who doesn't follow american politics much at all, Biden seemed very boring and had nothing to offer to me personally where i would say "hmm okay i agree" Just a washed up politician who tries to present himself best possible without saying anything interesting. While Trump atleast seemed passionate about what he had to say.
But I don't like either of them. It's basically a choice between plague and cholera. I wouldn't vote any of them.
Your probably right... id like to think the network would say because of the disregard of agreed rules we won't broadcast without a mute button and that the other networks would agree that nobody else would step in and do it without a mute facility... but in practical terms I doubt that will happen which is a shame I think because the current format was not beneficial to American democracy and also imo is detrimental to americas international standing / reputation
This is terrible advice. When is the last time you went outside?
Plague kills you on a cellular level from the inside out, Cholera you can cure with saline drip.
No one won that debate. The winners were the viewers who put up with it
I figured you'd find Trump a kindred spirit, what with your shared love of building walls.
Wow.
Only the ones that got a good drinking game out of it though. I didn't watch it, but I get the impression that anyone who sat through this soberly came out feeling more stupid and depressed.
A german who wouldn't vote against a racist pig because the other one is too weak and old. Didn't you guys get into a bit of trouble a while back by ignoring people of this character?
«If you ask me, someone who doesn't follow american politics much at all». That much is crystal clear.
I blacked out after the debate ended.
There is zero chance Trump gets any prison time.
There was never a democracy to begin with. American government answers to the billionaires. And fascism in the US is already here. It’s not going away if Biden wins.
But telling white supremacists to "stand by" wasn't?
Someone who doesn't follow any kind of logic or sense for how human beings behave either by the sound of things.
How anyone could watch Trump last night and have their major thought be I like his passion is baffling. He came across as an absolute unhinged fecking maniac.
That’s kind of harsh. If history has taught us anything it’s that Germans would never fall for the antics of a raving, belligerent, narcissistic, lying white supremacist who courted violence from his supporters. No sir, completely out of character.
The german man you're talking about... he was also "passionate", no?
If behaving like a maniac wins you debates then sure.
I reckon the polls in the coming week will tell a very different story.
My bad, he was Austrian after all.
I get where you are coming from and agree that Biden was there for the taking last night as he's not a good debater but the data show that most "average Americans" don't really see it the same way as you.
Trump's passion in defending white supremacists or telling his supporters to go to the polls to keep watch and intimidate opposition voters sure was great to see.
Apology accepted.
What does that have to do with what he said? It wasn't even remotely implied that he thought the "stand by" comment was fine.
Dude, it's a "white lives matter too"-guy.
No, he just thought that someone laughing at a raging fool was creepy. If that's what he takes away from it then that says more about him.
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