Key take-aways from the Trump-Biden presidential debate
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US president Donald Trump set low expectations for Biden's performance in their first debate, after months of calling him “Sleepy Joe”.
Instead, the Democratic candidate Joe Biden who showed up was alert, cogent, and largely efficient against a competitor who presents a monumental challenge to any opponent.
The debate did little to illuminate the policy choices facing Americans in the election and probably did not shift the dynamic of a race in which the incumbent, Trump is fighting from behind.
So was the debate gift to Joe Biden.?
On line is Emeritus Professor in Sociology at Wits University, Professor Roger Southall
Instead, the Democratic candidate Joe Biden who showed up was alert, cogent, and largely efficient against a competitor who presents a monumental challenge to any opponent.
The debate did little to illuminate the policy choices facing Americans in the election and probably did not shift the dynamic of a race in which the incumbent, Trump is fighting from behind.
So was the debate gift to Joe Biden.?
On line is Emeritus Professor in Sociology at Wits University, Professor Roger Southall