WEBVTT - Instant Reaction: 2024 CNN Presidential Debate

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<v Speaker 1>Welcome back to Bloomberg's special coverage of the twenty twenty

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<v Speaker 1>four CNN presidential debate right here on Bloomberg Television and

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<v Speaker 1>Radio alongside Joe Matthew, I'm Kaylee Lines, and we just

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<v Speaker 1>witnessed ninety minutes of debate between a current and former

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<v Speaker 1>president for the first time in history, a debate in

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<v Speaker 1>which the incumbent, Joe Biden, often struggled, stumbling over his words,

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<v Speaker 1>misstating figures, at times freezing at one point, whereas Donald Trump,

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<v Speaker 1>who did appear this evening, Joe, much more energetic and forceful,

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<v Speaker 1>often said things that were not factually correct. Joe Biden

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<v Speaker 1>continually accused him of lying, and yet with a hoarse

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<v Speaker 1>voice that many in the Democratic Party are now attributing

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<v Speaker 1>to a cold Joe Biden at eighty one perhaps played

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<v Speaker 1>into fears about his age this evening.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, this is an interesting exercise. We're probably going to

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<v Speaker 2>hear a lot more about performance than we are about substance.

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<v Speaker 2>Following ninety minutes. To Kayley's point, there, we had one

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<v Speaker 2>break in the middle of this exercise. One toward the

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<v Speaker 2>end before closing statements, the president actually seemed to struggle

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<v Speaker 2>through his closing statement, which is an opportunity to get

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<v Speaker 2>into something that would be more rehearsed. But look, the

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<v Speaker 2>CNN moderators who we just watched and listened to did

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<v Speaker 2>not make any attempt to fact check either of the

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<v Speaker 2>candidates here, and I guess that will be the job

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<v Speaker 2>of our panel, Kyley.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, of course, Joe Biden did at times attempt to

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<v Speaker 1>fact check Trump, at least accusing him of lying, not

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<v Speaker 1>always though providing what he says are actually the facts.

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<v Speaker 1>And many times, interestingly, these candidates were asked questions that

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<v Speaker 1>they simply just did not answer, talking about other subjects entirely.

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<v Speaker 1>Donald Trump did that on multiple occasions. When asked if

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<v Speaker 1>he would accept the results of the election, it took

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<v Speaker 1>multiple tries from the moderator and he said, ultimately not

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<v Speaker 1>yes or no, but if it's a fair and legal election, absolutely.

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<v Speaker 2>We're going to walk you through some of the highlights,

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<v Speaker 2>if we can call them that, of this first debate

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<v Speaker 2>in the cycle, and we'll have analysis ahead with Rick

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<v Speaker 2>Davis and Kristen Hank.

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<v Speaker 1>First, though, let's check in on the Spin room in

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<v Speaker 1>Atlanta with Lomberg's correspondent David Gera, who is there on

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<v Speaker 1>the ground, So David, that was something to behold at times. Frankly,

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<v Speaker 1>it was uncomfortable. How do things feel in the spin

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<v Speaker 1>room in the aftermath.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, I think the two of you have laid that

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<v Speaker 3>out just as I witnessed it. It was a really stark contrast,

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<v Speaker 3>and there were moments that were, as you said, quite awkward.

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<v Speaker 3>The contrast really start between these two candidates in terms

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<v Speaker 3>of their presentation. I think that something is you mentioned

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<v Speaker 3>that there wasn't any fact checking. You did notice that

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<v Speaker 3>with the former president, with Donald Trump, when asked a question,

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<v Speaker 3>he would often take that moment to go back to

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<v Speaker 3>something else that was talked about in the question before that.

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<v Speaker 3>I did note a few times that Dana bash reintroduced

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<v Speaker 3>the questions and this is what we're talking about now,

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<v Speaker 3>and give him another opportunity to do that. But I

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<v Speaker 3>agree with your assessment too that we didn't get a

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<v Speaker 3>whole lot of substance here, a substance that was new.

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<v Speaker 3>I think of sort of ways that President Trump in

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<v Speaker 3>particular reframed things that were novel, particularly when it comes

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<v Speaker 3>to January sixth. Yes, there is what we've heard from

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<v Speaker 3>him before about those who participated in that insurrection in

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<v Speaker 3>that action on Capitol Hill, but then kind of using

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<v Speaker 3>January sixth, this is kind of pivot moment for the

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<v Speaker 3>economy and all that he inherited then, and sort of

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<v Speaker 3>what happened on January sixth to the economy and the

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<v Speaker 3>country as a whole was a shall we say, creative

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<v Speaker 3>spin on what happened on that day. A bit of

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<v Speaker 3>news also from the former president on abortion. Of course,

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<v Speaker 3>that's been in the news so much over these last

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<v Speaker 3>few weeks, and we had that Supreme Court decision this

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<v Speaker 3>week on the heels of the reporting the Bloomberg did

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<v Speaker 3>yesterday about the Supreme Court allowing the allowing abortions in

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<v Speaker 3>emergency circumstances to happen in Idaho. You did have Donald

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<v Speaker 3>Trump on the record today again saying that he defers

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<v Speaker 3>to the States, but says that he is somebody. He

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<v Speaker 3>is a candidate who's in favor of exceptions in a

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<v Speaker 3>kind of Reaganite mold. Has he put it. That's what

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<v Speaker 3>stood out to me. I noted with Donald Trump in particular,

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<v Speaker 3>there were three or four things he kept coming back

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<v Speaker 3>to that. Of course, the migrant crisis as he sees it,

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<v Speaker 3>quantity of people coming into this country, he blaming Joe

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<v Speaker 3>Biden for that and talking a bit about sort of

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<v Speaker 3>what he inherited. What Joe Biden inherited was this great economy,

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<v Speaker 3>this great country.

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<v Speaker 2>Let's talk about creative spin for a moment, David, because

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<v Speaker 2>you're right in the middle of it here as you

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<v Speaker 2>join us live from the spin room. This is great

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<v Speaker 2>giving us a little bit of a walk around. How

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<v Speaker 2>are the two campaigns representing themselves? This is a pretty

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<v Speaker 2>quiet spin room, if we can be honest. Before the

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<v Speaker 2>debate started, what are you seeing around you? Now?

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, it is a bit quiet, and once it ended

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<v Speaker 3>there was an ear quiet to the room as well.

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<v Speaker 3>But you have Mattur camermon focusing here on Sarah Hockey Sanders,

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<v Speaker 3>who's speaking to reporters now on the floor here now

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<v Speaker 3>filling up with more reporters and more surrogates. Let me

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<v Speaker 3>see if I can get my microphone a bit closer

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<v Speaker 3>and we can pick up anything that she's she's having

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<v Speaker 3>to say here, Joe, and if you just way with.

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<v Speaker 4>Resimblest, it's a clear contest and it's a win win

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<v Speaker 4>overwhelming me for president.

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<v Speaker 3>Forgive me, yes, I saw her from Afar chrisident Biden

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<v Speaker 3>will still be the Democratic nominee.

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<v Speaker 5>By the time we get to November, he is.

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<v Speaker 4>The Democratic nominee.

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<v Speaker 6>He will be on the ballot.

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<v Speaker 4>And we are going to defeat him this November and

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<v Speaker 4>elect President Trump the next president of the United States,

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<v Speaker 4>and the American people see crystal clear Joe Biden's fail policies,

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<v Speaker 4>whether it's the border crisis, Biden inflation, or his weak

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<v Speaker 4>role as commander in chief leading to chaos and weak

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<v Speaker 4>in national security. This was an absolute, overwhelming knockout victory

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<v Speaker 4>by President Trump against a failed, feckless and weak Joe Biden.

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<v Speaker 3>What do you just step away here? As she continues again,

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<v Speaker 3>that's the least Stefanic the congressman from New York. And

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<v Speaker 3>as I kind of walk around the floor to see

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<v Speaker 3>who else is out here, she principally there the only

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<v Speaker 3>surguit that I'm seeing on the floor right now. But

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<v Speaker 3>you just picking up there on what she's saying about

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<v Speaker 3>the economy. Again, that was something I think that the

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<v Speaker 3>former president returned to time and time again. And you saw,

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<v Speaker 3>as you mentioned the top, Joe Biden, the current president,

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<v Speaker 3>trying to context you lize sort of the economy that

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<v Speaker 3>he inherited when he was president. I found it kind

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<v Speaker 3>of halting in the way that he was able to

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<v Speaker 3>deal with that issue too, David, that was great.

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<v Speaker 2>Thanks for the peak behind the curtain, mayor of Bloomberg's

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<v Speaker 2>David Gura with us in the spin room. These are

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<v Speaker 2>the conversations that are going to lead to the coverage tomorrow,

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<v Speaker 2>and you just got anice peak at it right there.

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<v Speaker 2>As we now reassemble our political panel, Rick Davis, Republican

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<v Speaker 2>strategist and partner at Stone Court Capital, that's with us,

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<v Speaker 2>along with Democratic strategist Kristin Hahn, partner at Rock Solutions.

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<v Speaker 2>All right, guys, we need some honest talk here about

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<v Speaker 2>what we just saw. Both of your phones were blown

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<v Speaker 2>up through that whole debate, as you heard from your

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<v Speaker 2>colleagues from both sides of the aisle. Kristin. Anyone's talking

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<v Speaker 2>about is Joe Biden's voice tonight.

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<v Speaker 6>I think he was unfortunate that he had a cold

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<v Speaker 6>and that he you know, the delivery may not have

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<v Speaker 6>been what we wanted, but honestly, the thing that struck

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<v Speaker 6>me the most was just I mean Trump might have

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<v Speaker 6>been delivering, you know, had a more booming voice, but

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<v Speaker 6>I was trying to take notes of all the lies

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<v Speaker 6>he was not and my hand started hurting. So, I mean,

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<v Speaker 6>it's really remarkable. He's taking credit for the you know,

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<v Speaker 6>the the insulin prices going down again, making you know,

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<v Speaker 6>claims that the election was a fraud, wildly wrong claims

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<v Speaker 6>about women healthcare. And it's funny because I'm like, you know,

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<v Speaker 6>if we're talking about, as your correspondent mentioned just a

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<v Speaker 6>second ago, he made news saying he would be okay

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<v Speaker 6>with exceptions for a rape and incests in that type

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<v Speaker 6>of thing. But we just saw the man lie for

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<v Speaker 6>an hour and a half, I mean, blatant, Liz, And

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<v Speaker 6>we'll see all of that debunked in the next if

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<v Speaker 6>you don't already know, over the next several days. So

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<v Speaker 6>why would we ever believe him? Why would any woman

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<v Speaker 6>ever believe him? I certainly don't. I also thought it

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<v Speaker 6>was interesting that he kept saying that, and it's a

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<v Speaker 6>big point in his campaign, you know that he talks

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<v Speaker 6>about how the president's you know, weaponizing the judicial system

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<v Speaker 6>and coming after him, But he actually said, I quote,

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<v Speaker 6>he has no idea what these cases even are. So

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<v Speaker 6>is it that he's too old and can't remember what

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<v Speaker 6>the cases are or is he weaponizing his judicial system?

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<v Speaker 6>So there were so many I don't know. I wasn't

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<v Speaker 6>expecting anything different from President Trump. But despite the delivery,

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<v Speaker 6>I think, you know, there there couldn't be two more,

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<v Speaker 6>you know, distinct choices, And wasn't that was true before tonight,

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<v Speaker 6>It's still true now and it will be true tomorrow.

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<v Speaker 1>But despite all of these factual inaccuracies, Trump did indeed

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<v Speaker 1>lie at times, and Joe Biden attempted to call him

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<v Speaker 1>out on that, And yet at times Joe Biden himself

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<v Speaker 1>struggled to articulate what exactly the facts were, even his

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<v Speaker 1>own facts, misstating the number of jobs, for example, created

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<v Speaker 1>in his administration, at one point calling into question his

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<v Speaker 1>own policy on Medicare after freezing for a substantial period

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<v Speaker 1>of time. Rick, I'm looking at the traffic on social media,

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<v Speaker 1>other reports I'm seeing, and many are suggesting that the

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<v Speaker 1>Democrats are going to have to put someone else forward

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<v Speaker 1>as the nominee after tonight.

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<v Speaker 5>Yeah, when you think back about what we were trying

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<v Speaker 5>to handicap this debate going into it, what was Trump

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<v Speaker 5>going to need to do? Trump two point zero needed

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<v Speaker 5>to be more disciplined, He needed to be less aggressive,

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<v Speaker 5>he needed to not talk over Biden. You know, those

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<v Speaker 5>things he accomplished, right. I mean, he got hot toward

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<v Speaker 5>the end of the debate, and I think it actually

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<v Speaker 5>took something away from his performances. But at the end

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<v Speaker 5>of the day, Trump kind of delivered on the style

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<v Speaker 5>at which everyone set the expectation to. And the only

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<v Speaker 5>thing anybody expected Joe Biden to do was convinced us

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<v Speaker 5>that his age is not a factor in being a

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<v Speaker 5>candidate for president or potentially a president for another term.

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<v Speaker 5>And he did not accomplish that task. You know, You've

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<v Speaker 5>mentioned it very clearly, his halting, inability to finish the sentences.

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<v Speaker 5>He looked very over prepared, He seemed to have a

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<v Speaker 5>hard time getting the numbers out. And we have to

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<v Speaker 5>remember this was his idea to debate this early one

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<v Speaker 5>on one with Donald Trump, you know, in this kind

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<v Speaker 5>of a venue with no limits on fact checking, right,

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<v Speaker 5>and so he Joe Biden's job was to be the

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<v Speaker 5>fact checker. But instead he kind of just accepted any

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<v Speaker 5>topic that Donald Trump wanted to talk about and responded

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<v Speaker 5>to it as best he could, but not with necessarily

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<v Speaker 5>a fact check that could say, hey, you're lying about this,

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<v Speaker 5>and this is what the real story is. It was

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<v Speaker 5>more kind of a personal response. And that's the thing

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<v Speaker 5>that I think most people are going to take away

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<v Speaker 5>from this debate is this was a very intensely personal

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<v Speaker 5>debate where there were two guys who clearly didn't like

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<v Speaker 5>each other, who had a totally different version of America,

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<v Speaker 5>and neither one of them really delivered any kind of

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<v Speaker 5>a good outcome for themselves. But the performance by Joe

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<v Speaker 5>Biden has to create questions in the Democratic Party's minds

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<v Speaker 5>is whether or not they have someone who's up to

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<v Speaker 5>the election they've got five months ago. And this was

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<v Speaker 5>not a man who I would say you'd ever want

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<v Speaker 5>to put on a debate stage.

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<v Speaker 2>Again, let's give a taste here as part of our

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<v Speaker 2>special coverage of the CNN presidential debate, a moment here

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<v Speaker 2>for Joe Biden talking to Donald Trump about morals.

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<v Speaker 7>The crime. So you are still charged with and think

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<v Speaker 7>of all the civil penalties you go how many billions

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<v Speaker 7>of dollars do you own? Civil penalties for molesting a

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<v Speaker 7>woman in public, for doing a whole range of things

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<v Speaker 7>of having sex from the porn star on the night

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<v Speaker 7>wife's trainer. What are you talking about? You have the

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<v Speaker 7>morals of an alley cat.

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<v Speaker 2>An alley cat, Kristin. I'm not sure how many twenty

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<v Speaker 2>somethings I've ever heard that word used in that way

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<v Speaker 2>when you listen to him speaking so quickly like that,

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<v Speaker 2>sometimes not able to get all the words out, coupled

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<v Speaker 2>by the voice that was struggling with a cold, freezing

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<v Speaker 2>up at times, a halting performance. As we heard from

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<v Speaker 2>a couple of folks, Democrats are going to be upset

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<v Speaker 2>about this, worried about this tomorrow. How can you with

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<v Speaker 2>a straight face tell people that he's going to be

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<v Speaker 2>in good shape four years from now running this country?

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<v Speaker 6>I mean, I think also in addition to that, he

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<v Speaker 6>was trying to fit too many things into his answers, right,

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<v Speaker 6>I mean, Trump is really good at taking one idea

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<v Speaker 6>and running with it, whether that's true or not, usually

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<v Speaker 6>mostly false, but trying to fit too much, you know,

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<v Speaker 6>and if you're quiet and you're you know, you don't

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<v Speaker 6>have that booming voice, then it's hard for people to

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<v Speaker 6>hear it.

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<v Speaker 2>So there were a lot of questions about his travel schedule.

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<v Speaker 2>He was in three different time zones over the last

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<v Speaker 2>two weeks.

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<v Speaker 6>Was that a fail?

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<v Speaker 5>I mean the staff's part.

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<v Speaker 6>He's the president of the United States. I wouldn't presume

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<v Speaker 6>to know exactly where and when he needs to be

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<v Speaker 6>where he needs to be, but he'll have some work

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<v Speaker 6>to do after this.

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<v Speaker 1>Of course, as we consider what this debate ultimately was about,

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<v Speaker 1>we're here analyzing the performance of both of those candidates.

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<v Speaker 1>But they did at times talk about policy. Joe Biden

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<v Speaker 1>decided to close out his remarks talking about economic policy,

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<v Speaker 1>what he wants to do in taxes and to get

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<v Speaker 1>inflation down. Donald Trump did at one point talk about tariffs,

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<v Speaker 1>suggesting they're not going to drive prices higher. He said,

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<v Speaker 1>it just will force other countries to pay us a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of money. Rick, for a voter sitting at home,

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<v Speaker 1>do you think any of that realistically broke through or

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<v Speaker 1>was the performance aspect ultimately to distracting?

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<v Speaker 6>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 5>I think it was very hard to get past the

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<v Speaker 5>performance and also the hatred between the two individuals, right,

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<v Speaker 5>I mean, that is a block to actually hearing anything

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<v Speaker 5>positive coming out of their mouths. They talk to each

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<v Speaker 5>other more than they talked to the American people, and

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<v Speaker 5>that was a stark departure from Joe Biden four years ago,

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<v Speaker 5>where he would take time to look directly into the

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<v Speaker 5>camera and talk directly to the American people about issues

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<v Speaker 5>he thought were important. So I think it was relatively

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<v Speaker 5>void of any real policy prescriptions. I mean, even the

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<v Speaker 5>closing statements didn't really punch through a specific policy idea.

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<v Speaker 5>Joe Biden talked about, you know, making the tax code

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<v Speaker 5>simpler and fairer, but he didn't give any real details

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<v Speaker 5>behind what that would look like. And Donald Trump, I mean,

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<v Speaker 5>you know, arguably he did what he does every single

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<v Speaker 5>day on the campaign trail. When he goes to his

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<v Speaker 5>big events, he just makes things up and he talks

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<v Speaker 5>about how great they are. And I'm sure his campaign

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<v Speaker 5>was cringing when he got into you know, a contest

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<v Speaker 5>of wills over who's got the better golf game and

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<v Speaker 5>how many country club championships he.

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<v Speaker 6>Just was one.

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<v Speaker 5>And so I don't think either one of them distinguished

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<v Speaker 5>themselves particularly well. I mean, the idea that we're even

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<v Speaker 5>talking about Donald Trump winning a debate is because it

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<v Speaker 5>was such a disastrous performance by Joe Biden. And so

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<v Speaker 5>if you were an independent voter, a swing voter from

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<v Speaker 5>one of the key states, looking into this debate saying

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<v Speaker 5>who's got something that I can latch onto that I'm

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<v Speaker 5>going to be, you know, excited about voting for. I

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<v Speaker 5>don't think either one of them were able to accomplish

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<v Speaker 5>that goal, And if anything, I wouldn't be surprised that

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<v Speaker 5>the double haters get bigger, not smaller. Well as a

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<v Speaker 5>result of this debate.

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<v Speaker 2>That's saying something. It plays poorly for both candidates in

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<v Speaker 2>your opinion. By the way, ar Atlanta burea chief in

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<v Speaker 2>the room, says, no Democratic surrogates on the spin room

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<v Speaker 2>floor right now, Kristen, how long is it going to

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<v Speaker 2>take the party to come up with an answer to this?

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<v Speaker 6>I mean, I think they're going to have to come

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<v Speaker 6>up with how they're going to talk about it immediately,

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<v Speaker 6>and I think that the campaign's ready to do that.

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<v Speaker 6>And I think if you're going to look at you know,

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<v Speaker 6>the president is right on the issues, he was up

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<v Speaker 6>against a liar. The performance wasn't what it needed to be.

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<v Speaker 6>The campaign is going to have to be in full mode,

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<v Speaker 6>you know, like out there talking to people about like

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<v Speaker 6>what makes this president different, why these issues are so

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<v Speaker 6>important to the American people. And it's not an easy

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<v Speaker 6>thing to do when you have somebody that you're up

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<v Speaker 6>against just lying as we.

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<v Speaker 1>Are in our final minute here, I would just point

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<v Speaker 1>out that we are now two weeks out from Donald

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<v Speaker 1>Trump's sentencing in New York when he was convicted of

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<v Speaker 1>thirty four felony crimes, and we are just days out

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<v Speaker 1>from getting a decision from the Supreme Court on whether

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<v Speaker 1>he is presidential immunity in another case with which he

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<v Speaker 1>has been charged and in regard to January sixth, So

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<v Speaker 1>there could still be much to develop in this race.

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<v Speaker 1>And yet it feels like Joe that something did shift

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<v Speaker 1>in this race this evening.

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<v Speaker 2>We'll see how things feel tomorrow, and of course we'll

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<v Speaker 2>be back to hash out the details on the day

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<v Speaker 2>after our Thanks to Rick Davis, Republican strategist and partner

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<v Speaker 2>at Stone Court Capital, and Democratic strategist Kristen Hahn, partner

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<v Speaker 2>at Rock Solutions, a perfect panel with some smart insights tonight,

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<v Speaker 2>Kaylee will have a lot to learn tomorrow as the

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<v Speaker 2>campaigns get on the road. Donald Trump's going to Virginia,

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<v Speaker 2>Joe Biden to North Carolina, and it continues other debate

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<v Speaker 2>in September. Assuming that takes place. That concludes our special

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<v Speaker 2>coverage of the first twenty twenty four presidential debate.

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<v Speaker 1>Thanks for joining us on Bloomberg TV and radio.