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Presidential Debates 2020

#1 Post by chaos » Tue Sep 01, 2020 10:41 am

There are three: 9/29, 10/15, and 10/22.

The VP debate is scheduled for 10/7.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/election ... te:sept.29

First presidential debate: Sept. 29

Location: Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland. (This was originally scheduled to be held at the University of Notre Dame. Notre Dame withdrew, saying the fact they’d have to limit student attendance and volunteer opportunities because of the pandemic erases the reason to host a debate at their university.)

Time: 9-10:30 p.m. Eastern time

Where to watch: The Washington Post will have an uninterrupted live stream of the debate. It will also be carried on most major news stations.

Moderator: To be announced

Details: The debate will be 90 minutes long and have no commercial breaks. It will be divided into six, 15-minute segments that the moderator gets to choose and is expected to announce at least a week before the debate.

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Re: Presidential Debates 2020

#2 Post by chaos » Wed Sep 02, 2020 9:52 am

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#3 Post by Xizen47 » Wed Sep 02, 2020 10:18 am

So looking forward to these!

Still feel like there's more of a chance of Biden pulling out than the debates actually happening. Or at the very least it will be debate via video conference

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#4 Post by kv » Wed Sep 02, 2020 2:44 pm

I think he's fired up for em... :noclue:

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#5 Post by Artemis » Tue Sep 29, 2020 2:13 pm

Round 1 starts tonight! Joe vs Cheeto :box:

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#6 Post by mockbee » Tue Sep 29, 2020 2:48 pm

If Biden comes across as steady and competent and doesnt get flustered, I think this will be the only debate.



60% chance of Biden being generally normal...?


:noclue:

Guarantee Trump will be Trump. Not normal.....or, rather, normal.... :hs: :lol:
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Re: Presidential Debates 2020

#7 Post by creep » Tue Sep 29, 2020 2:53 pm

mockbee wrote:
Tue Sep 29, 2020 2:48 pm
If Biden comes across as steady and competent and doesnt get flustered,
:lolol:

Unfortunately I don't think there's a chance

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Re: Presidential Debates 2020

#8 Post by mockbee » Tue Sep 29, 2020 2:54 pm

Why we all tune in.....right?

:lolol:



Ratings would be through the roof for a Buttigeig vs Kasich battle..... :eyes: :lol:

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#9 Post by Pandemonium » Tue Sep 29, 2020 4:54 pm

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LOL, Clinton reduced to being the solitary sad clown warming up the crowd at the county fair circus.

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Keith Richards wouldn't survive this drinking game.

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#10 Post by Artemis » Tue Sep 29, 2020 6:13 pm

I'm already annoyed on the first question. :lol: :drink:

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#11 Post by Pandemonium » Tue Sep 29, 2020 6:49 pm

Holy shit, we are so fucked as a country.

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#12 Post by creep » Tue Sep 29, 2020 7:41 pm

biden wasn't horrible. trump didn't give him a chance to be horrible.

trump really came off as a bully. not a great idea. not very smart.

no one won that debate

overall rating :jasper:

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#13 Post by Artemis » Tue Sep 29, 2020 7:43 pm

That was out of control. I've never seen a debate like that, wow.

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#14 Post by Bandit72 » Wed Sep 30, 2020 2:11 am

So then. All of you voting. Who are you voting for?

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#15 Post by mockbee » Wed Sep 30, 2020 3:12 am

Well, that appeared to be a disaster.
As expected....? :noclue:


Here is the result if an unofficial poll put out by the center-left paper of record in Oregon.


Who won Tuesday's debate between President Donald Trump and Joe Biden?

Donald Trump
51.61% (137,061 votes)


Joe Biden
48.39% (128,497 votes)



Total Votes: 265,558


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https://www.oregonlive.com/nation/2020/ ... mp-do.html


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#16 Post by Artemis » Wed Sep 30, 2020 5:08 am

That poll doesn't surprise me. I got a sick feeling that Biden was done within the first 15 minutes or so. When his smooth jazz radio host voice started to stumble on words, I thought that would be perceived as weak and Trump would pounce on that.

Trump not denouncing white supremacists and his call out to the Proud Boys was shocking.

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#17 Post by Qweife » Wed Sep 30, 2020 10:48 am

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#18 Post by Qweife » Wed Sep 30, 2020 10:50 am

Artemis wrote:
Wed Sep 30, 2020 5:08 am
Trump not denouncing white supremacists and his call out to the Proud Boys was shocking.
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#19 Post by Qweife » Wed Sep 30, 2020 10:53 am

Bandit72 wrote:
Wed Sep 30, 2020 2:11 am
So then. All of you voting. Who are you voting for?

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#20 Post by Qweife » Wed Sep 30, 2020 10:55 am

Artemis wrote:
Wed Sep 30, 2020 5:08 am
the Proud Boys

The Bizarre and Hilarious Real Origin of The Proud Boys


:drink: :cool:

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#21 Post by mockbee » Thu Oct 22, 2020 10:15 am

Who's going to watch this tonight?

I'm still on the fence whether I will bother. I watched the last real one and got bored after about 5 minutes....too much yelling and stupid questions.
And I didn't bother to watch the stump speech "debate" a week or two ago.

I think that Trump will mention the 50 Cent is now 20 Cent with Biden tax plan jab. That's my one prediction. :wink: :lol:
In TV Ratings, Trump vs. Biden Was No Match for Trump vs. Clinton

The rise of streaming and familiar characters may have cut into the record viewership of four years ago. Fox News led all networks in audience size, Nielsen said.
Television viewership of the debate on Tuesday was down about 13 percent from the first presidential debate in the 2016 race, Nielsen reported.

By John Koblin

Updated Oct. 7, 2020

More than 73 million people watched the chaotic presidential debate on Tuesday night, about a 13 percent decline from the first presidential debate of the campaign four years ago, according to Nielsen.

A record 84 million people watched the first debate between Donald J. Trump and Hillary Clinton in 2016. Tuesday’s debate between President Trump and Joseph R. Biden Jr. was the third most watched, trailing the 80.6 million who watched President Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan in 1980.

The Nielsen numbers, released on Wednesday, do not include everyone who streamed the event or watched it online, a habit that is more widespread now than it was in 2016.

Presidential debates, like the one that at least 16 networks aired on Tuesday, are typically among the most-watched telecasts of the year. The Super Bowl, which had about 100 million viewers this year, is one of the few events with wider reach. Election night coverage in 2016 had a television audience of 71 million.

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#22 Post by Artemis » Thu Oct 22, 2020 4:25 pm

mockbee wrote:
Thu Oct 22, 2020 10:15 am
Who's going to watch this tonight?
I'll be watching. I have my coconut rum ready to go. :lol:

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#23 Post by mockbee » Thu Oct 22, 2020 4:46 pm

Good.

You can give us Americans a full review.....

You will be graded on your report.

If you can remember one thing that was discussed that had any sort of substantive quality...

EXTRA CREDIT!! :lolol:


I'll have my ketchup, with grilled cheese on the side, and can of guinness. :thumb:


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#24 Post by clickie » Fri Oct 23, 2020 7:27 am

Kristen Welker did a great job

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#25 Post by Artemis » Fri Oct 23, 2020 10:54 am

clickie wrote:
Fri Oct 23, 2020 7:27 am
Kristen Welker did a great job
Agreed! She was excellent.

DT was more reserved than usual. I'm glad because the debate was at least civil.
In the early part of the debate there was too much talk about Joe Biden's family and his son getting money - we've heard it all before. *yawn*
Overall, I didn't hear anything new, same old.

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