Here we go, the first Presidential debate between Biden and Trump begins at 9 PM Eastern/6 PM Pacific.
How to watch it:
https://www.cnn.com/2024/06/25/politics/how-to-watch-cnn-debate/index.html
"The CNN Presidential Debate will air live on CNN, CNN International and CNN en Español, and via streaming on Max for subscribers and without a cable login on CNN.com. CNN will make the debate available to simulcast on additional broadcast and cable news networks.
You can also follow CNN’s live debate coverage on CNN.com, which will include analysis and fact checking."
"According to parameters set by CNN in May, all participating debaters had to appear on a sufficient number of state ballots to reach the 270 electoral vote threshold to win the presidency and receive at least 15% in four separate national polls of registered or likely voters that meet CNN’s standards for reporting.
Polls that meet those standards are those sponsored by CNN, ABC News, CBS News, Fox News, Marquette University Law School, Monmouth University, NBC News, The New York Times/Siena College, NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist College, Quinnipiac University, The Wall Street Journal and The Washington Post."
Edit And that’s it! Thanks for watching everyone!
tl;dw:
Consensus is Trump didn’t so much as beat Biden as Biden beat himself.
The real loser is CNN who failed to fact check anyone, and there were obvious fact checks on both sides.
So, does this mean we’ll have an even larger conservative SCOTUS majority?
If you let a torrent of bullshit versus a guy with a cold make you stay home and not vote, yes.
Unlikely, it will just lock in the 6-3 majority for longer.
Trump will convince Thomas and Alito to step down, will nominate younger arch-Conservatives in their place, and we’ll have 6-3 until it’s time to replace Roberts and Sotomayor.
Probably looking at 20 years or so. Or more than a lifetime for some. Pretty depressing.
Roberts and Sotomayor are 69 and 70 respectively, so most likely whoever gets the win in '32 will replace one or both of them. Definitely by '36.
'24/'28 for Alito and Thomas.
