Trump is only better on his feet than Biden. Have you seen the gaffe-fest he's been on in recent weeks?
I believe Kamala will kick his ass to the point where he won't debate her again.

And tell him to stick to the script? KellyAnne Conway and Frank Luntz have been saying that for months now. The problem for Trump is when he goes off script. You know this CKS. You should walk that statement back. It's really a hyper partisan and uneducated take, per experts on YOUR side of the aisle.

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We had lefties on this board saying Biden will utterly destroy Trump. I made a prediction in saying, Biden will spout some incomprehensible nonsense and Trump will say, “Quite frankly, it’s a miracle he’s still alive.” Then I said, “that will be it. The debate will be over.”  

 
And that’s pretty much what happened. Biden bombed so badly that Democrats forced him off the ticket.  

 
So what’s my prediction this time? Harris will clutch the podium as hard as she can, trembling from head to toe. For the entire debate a slow stream of urine will run down her leg, making her shoes moist. As she shifts her weight from one foot to the other you will hear a faint “squish-squish” noise. She will cackle uncontrollably trying to cover up the sound. Then her heart rate will just get too high, and she will think about millions of Americans watching her and it will become too much and she will faint and collapse right on live TV.  

 
Then Trump will say, “Quite frankly, it’s a miracle they haven’t gone back to Biden yet.”  

 
And that will be it. The debate will be over. Only 12 minutes and 37 seconds after it began.

Every time Kamala says "felon" or "felony", must swig one shot of whiskey (or similar strength alcoholic beverage.)

She's had to memorize all new positions and attempt to answer questions about them consistently.  After a lifetime of radical leftism, it would be a challenge to anyone to suddenly pretend to be middle of the road.  I think if she has a flawed performance it will be because she becomes muddled trying to present her new positions against her old instincts.
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Her Trump attacks are all already known -- J6, felon, rapist, Project 2025.  How much time will she spend on the attack and how much time will she spend clarifying her own new positions.
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Trump is Trump, we know what he's going to say about every topic.  He's been repeating it at every rally.  For his part, he'll spend a lot of time hammering Kamala on the Biden record as well as the policy flip-flops.
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If Kamala doesn't get flustered, every MSM outlet will proclaim her the winner.  The bar is pretty low.  

E.g., https://www.wikihow.com/Judge-a-Debate
Assessing the Competitors.
Check the rubric against your flow sheet. The scoring rubric should break potential points into several categories. Award points for each category based on the notes you take during the debate. Typical categories for assessment ask you consider if the competitor:
        Directly addressed the topic.
        Understood the basic issue.
        Clearly explained their position.
        Made a convincing case, complete with specific factual evidence.
        Explained the other side’s weaknesses.
        Responded directly to the other side’s critique.
        Used appropriate body language, volume, speed, and diction.
        Was courteous to the other side.
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With history as a guide, Trump loses bigly on EVERY single point.  
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But these non-debates are not debates at all. Debate judges aren't doing the scoring and assigning winners.  
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MAGAs here on TER thought that Trump's performance at the NY Economics Club Q&A forum last week was brilliant.  
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willy - "Why Trump is such a great public speaker. You won’t get it reading a transcript. He speaks like a normal human being in a conversational style."
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CDL - "Well, this [Economics Club answer about TRADE and NATIONAL SECURITY] does seem rather long when you write it out like this, but I watched the speech live, and it moved along nicely.  Trump interjects thoughts that are not written on the teleprompter, something Kamala can't do. ..." GO BACK TO THE THREAD AND READ TRUMP'S "thoughts" that are generated using a Children's Dictionary and an electric blender.

Trump: does he look relaxed and happy to be there? If yes, he’ll win the debate.  

Harris: does she look like she’s having to endure a rectal exam? She will lose the debate. And probably faint. I’m calling it. 12 minutes and 37 seconds into the debate she takes a tumble.

Commentators on MSM have already written their headlines for the debate outcome.  
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"She looked presidential."  
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"The prosecutor has made her case beyond a reasonable doubt "
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Polymarket has Trump drifting up ahead of debate. That seems to be in anticipation of the debate not hurting Trump.

Listen carefully for it gents. Kamala is about to tickle live on TV.

I'm really unsure how Harris will perform.  Historically, When she is speaking on important issues, it sounds ridiculously stupid. But who knows how she'll respond tonight. Then on the other hand, Donald Trump has a tendency to go off the rails a bit, and plenty mouthy during debates. But in the end who's capable enough to run the country. Or, in our case, restore the country that has been all but completely destroyed by Biden. That answer is clear.  

What's quite amazing to me is, up until about six weeks ago or so, Harris was amongst the lowest performing and and liked vice presidens to ever hold office. She was basically disliked. Wow, it's crazy to see the media (suddenly) turn her into this greater than thou figure that will save us all. And look at all the followers on here. Followers as in......non leaders.  

Let's hope the American people see through that. More importantly let's hope DT will stay on point and let Harris "word salad" herself right off the cliff. The last thing we want to see is Harris "mop the floor with Trump" 😁

Are you better off after 4 years of Biden Harris?  

She tries to spin it and does it badly. 🙄

She does a “BUT TRUMP” that would make icky jealous!

There isn't enough time to rebut every lie Trump is telling. It's an out-and-out Lie-A-Thon.
But I do think she's getting under his skin. Trump looks like he's about to explode.
And good move of hers to walk directly toward him and shake his hand at the beginning.
I do wish she'd had time to point out that Trump has no clue what a tariff is and who pays it.
Here's a hint: The Chinese have not paid a single dime in tariffs: "it is almost always paid directly by the importer (usually a domestic firm), and never by the exporting country."

First, Kamala was well prepared.  
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That said, the moderators were the most biased I've ever seen in a presidential debate. Muir ended up arguing that he and he alone was the judge of valid sarcasm. Holy shit!  
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Trump had to debate 3 to 1.  You're supposed to let the candidates fact check each other.  We don't care what the moderators think, we're not voting for them. Disgraceful.

As to policy, ABC did not allow much in the way of policy clarification from Harris, whose positions are still mostly a mystery.
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Instead they mostly handed Harris attack vectors on Trump. So we know Harris hates Trump. But what are the policy details beyond promising sunshine and rainbows  
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Terrible moderators.  Horrible.

Trump's final statement was simple and memorable -- she had three and a half years to do all the things she wants to do, why didn't she do them?
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Again, what was memorable about her closing statement? I'm biased, but I don't remember a thing about it.  What about swing voters. Which will they remember?

1) Supporting for president before the debate.

47% Trump  
47% Harris
  2% Others
  4%  Undecided

2) Who won the debate?  

55% Harris
43% Trump
   2%  Tie

3) Who are you voting for now?

48% Trump  
48% Harris
   1% Others
   3% Undecided

CNN pre debate had Trump 53 to Harris 47 who would best handle economy.
After debate their poll had Trump 55 to Harris 45.  She lost two points and he gained two points, net 4 points swing.

First of all, Trump has money and is an asshole when it comes to what he wants.