Tuesday 9/10 Presidential Debate Megathread!

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Tuesday 9/10 Presidential Debate Megathread! - Lemmy.World

Was tempted to call this “Debate 2: Electric Boogaloo” but a) A lot of Lemmy won’t get the OG reference. [https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breakin%27_2:_Electric_Boogaloo] and 2) “Boogaloo” has been co-opted and carries an unfortunate connotation [https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boogaloo_movement] these days. Also, while it’s Trump’s 2nd debate of the season, it’s Harris’s first… It’s being run by ABC News at 9 PM Eastern time, 6 PM Pacific, I see MSNBC starts their coverage TWO HOURS EARLY. That’s a lot of air time to fill, guys. Good luck! Live updates, how and when to watch, debate rules, etc. here: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/09/10/debate-trump-harris-2024-live-updates/75145043007/ [https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/09/10/debate-trump-harris-2024-live-updates/75145043007/]

Outside view from across the pond:

It appears from the outset that the Trump camp is tripping over it’s own feet and stepping on landmine after landmine. Literally all Harris seems to have to do is stay on message, bat off anything too controversial, and let the opposition’s trousers fall down by themselves.

It’ll be interesting either way. The only real surprise to me will be whether I’ll learn about key moments from news outlets or from mad memez first.

A lot will depend on the “fairness” of the moderators. They often lob softball questions at Trump and then let him talk over everyone else.