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EDITORIAL – The presidential debate was a complete disaster for democracy

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. LET’S BE CLEAR, Donald Trump didn’t win last night’s presidential debate. He was his usual self, arrogant, nasty, ill-informed. And he lied like he always does. Many times. Joe Biden, on the other hand, lost. He lost his voice, his numbers, and his concentration. Mouth open, eyes glazed, he seemed to stare at nothing in particular. He was strong on substance but weak on everything else. Early on, he totally lost his focus trying to answer a question involving Medicare. He missed opportunity after opportunity to hit his opponent with zingers, despite Trump leaving himself wide open. He frequently stumbled. He looked as though he might not make it through the 90 minutes. Television commentators said in the debate’s aftermath that Democrats are in a panic over their candidate’s performance. That’s likely true. It was worse than lackluster; it was a disaster. What happened to the State of the Union Joe who gleefully and effortlessly swatted away his Republican hecklers a few weeks ago? That Joe was nowhere to be seen last night. His camp says he has a bad cold that accounts for his low, raspy voice. But it doesn’t account for his seeming [...]

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