Here we go, the first Presidential debate between Biden and Trump begins at 9 PM Eastern/6 PM Pacific.
How to watch it:
https://www.cnn.com/2024/06/25/politics/how-to-watch-cnn-debate/index.html
"The CNN Presidential Debate will air live on CNN, CNN International and CNN en Español, and via streaming on Max for subscribers and without a cable login on CNN.com. CNN will make the debate available to simulcast on additional broadcast and cable news networks.
You can also follow CNN’s live debate coverage on CNN.com, which will include analysis and fact checking."
"According to parameters set by CNN in May, all participating debaters had to appear on a sufficient number of state ballots to reach the 270 electoral vote threshold to win the presidency and receive at least 15% in four separate national polls of registered or likely voters that meet CNN’s standards for reporting.
Polls that meet those standards are those sponsored by CNN, ABC News, CBS News, Fox News, Marquette University Law School, Monmouth University, NBC News, The New York Times/Siena College, NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist College, Quinnipiac University, The Wall Street Journal and The Washington Post."
Edit And that’s it! Thanks for watching everyone!
tl;dw:
Consensus is Trump didn’t so much as beat Biden as Biden beat himself.
The real loser is CNN who failed to fact check anyone, and there were obvious fact checks on both sides.
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Jesus Joe!
JUST TELL HIM HE HAD THE BOARDER BILL KILLED!
JUST TELL HIM HE HAD THE BOARDER BILL KILLED!
And that Convicted Felon and Sex Offender Treason Trump said he is going to give unlimited green cards to foreigners to work American jobs because billionaires gave him money.
He should have said both of those things every single time immigration was brought up.
This might be good, he pissed off Trump, now Trump is going off on his paranoia. If he keep him in that mode, that might help.
Biden really needs a glass of water
Goddamnit Biden is toast
There’s literally no fact checking going on by the moderators. This is so dumb.
Also, Biden seems to be warming up.
Thank God. Biden did not look good. Trump can just spew lies and do it loudly and it makes him look good even though what Trump is saying is nonsense and lies.
Glad of that, but the format is just awful. I couldn’t stand it anymore and bowed out.
We need another epidemic at this point.
Pneumonias been a mother fucker around here recently
Brandon shit the bed. But I’d vote for his corpse over the traitor.
His corpse would be surrounded by intelligent and decent people, all of which are more capable of governing than T**** and his fascist reality show contestants. It’s unfortunate Biden didn’t take his top secret brain drugs tonight, but it changes nothing for me.
His corpse would be surrounded by intelligent and decent people
Kamala Harris is neither of those things
Kamala Harris is a reincarnation of the hyena of auschwitz. Actual, factual psychopath.
The elimination of the First Past the Post voting system would allow voters to support third-party candidates without the fear of causing a spoiler effect. This change would promote greater competition in elections, improving the caliber of candidates available to all voters. Also, it is likely to boost voter turnout and increase political engagement.
Electoral reform has already been achieved at the state level; Alaska and Maine have successfully implemented changes to their electoral systems, demonstrating that broader reform is feasible.
However, Republicans have taken steps to preserve the First Past the Post voting system. For instance, Florida recently outlawed Ranked Choice voting. Despite this setback, there are numerous alternatives to First Past the Post, ensuring that bans like Florida’s do not obstruct progress toward electoral reform.
This raises the question: why do predominantly Democratic states continue to utilize First Past the Post voting? Why continueto use a voting system favored by Republicans? In states controlled by Democrats, there are no Republican obstacles preventing these reforms.
It is evident that Democrats recognize the shortcomings of First Past the Post voting. Mentioning third-party voting on social media often prompts numerous Democrats to caution against “wasting” votes that could inadvertently benefit Republicans. It is perplexing to acknowledge flaws in the voting system yet fail to take action to address them. Lecturing others about the drawbacks of First Past the Post voting while neglecting to pursue solutions is contradictory and counterproductive.
Here are some videos on the topic if you’d like to know more:
First Past The Post voting
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7tWHJfhiyo
Other electoral systems to choose from:
Alternative vote
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Y3jE3B8HsE
Ranked Choice voting
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Z2fRPRkWvY
Range Voting
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3GFG0sXIig
Single Transferable Vote
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l8XOZJkozfI
STAR voting
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3-mOeUXAkV0
Mixed Member Proportional representation
We Iranians are going to get Pezeshkian and you Americans are going to get Trump
FUN 4 YEARS COMING BOYS
This is promising. Trump just lies (surprised face), Biden just exaggerates or makes small speaking errors. (Among all the brain farts and studdering)
I watched some of it. Super embarrassing for Biden. Added all the fodder Fox needs to make edits and clips until the end of time.
So, does this mean we’ll have an even larger conservative SCOTUS majority?
Thanks Obama and capitalism. Without the Obama’s behind the scenes phone call bullshit intervention in the last primary which ended up giving us Biden we would have had Bernie as the president and none of this would have happened.
I’m going to vote for policy, not a person. I don’t agree with Trump on anything, so I’ll vote for Biden.
This country is cooked with these two as the choices. Biden looked awful, and Trump didn’t answer anything at all. Trump gets a pass on never having any substance to his replies. It is just jokes and insults.
