These Are the Rules of the CNN Presidential Debate
These Are the Rules of the CNN Presidential Debate
From muted microphones to no opening statements, here are some of the new rules for the first presidential debate between Biden and Trump.
The article is short, so worth the read, but here's the TL;DR:
- Commercial Breaks
- No Opening Statements
- Muted microphones, no notes
- No Live Audience
I'm kinda shocked that the Trump campaign would agree to this. These rules seem directly in response to his debate style.
For all Biden's many faults, having to share a stage with him in a civilized manner is almost certain to work against Trump. Especially when his campaign is consistently trying to paint Biden as mentally unwell and out of touch.
I'm glad it's happening, just shocked that it's happening under these conditions. I fully expected the Trump campaign to find a reason to back out leading up to this, and any of those rules would likely be a justification for that that his base would be fine with.
The mic mute is not a perfect solution. Trump is going to be shouting over Bidens turn. We won't hear it (much), but it's going to make Biden lose his train of thought and stutter while the viewer can't really tell Trump is screeching 20ft away
I won't believe until I see it. They can still pull out at the last moment. There's just no way Trump comes out looking good.
The lack of notes will probably hurt Biden mostly. Trump will go off on crazy tangents, which he does anyway and probably doesn't read notes someone wrote for him ever, it doesn't take more than 3 brain cells to spout off racist shit and get angry people angry. But Biden will say 3 words and forget where he is, that's what they are probably counting on.
Edit: WOW it's fucking crazy how right I was. Keep downvoting.
Commercial Breaks
What the fuck?
Broadcasters are using public spectrum. They don’t need to make money off of this.
Broadcasters are using public spectrum. They don’t need to make money off of this.
They sure don't, but it definitely represents the current state of the union where everything and everyone has to be monetized 🤷♂️
too true
It's on CNN, cable is not the public spectrum.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cable_television_in_the_United_States
Quick someone pay for a Trump Slander ad in one of the time slots.
They have been making money for the last decade off of Trumps presidential shenanigans, they aren't going to stop milking that cow now. They can still get another decade out if him, even if he died today.
Commercial breaks are also breaks in the debate where the candidate can stop and think/get fed his next talking point/line
- Locked cage
- Two men enter, one man leaves
SUNDAY SUNDAY SUNDAY! RAGE IN A CAGE! BE THERE!
"WE'LL SELL YOU THE ENTIRE SEAT BUT YOU'LL ONLY NEED THE EDGE!"
Never have we needed Celebrity Death Match more than we do right now.
Let's go full Thunderdome and institute bust a deal, face the wheel too.
Then the Undertaker threw Mankind off Hell-in-the-Cell and he plumetted 15 ft. through the announcers table!
If only Clinton could have had muted mics against Captain Gibberish.
I'm sure trump will be strong on opinion and bluster, yet nonexistent on facts or strategies.
He'll probably call foul on the rules that remove his strongest advantage - a whipped-up mob.
I put “collapses in a demonic fit and begins chewing on biden’s pant legs” on my bingo card.
Just in case.
That’s how you win presidential debates
"Gentlemen, good evening. I will in a moment give you each five unrelated words. In 90 minutes I will ask you to recall those five words. I look forward to a spirited debate. Good luck."
Wonder how much those 2 ad slots are going for lol
More expensive than a Super Bowl commercial?
Good question. Now I wonder who's advertising in those slots (not that I'll watch the ads lol).
You over estimate the US public. Viewer numbers will probably by abysmal, and the vast majority of voters will only be seeing bias confirming short clips.
That's actually pretty good. Maybe it'll say something?
He will just keep shouting so that Bidens mic picks it up.
That was my thought as well. Blowhard's gonna bloviate
Seems correctable with directional mics
- there will be 2 commercial breaks.
A) Is this is so the old folks can have a potty break? B) How capitalist have we become that we commercialize the presidential debate openly? I wonder if these will be SuperBowl-level ads.
I expect the main event to be painful for all involved ( the audience, the studio, 45/46 egos ). They better put some effort into the comercials...
You know how you have to prepare your house when someone is bringing their kids over (especially if you don't have kids of your own) ? That what this is. Things have got so bad that they have to bring in a bunch of new rules just so one adult can finish speaking without a other "adult" talking over them the whole time. Holy shit, this is what it has come to.
Hey! They didn’t say anything about sabers!
Excellent. Excellent.
So they are allowed an earpiece?
Question 1 what do you think of this cloud?
Candidates will also have 2-minute responses and 1-minute rebuttals. Moderators will ensure courteous discussion and fact-checking.
Some more info about the debate and the candidates: https://www.instagram.com/p/C8sOAMPyXdk/?img_index=1
Two old senile fucks arguing. This gon be good
2 minute answers is garbage