2020 Presidential Election Discussion

Originally posted by eThneoLgrRnae
They can use their own time to call out any lies that were said by the other person? You mean like during the time when the moderator asks them another question on a different topic?

Sure, they sometimes do that but then they might not have enough time to answer the most recent question, and if that happens you just know that leftists are gonna cry that Trump "dodged questions" because he didn't have time to answer all of them.

Yes, that's exactly what they're supposed to do. Lying and spin happens at the debates, it's not new, and part of the skill comes from knowing how to use your time to briefly address any further points you want to make while also answering questions that were asked. Besides usually the moderator will allow a person an additional 10 seconds or something if they aren't quite done with the point.

If Trump is too incompetent to know how to budget his time during a debate then that's on him.

Pence did that in the VP debate, but he at least stuck to the point he wanted to make and made a good rebuttal whilst still answering the question he was asked.

As long as they enforce the rule equally irrespective of who is speaking I suppose that will be fine.

Originally posted by eThneoLgrRnae
As long as they enforce the rule equally irrespective of who is speaking I suppose that will be fine.

Originally posted by BackFire
Yes, that's exactly what they're supposed to do. Lying and spin happens at the debates, it's not new, and part of the skill comes from knowing how to use your time to briefly address any further points you want to make while also answering questions that were asked. Besides usually the moderator will allow a person an additional 10 seconds or something if they aren't quite done with the point.

If Trump is too incompetent to know how to budget his time during a debate then that's on him.

To be fair, interruptions also happen at debates, it's nothing new and part of the skill comes from knowing how to deal with it.

If Biden is too incompetent to know how to deal with interruptions during a debate then that's on him.

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Originally posted by Silent Master
To be fair, interruptions also happen at debates, it's nothing new and part of the skill comes from knowing how to deal with it.

If Biden is too incompetent to know how to deal with interruptions during a debate then that's on him.

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"will you just shut up, man?"

If Biden is too incompetent to know how to deal with interruptions during a debate then that's on him.
😖mart:

Originally posted by Silent Master
To be fair, interruptions also happen at debates, it's nothing new and part of the skill comes from knowing how to deal with it.

If Biden is too incompetent to know how to deal with interruptions during a debate then that's on him.

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Yes some interruptions happens, but constantly interrupting to the point that a genuine discussion becomes impossible should not be allowed, and since the only thing you can really do against Trump's "strategy" is to just try and shout louder than him, cutting the mics when the other person is talking seems a fair compromise.

It's on the moderators to control that, and usually the both candidates honoring the rules and time limits to some degree.

Originally posted by Silent Master
If Biden is too incompetent to know how to deal with interruptions during a debate then that's on him.
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Looks like he will get around it though with this mic muting rule.

Originally posted by BackFire
Yes some interruptions happens, but constantly interrupting to the point that a genuine discussion becomes impossible should not be allowed, and since the only thing you can really do against Trump's "strategy" is to just try and shout louder than him, cutting the mics when the other person is talking seems a fair compromise.

It's on the moderators to control that, and usually the both candidates honoring the rules and time limits to some degree.

Moderators are also supposed to be fair to both sides, do you think that's been happening?

Originally posted by BackFire
Yes some interruptions happens, but constantly interrupting to the point that a genuine discussion becomes impossible should not be allowed, and since the only thing you can really do against Trump's "strategy" is to just try and shout louder than him, cutting the mics when the other person is talking seems a fair compromise.

It's on the moderators to control that, and usually the both candidates honoring the rules and time limits to some degree.

Now let the retards try to turn it around, oh, but they won't do their petty games because I just pointed it out, in a pathetic attempt to try to take some moral high ground...

Originally posted by Silent Master
Moderators are also supposed to be fair to both sides, do you think that's been happening?

In the first debate? Yes.

In what way was Chris Wallace unfair to Trump?

He kept cutting him off when he tried to call Biden out on his lies, for one. For example, Biden would say something insulting about Trump that wasn't true and when Trump would try to defend himself Wallace would cut him off and say "we need to move on to other topics, Mr. President"" or something similar. He would basically allow Biden to talk all he wanted though.

Wallace would also help Biden out when he got into trouble sometimes. Trump was basically debating against Wallace rather than Biden at times during the debate.

Originally posted by eThneoLgrRnae
He kept cutting him off when he tried to call Biden out on his lies, for one. For example, Biden would say something insulting about Trump that wasn't true and when Trump would try to defend himself Wallace would cut him off and say "we need to move on to other topics, Mr. President"" or something similar. He would basically allow Biden to talk all he wanted though.

Wallace would also help Biden out when he got into trouble sometimes. Trump was basically debating against Wallace rather than Biden at times during the debate.

Also I'd like to know how the soyboy brainforce pro plus+ brigate want to tell us about how Biden can't have a decent conversation, given the second debate.

What a****ing joke.

Originally posted by BackFire
In the first debate? Yes.

In what way was Chris Wallace unfair to Trump?

I don't support either candidate, so I haven't watched any of the debates or town-halls. I just don't think the rules should be changed in the middle of a contest. you compete with the rules that everyone agreed to beforehand.

Blake: Wrong, and wrong again.

So sorry that facts upset you, Blakey.

Originally posted by eThneoLgrRnae
Blake: Wrong, and wrong again.

So sorry that facts upset you, Blakey.

Originally posted by Silent Master
I don't support either candidate, so I haven't watched any of the debates or town-halls. I just don't think the rules should be changed in the middle of a contest. you compete with the rules that everyone agreed to beforehand.

Trump refused to abide by the rules about time limits and allowances that his campaign agreed to. This is just a way to make sure said rules are followed. Should be fair to both candidates if they actually intend to follow the rules. They’ll both be able to speak without interruption.

As I said before, this should genuinely help Trump as the best strategy to use against Biden is to just let Biden speak and wait for him to stumble or gaffe. Trump ended up making Biden look a lot better than he was because he constantly interrupted him when he may well have said something stupid if he allowed him to speak. If you don’t let someone speak them then they won’t be able to look bad or make a bad point. Biden was at his weakest when he was just talking without interruption.

It have been turned up to 11 recently, but that happens to some degree in almost all debates.

I don't care who the change helps. as my problem isn't with the new rules as I kind of agree with them. my problem is changing the rules mid-contest.

Understandable concern.

I was reading more details and the muted mic is only for the first two minutes of each segment for each candidate. It won’t be for the whole debate.