..it will end up as a 'he said-she said' . Hot mikes would be revealing.

come up with a last minute bs reason for calling it off.

to Faux Noose and on his Truth Social for days on end.

I can hear him placing all blame on Kamala. Showing her all the disrespect he has for her.

I wonder if the moderators will be fair and call him out on his lies. I only wish.

But I had that same wish that he would just stomper off.

He needs someone to laugh at him or tell him to his face how batshit crazy he and his word salads are. That might drive him into a fit of screaming rage which should be enough to kneecap his campaign.

If the moderators can fact check him, that would be a bonus.

Like so many were sure was going to happen

there were many threads about how he would not show up, cancel at the last minute, leave in the middle, etc, etc, etc

How did that debate go?

The Secret Service would have to carry him off stage as he waves his fists in the air.

try to bully, talk crazy (okay, this is normal), and try to make himself big.

"You have recently claimed that anyone convicted of a crime should be sent to prison. Being that you, yourself have been convicted of crimes, when are you going to turn yourself in?"

would that be to hear something like that. Use his own words on him.

Forget the Qs like he does. Fight dirty.

So I would say it is about zero.

every time...

I wish I had a nickel for every post that said Biden would mop the floor with TSF back in June. Have we learned nothing?

Presidential debates are mass media events and TSF specializes in media manipulation. Credit where it's due, I'd stock up on the hard liquor for this one.

zero

He's disciplined when his ass is on the line.

If he does somehow walk, he’ll just be back in 30 seconds

If he stands there and babbles, the babble is grist for spin-mill later. He can pretend to have done well by using selected clips and pics. Running away, not so much.

Nope, can't see that happening. I can see him totally disregarding the rules they agreed to. His M.O. has always been 'ignore rules and laws, they can't really stop me'.

she's heard his gish-galloping, she's been musing: OK, what would I do in response? -- and then she'd imagine doing it, as performers do. The best performers think of a multitude of ways of interpreting a certain moment, and then when the moment comes, they are comfortable with the direction they choose to go in. I have a feeling she's been thinking about this stuff for YEARS. I would bet good money she's going to be killer -- and with that inimitable smile on her face as she destroys him.

Look at what she did to Bill Barr -- and he's a fellow lawyer.

trump rambles and lies.

be a no show citing his bone spurs are acting up.

His handlers will epoxy his shoes to the podium if they have to, but if he storms off the stage before the event is done, his chances in the election storm off with him.

Gish gallop of ludicrous lies, confidently asserted.

The question is whether his desperation (and being baited by Kamala) will push him into incoherent rage.

I have no doubt our candidate will be well prepared for whatever he spews.

She's not the one who will ask the questions, she'll be trying to answer them. Hopefully she can put some zingers in her answers, but I suspect her mic will be shut off if she tries to hit him directly like this.