>>10853292 (LB)
Who Won the Debate
The age old question. I think trying to declare a debate winner is a highly questionable art, particularly in an ideological one. In high-school debate, both speakers argue both sides of an issue.
To those watching, I would say it was a horse race
with no clear winner
When we go back an analyze after the fact, Trump the clear winner
He got Joe to say an unbelievable amount of stupid shit that he is going to have to backpedal on. Trump also clearly broke Joe early on. He was saying "you're a liar" and "will you just shut up."
I agree that Trump is known for saying stuff that is atypical of traditional kid glove politics, where "you, Mr. Senator, are no Jack Kennedy," is considered a haymaker, but Biden went straight to inartful name-calling.
Trump built a record there that he can easily defend, but he got Biden to build one that will be impossible to defend. He'll have no choice but to ignore, make excuses, and try to change the subject.
Which is all he's ever done anyway.