05-16-2024, 03:27 AM
PeterB wrote:
I'm fine with this; as I've said before, Joe will wipe the floor with 'em.
Remember, you've got an incumbent, competent, though admittedly not super-popular at the moment, President; vs. a has-been, self-ascribed dictator, who is up for jail terms on various crimes... let the American public decide who is the more credible.
My only issue is that the moderator needs to be able to mute Dump whenever he goes over his time limit or speaks out of turn, which I'm sure will be quite frequently.
As for why Biden ditched the commission: https://www.politico.com/newsletters/wes...n-00158202
But the offer from Biden’s campaign came with certain stipulations. For one, they want the debate to occur at a TV studio, with no audience present other than a single moderator, and with microphones that automatically turn off when a speaker’s time elapses.
https://www.usnews.com/news/politics/art...rst-debate