I don't normally watch the debates. I think they are a stupid way to determine a candidate's fitness for office, but the only reason I watched was to see how the media would handle Trump and how they continue to normalize him instead of calling him out on his batshit lies and the actual lunatic he is, along with his mental illness. The fucking media and the moderators did not disappoint and validated my thoughts and fears. I had some emotional responses when I saw how bad Joe looked. I didn't in a million years think he would have come across the way he did. He couldn't even call Trump out on the volcano of lies he was spewing. All he had to do was respond with "Now that's a lie" I don't even need to give those lies a rebuttal. Donald, You know they are lies and the American people who are not in your cult of personality know they are lies" Respond with this over and over. Team Biden knew, we all fucking know, the Trump modus operandi. And either didn’t prepare for it, which I find difficult to believe, or they guy (Biden) wasn’t up to the job. And that's what some of these undecideds will see after this ...He is not up for the job.
All these "OMG your shitting your pants" responses on here are interesting. There is only a little over 4 months left till the election. And whether you like it or not. That debate put the "Sleepy Joe" meme to the forefront. That debate performance will hurt Joe with the undecideds and the Zombies who are not political and get any info about who they should vote for from their nutty MAGA gen X and boomer parents. Or the voters who will see this and sit the election out entirely. If Trump were smart (lol) he won't do any other debates. I'm not sticking my fingers in my ears this time, and I’m glad people in positions of power aren’t either. Too much is on the line to just hope this will all work out with the 81-year-old who just showcased the reasons why many undecideds are not going to vote for him. Remember, many "undecideds" know Trump is a POS, but they lived through 4 years of him already and their world and way of life didn't end. Many of these people see Trump as a figurehead and not really in control of the country, just like they see Biden. Apathy. I hope it will work out with Joe, but before it gets any later, I’m glad there’s some soul searching going on.
Don't get me wrong here. I will vote for Joe if he's on life support over a complete nutjob like Trump, but to not be concerned about the very real possibility of a Trump second term is a little misguided. Mission #1 is to take out Trump. Our Democracy depends on it. Biden and the Democrats have struggled to do so. The Dems messaging is horrible. Why wouldn't anyone be concerned that their only chance to slow the advance of fascism and a complete disaster taking over the country is a party and a candidate that can’t effectively fight one of the worst politicians, leader and human being in human existence ever, and the worst human in existence to gain popular exposure. Some emotional overreaction is a normal way one would be extremely concerned over a second Trump presidency and project 2025 coming to fruition.
I'm not necessarily for Joe to step down, but I hope the Dems have a plan for this and better plan for messaging what a complete liar Trump is and of how unfit for office he is. I haven't seen it yet. Time to get to work Dems! This election is NOT a cake walk!