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FBaggins

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2. It's nonsense that debates have no impact

Reply to Deek1935 (Original post)

Mon Jul 1, 2024, 09:14 AM

Jul 2024

But that’s irrelevant to the current conversation because it has nothing to do with winning or losing a debate.

State of the Union addresses don’t win or lose elections either… but if this had happened during the SOTU… it could indeed impact the election

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While debates do not affect ultimate election results, it is clear that Joe's debate preppers screwed up badly. [View all] Deek1935 Jul 2024 OP

You don't argue against a firehose of lies. You hammer home your own points The Unmitigated Gall Jul 2024 #1

Just say "He is a pathological liar!" over and over and then hammer home the very points you have just said. YES! Deek1935 Jul 2024 #7

It's nonsense that debates have no impact FBaggins Jul 2024 #2

If debates had an ultimate impact Reagan would have lost, and Obama, and W.Bush. They have no ultimate impact. Deek1935 Jul 2024 #6

Those arguments are worlds apart FBaggins Jul 2024 #8

In the long history of presidential elections debates have had NO ultimate impact on the outccome. ZERO. Deek1935 Jul 2024 #10

"There you go again" FBaggins Jul 2024 #14

Why spend a week preparing for them if they are so inconsequential ? MichMan Jul 2024 #11

I think every response from Joe should have included the phrase... MyOwnPeace Jul 2024 #3

They got Joe's audience wrong dclarston13 Jul 2024 #4

*affect Prairie Gates Jul 2024 #5

When your candidate answers an abortion question by talking about migrant murderers, you haven't screwed up Fiendish Thingy Jul 2024 #9

I disagree. EndlessWire Jul 2024 #12

Mr. trump was really off his game that night Torchlight Jul 2024 #13