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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] 20 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (3 children)

Trump is on Hunter Biden. That's totally relevant to this debate vs Biden....oh fuck...wait...it's Harris now.

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[–] [email protected] 20 points 3 months ago (3 children)

Why do they keep opening his mic to let him ramble about nonsense?

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[–] [email protected] 19 points 3 months ago (2 children)

I don't think it really hit me how badly our country was doing until I heard Linsey Davis say, "There is no state in our country where it's legal to kill a baby."

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[–] [email protected] 19 points 3 months ago

He said no one died on January 6th except for Babbit. Guess he's anti police.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

Kapow! Harris landed a good one. She knew where to hit him: his fragile ego about crowd sizes.

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[–] [email protected] 19 points 3 months ago

Oh, he's pissed now... and she's leading him around by the nose.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 3 months ago

Please please explain tariffs to this man!

[–] [email protected] 19 points 3 months ago (2 children)

That was nice Billy Madison moment when the moderator reminded Trump he didn't answer the question.

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[–] [email protected] 19 points 3 months ago

When I heard Kamala Harris had been speaking to Hillary Clinton, I cringed, because Clinton lost. However, it sounds like what she was looking for from Clinton was what to expect from Trump, which is reasonable to ask Clinton about.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 3 months ago

lol “He’s having a hard time processing that”

[–] [email protected] 19 points 3 months ago (6 children)

She is fucking him up. But his followers will never see it.

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[–] [email protected] 19 points 3 months ago

Holy shit. Kamala is killing it. She’s inspiring at this point.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Republicans nerfed Obamacare, you bollard. You KNOW this is a lie. Jeebus.

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[–] [email protected] 18 points 3 months ago (1 children)

"I know Putin really well"

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

How long before someone uploads a game called Spheres of Terra to Steam?

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

"this is why we need a president who is not consistently weak and wrong" 😆

[–] [email protected] 18 points 3 months ago (4 children)

‘I’m talking now’ after he’s interrupted her like a dozen times.

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[–] [email protected] 18 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Trump lying about how much money his father gave him. Just straight up lying.

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[–] [email protected] 18 points 3 months ago (2 children)

What's the over/under that Trump drops a hard-R?

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[–] [email protected] 18 points 3 months ago (1 children)

These moderators are so much better. Holy shit.

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

Okay. Fuck abc for unmuting him whenever he talks but holy shit the female moderator is doing her job. Fact checking and follow up questions.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Trump looks like complete shit.

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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] 17 points 3 months ago

Morning after thoughts:

  • The memes from this one are already amazing. "Concepts of a plan" is going to haunt Trump until his dying day.
  • Trump usually dominates any conversation he's in, simply by being the loudest one there. It often works for him. Last night, it worked against him, because he was loud about what Harris wanted him to be loud about.
  • In retrospect, the level of optimism Harris was able to maintain throughout was very impressive. She looked happy to be there, even when confronted by Trump's obvious mental illness, and I don't think she was faking it.

I'm starting to have genuine hope for November.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 3 months ago (3 children)

What the fuck is he talking about Russia when taking about Israel-hamas?

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[–] [email protected] 17 points 3 months ago (1 children)
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[–] [email protected] 17 points 3 months ago

Yeah, fuck private insurance. Pay for the privilege of paying for medical care.

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

“They can manipulate you with flattery and favors.” That’s an intelligence assessment IIRC.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Still has no idea what NATO dues are for and how they work, and still wants to be running against Biden.

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[–] [email protected] 17 points 3 months ago (1 children)

He just threatened nukes for Russia. What a fucking stooge.

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[–] [email protected] 17 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

How can anyone vote for this guy? He's a glorified nut and liar.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 3 months ago (3 children)

They're letting Trump get away with murder here. I expected nothing but am still disappointed. He's basically running with a hot mic while Kamala has to wait for her turn. Unbelievable.

Unsurprisingly he's also bulldozing the hosts in typical fashion. They at least seem to occasionally try some pushback against him, but they seem woefully incapable of actually controlling him.

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

ANSWER THE DAMN QUESTION DIRECTLY BRUV

[–] [email protected] 16 points 3 months ago

Aww. Grumpy trumpy just wants putin to be happier.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 3 months ago

Nice, she answered for Trump.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 3 months ago

Oh no. He’s gone full nutjob…

[–] [email protected] 16 points 3 months ago (3 children)

"There is no state where it's legal to kill a baby after it's born."

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[–] [email protected] 16 points 3 months ago

No credible reports of animals being hurt. Boom.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 3 months ago

And Taylor Swift just endorsed Kamala Harris.

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