The event proved, once again, that any event with Donald Trump squaring off against another candidate cannot be called a debate. He was rude, obnoxious, boorish, arrogant, constantly interrupting, and nearly always dishonest.
Trump also made a serious error that was a gift to Democrats and will come back to haunt him. Asked to denounce white supremacy, he refused to do so and instead, in a direct callout to a hate group, said "Proud Boys, stand back and stand by." Proud Boys are a violent, white-men-only neo-fascist group that regularly engages in racist and homophobic violence.
Joe Biden held his own, considering the circumstances. Trump has repeatedly defamed him by questioning his mental capacity, so simply by speaking and responding like a normal human being, Biden put the ghost to that lie.
The match-up moved zero on-the-fence undecideds to Trump, as evidenced by the post-debate focus groups run by the various television networks. It moved undecideds to Biden.
Trump had a high hurdle to clear for the event — to lessen his deficit in polling — and on that point he failed miserably and thus lost the debate. Biden won by default.
Time to give Trump his eviction notice. If you've not registered already, you need to do it right now. Registration closes in some states in only a few days.
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