Biden Is Better

[Spicerack]

Than I thought he might be, so far.
But, imo, he's made a massive error. He's been very aggressive towards Trump.
That's his sympathy vote gone and no- one could blame Trump for 'taking the gloves off'.

[tomus42]

Anyway, it looks like controlling the mics is what they're going to do..

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election-us-2020-54366618

..which should make the next one less painful to watch.

[ichkeria]

“ Come on, neither of these two exactly showed themselves to be great did they?”

I am not sure what you were expecting but like I say, Trump poisoned the thing from the start by talking over Biden and proceeding to make outrageous statements which drew predictable responses from his opponent.
He dragged the whole thing down: whether that was a tactic or just the way he is I don’t know. It’s hard to see how it helps him claw back in the polls.

[Ken4155]

Caught up with this last night and agree with all those who say it was like watching two kids in a playground. I feel very sorry for the American people having to make a choice between these two. Neither of them showed any class whatsoever and the poor referee - sorry, moderator - was way out of his depth. He couldn't have been less effective had he yelled, "If you don't stick to the rules, i'll scweam and scweam and scweam until i'm sick."

[Ellipsis]

> I feel very sorry for the American people

It's their fault, and they need to do something about it before it spirals even lower ... not just feel sorry for themselves. Likewise here, we're also spiralling downwards - Boris vs Corbyn being the latest sorry incarnation - but we're not as low as the Americans yet.

[youngmafbog]

I see Ich, Orange bad and thats it eh?

Wipe your eyes Biden was no better, if this is the best the USA has to offer Gawd help us.

[Mozz71]

//Wipe your eyes Biden was no better, if this is the best the USA has to offer Gawd help us.//

I think I know what Ich meant, that against a less famously confrontational opponent, Biden wouldn't have felt the need to act the same way, but you're right, both candidates were pathetic and undeserving of office.

[tomus42]

//He dragged the whole thing down: whether that was a tactic or just the way he is I don’t know. //

You could ask the same thing about his whole presidency. The answer being just the way he is, in both cases.

[Peter Pedant]

// /He dragged the whole thing down: whether that was a tactic or just the way he is I don’t know. ////

I wondered if that were the way he conducted his board meetings - and then found he cdnt do his punch line - youre fired !

Itwas obvious he was calling the Pretty Boys to arms
and actually said - who dey den? a day later

[ichkeria]

“ I think I know what Ich meant, that against a less famously confrontational opponent, Biden wouldn't have felt the need to act the same way”

Correct. Obviously.
Maybe I’m biased but I watched the whole thing and I saw one person trying to debate and one person ... not.
But sadly as I said before, it’s virtually impossible to stand up there in a situation like that and not be tarred with the same brush

[Spicerack]

Would it be better if they let Trump see the script next time?

[royfromaus]

Biden called one of his own supporters a 'lying dog-faced pony soldier' so he is well capable of crawling in the gutter without the help of Trump.