From muted microphones to no opening statements, here are some of the new rules for the first presidential debate between Biden and Trump.

The article is short, so worth the read, but here’s the TL;DR:

  1. Commercial Breaks
  2. No Opening Statements
  3. Muted microphones, no notes
  4. No Live Audience
  • TheDoozer@lemmy.world
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    5 days ago

    They are both obviously old, so a couple sitting down breaks in the debate seems legitimately reasonable.

    I’m in my 40s, and while I could stand and talk for 90 minutes, it would be pretty uncomfortable and my back would be aching a bit by the end. I don’t think I could do it at 80.