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Was tempted to call this "Debate 2: Electric Boogaloo" but a) A lot of Lemmy won't get the OG reference. and 2) "Boogaloo" has been co-opted and carries an unfortunate connotation 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/

Link to the first debate thread here:

https://lemmy.world/post/16973660

That't it! Thanks for hanging with it everbody!

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[–] [email protected] 38 points 3 months ago (3 children)

The articles leading up to this were great. The punditry about how Harris couldn't afford one little gaffe or she's sunk.

No one seemed to remember her from senate hearings. No one remembered that she was a fucking prosecutor. She made a career out of manipulating people into self-incrimination. Her livelihood was arguing people into corners they couldn't escape. Exposing lies was her bread and butter. And she had to do so in a way that made it crystal clear to a dozen randos who were too dumb to get out of jury duty.

And Trump is a stupid, vain, easily manipulated hothead who lies about everything.

And the audience was American voters.

This is familiar territory for Harris. She knows this place like the inside of her eyelids.

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[–] [email protected] 18 points 3 months ago

My god Trump is utterly deranged. There are millions of people that are still going to vote for him. If he actually wins, we deserve what's coming for allowing ourselves to be so bloody stupefied. It's unreal. Kamala carried herself like a leader.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 months ago

I was in class when the debate happened, and too much Trump is exhausting - I'm watching the Daily Show recap right now. Something I've noticed is that somebody actually did Trump's makeup correctly for the debate, he didn't look like an Oompa Loompa for once.

[–] [email protected] -3 points 3 months ago

One thing I will say is, it's weird how much credit Kamala as a VP gives herself for Biden's administration and on the flip side getting blamed for it as well by Trump.

[–] [email protected] 59 points 3 months ago (2 children)

The take aways, there are illegals getting sent to jail for trans surgery that are then sent out to eat cats and abort born children near the Keystone Pipeline so that billions and millions and trillions of illegals can enter everyday.

Honestly, this comment is a bit crazy and stupid, but then I remember what I just watched and heard.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 3 months ago

Honestly, you underplayed just how demented he was.

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 months ago

What a pleasant shift in mood here from the last debate. The general outlook here was grim after last time, but it's actually positive now.

[–] [email protected] 27 points 3 months ago (1 children)

The Harris campaign is asking about setting up the next debate. No response from the Trump camp so far.

Trump himself previously pushed for 3 debates. Let’s see what his handlers allow him to agree to after this disaster.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 3 months ago

rump himself previously pushed for 3 debates. Let’s see what his handlers allow him to agree to after this

They don't get to make the decision. They might beg him to never do another debate again, only for him to walk right out into the hallway and make a public announcement that he's agreed to like 4 other debates because he can't be perceived as having backed down.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Kamala just won the election. Taylor swift just endorsed her after the debate.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I'd be surprised if Swifties weren't already Kamala backers

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 months ago (2 children)

I don’t think they were voters. Now they will be. Just look at how she’s impacted NFL.

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