22) Trump claimed Biden claims more golf than him.
That's... like one of the weirdest lies he's told?
Like is there anyone in the world who thinks Biden spends more time golfing than Trump?
23) Both candidates' twitters are tweeting during the debate.
I feel like this is.... kind of breaking down the third wall? Like we're all watching them _not_ tweeting live while their twitter publishes.
So, like, it's _definitely_ a ghostwriter.
25) My best guess is that Biden's going to whiff on social distancing here -- I suspect that he's going to overestimate support for it.
Particularly Trump has the "pro-freedom" line here which is likely to play well.
26) If personalities were reversed, no chance Biden would have let Trump talk about divorce as a bad thing without pointing out Trump's history of them.
27) Biden: "You can't fix the economy until you fix the COVID crisis"
My guess is that doesn't go over well.
Generally I'd guess Biden does better here when he blames it on Trump fucking up easy things (refusing to give out masks) than it being hopeless until after COVID.
29) "We've done things you've never even thought of"
If I were Biden I'd respond with something like:
"Yeah, like constant lying and running a country without a plan. I haven't ever thought to do those."
31) Why bother pandering to the state the debate is in? It appeals to 100 people in the audience.
To the millions watching it's just startling us to remember they're physically somewhere instead of just being natively digital or something.
38) Really interesting to see Trump's approach here -- he's taking the left-wing one if anything, not the right-wing one.
(Not that that reflects what he has thought or said or done.)
FWIW I think Trump's approach here might be effective.
41) Really strong start to that answer -- "being asked to do things that were insane"
I think that moving to call it "radical" is not a good call though--his winning move is to say "these trainings are just shitty, c'mon, everyone knows that" and sidestep larger questions.
42) I think Trump's taking the right approach here--ignore Wallace's note that crime increases were the same in R and D cities, and just point out the large D examples.
The truth might in some sense be similar to that, but much worse to say.
45) Biden handling this really well.
I think Trump made a mistake by interrupting there: Wallce was trying to nail Biden down on whether to send in the national guard, and Trump got Biden off the hook by talking over them.
46) Biden really starting from a place of weakness in this debate -- he's way less commanding than Trump.
Trump blowing that advantage by not being tactical. He's interrupting constantly, *even when he's shouting over things that would have been good for him*.
47) Wondering what people will think about Trump using the number of SC justices he nominated as a positive reflection on him.
It doesn't make sense, but sounds good.
49) Biden really powerful there.
Uncertain about Trump--is it a really effective retort, or really disgusting? I could see it being either, guess it really depends on what you think the truth is?
54) "He doesn't know how to do that"
it was a winner the first time, it's a winner the second time, it'll probably be a winner the third time.
(On Trump not interrupting)
57) good line about Trump voting by mail, really makes it more awkward for Trump to be strongly against it.
If I were Trump I might actually fly down to Florida to vote, I think the publicity stunt would be worth it.
