What will probably happen is Trump will say a hundred stupid things no-one bats an eye to. Biden will screw up one soundbite and conservative media will twist and beat that dead horse until it get reincarnated.
Ishrel, Isreal. Has the right. Isreal. To. The right to defend itself. And we will stand shoulder to shoulder as Americans because what happened that day. Because American values are what we believe in. Americans.
biden stammers twice, but otherwise is impeccable.
cnn lobs nothing but softballs to the orange one. still screws 'em up, goes off on tangents, spouts nothing but lies, rages about everything. declared the 'winner'.
I expect it'll probably be relatively boring. Trump likely has been coached to hell and back not to say unhinged shit. Of course, he can't control himself so he's going to say some unhinged shit, but it's definitely not going to be to the same frequency and magnitude that he normally is.
Meanwhile, Biden is going to play the "Trump is unhinged, so Republicans please vote for me" strategy, which is going to be unexciting to both Republicans and Democrats.
I think the debate itself is going to be dull, and what will really sway the population is what the media and social media run with afterward. ie, it'll be determined entirely by who has the more embarrassing slip-up. God this country is fucked
Probably the worst thing would be if they both walked to the middle of the stage and started 69ing each other before announcing that they're partnering up and running together for the 2024 ticket as co-presidents.
A gunman could walk in with an AK-47 and shoot everybody dead on live tv... Oh wait, you mean what will happen in the debate? Well obviously since it's already over, we know the answer to that.
The debate site is stormed by fascist militia, most democrats in the building are killed. Trump survives thanks to far right connections and mainstream media plays him up as a profile in courage.
I was going to write a long series of events that grew in oddity and hilariousness until we all died a gruesome death, but that's a lot of effort, so I'll just put this here.
Although I share your sentiment about the US not being the world, this case I think is self explanatory. Myself I am in central Europe with no affiliation to the US but you'd have to live under a rock, if you've missed the buildup to this debate
I'm vaguely aware that the USA is gearing up for another political tragedy, but who, living outside of the USA, actually follows that stuff? Can't influence the outcome much either way if you can't vote, except perhaps by spreading propaganda.