Waiting for the presidential debate feels like waiting for a train to crash. But how bad can it be?

What are your guesses at what will happen? I am curious to compare the answers to what actually happens tonight

  • Jay@lemmy.caEnglish
    1091·
    5 months ago

    What will probably happen is Trump will say a hundred stupid things no-one bats an eye to. Biden will screw up one soundbite and conservative media will twist and beat that dead horse until it get reincarnated.

  • some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org
    44·
    5 months ago

    Lightning strikes and both candidates die in a horrible freak accident. Oh wait, you asked worst case…

        • theshatterstone54@feddit.uk
          1·
          5 months ago

          So what’s the solution?

          He’s a paedophile, convicted felon, corrupt, bankrupt, a wannabe dictator and his entire team are either incompetent, criminals, or have left him, which proves how much he sucks.

          It’s clear the zombies following him will keep on believing any of the bullshit from the White House’s Dementia Patient Number 2 (Mr. Dictator) so what can Americans do (I’m European but genuinely concerned).

          To all Trump supporters and general Republicans reading this: Listen, I know the Deep State is real, but this indirect Russian puppet that keeps on deflecting to China is not the solution. And if you see Trump as your Biblical God-sent saviour, remember the Bible also states that before the second coming of Christ, there will be a false idol, the Antichrist, which is far closer to what Trump is. America needs a Democratic Leader to uphold the Republic. By supporting a wannabe dictator, the Republicans slipped up. The Grand Old Party? Where is the Grandeur in felon and pedophile? Show the Republicans they screwed up by not voting for Trump and we can hope they regain the grandeur they claim to possess.

  • cosmicrookie@lemmy.worldOP
    27·
    5 months ago
    • Biden faints
    • Trump walks over and slaps Biden
    • Trump just leaves
    • Biden justifies Israels attacks
    • Violent demonstratos occupy CNN
    • Terrorist attacks during the debate
    • CNN cuts the debate short
    • Trump gets caught with wireless bone conductor transmitter in his butt
    • Biden reveals palm full of keywords written with a pen
    • Trump talks about Stormy Daniels not being the best in bed and not worth the money
  • adarza@lemmy.caEnglish
    211·
    5 months ago

    biden stammers twice, but otherwise is impeccable.

    cnn lobs nothing but softballs to the orange one. still screws 'em up, goes off on tangents, spouts nothing but lies, rages about everything. declared the ‘winner’.

  • Contramuffin@lemmy.world
    16·
    5 months ago

    I expect it’ll probably be relatively boring. Trump likely has been coached to hell and back not to say unhinged shit. Of course, he can’t control himself so he’s going to say some unhinged shit, but it’s definitely not going to be to the same frequency and magnitude that he normally is.

    Meanwhile, Biden is going to play the “Trump is unhinged, so Republicans please vote for me” strategy, which is going to be unexciting to both Republicans and Democrats.

    I think the debate itself is going to be dull, and what will really sway the population is what the media and social media run with afterward. ie, it’ll be determined entirely by who has the more embarrassing slip-up. God this country is fucked

  • ShepherdPie@midwest.social
    151·
    5 months ago

    Probably the worst thing would be if they both walked to the middle of the stage and started 69ing each other before announcing that they’re partnering up and running together for the 2024 ticket as co-presidents.

  • shortwavesurfer@monero.townEnglish
    52·
    5 months ago

    A gunman could walk in with an AK-47 and shoot everybody dead on live tv… Oh wait, you mean what will happen in the debate? Well obviously since it’s already over, we know the answer to that.

  • wreckedcarzz@lemmy.worldEnglish
    41·
    5 months ago

    I was going to write a long series of events that grew in oddity and hilariousness until we all died a gruesome death, but that’s a lot of effort, so I’ll just put this here.

  • pr06lefs@lemmy.ml
    41·
    5 months ago

    The debate site is stormed by fascist militia, most democrats in the building are killed. Trump survives thanks to far right connections and mainstream media plays him up as a profile in courage.