Rich Lowry

I think he got overheated at moments and drawn into things he probably shouldn't have. But he had the better night by default, if nothing else.

I think he got overheated at moments and drawn into things he probably shouldn't have. But he had the better night by default, if nothing else.

I think he got overheated at moments and drawn into things he probably shouldn't have. But he had the better night by default, if nothing else.

Bizarre. I mean, the only word for it is bizarre, right? I mean, what is sometimes he's mumbly and confused. Sad, depressing. Yes, that's a good word. I mean, this is hard. Unrecoverable.

Bizarre. I mean, the only word for it is bizarre, right? I mean, what is sometimes he's mumbly and confused. Sad, depressing. Yes, that's a good word. I mean, this is hard. Unrecoverable.

Bizarre. I mean, the only word for it is bizarre, right? I mean, what is sometimes he's mumbly and confused. Sad, depressing. Yes, that's a good word. I mean, this is hard. Unrecoverable.

Yeah, but this isn't really news. It just has brought it home more starkly. And it kind of makes you think, what were they thinking, right? They didn't need to agree to debates. It would have been embarrassing. The Trump camp would have said, look, he's running scared. He can't do it. But it'd be better to have people saying you can't do it rather than going out and demonstrating you can't do it.

Yeah, but this isn't really news. It just has brought it home more starkly. And it kind of makes you think, what were they thinking, right? They didn't need to agree to debates. It would have been embarrassing. The Trump camp would have said, look, he's running scared. He can't do it. But it'd be better to have people saying you can't do it rather than going out and demonstrating you can't do it.

Yeah, but this isn't really news. It just has brought it home more starkly. And it kind of makes you think, what were they thinking, right? They didn't need to agree to debates. It would have been embarrassing. The Trump camp would have said, look, he's running scared. He can't do it. But it'd be better to have people saying you can't do it rather than going out and demonstrating you can't do it.

And, you know, nine o'clock at night for this man now, it's like one in the morning. And Emily's point is exactly right. This is after a week of preparation. This isn't like a president of the United States that we've traditionally seen that doesn't do well in the first debate because they're not prepared and they're not ready for it and they take it too casually.

And, you know, nine o'clock at night for this man now, it's like one in the morning. And Emily's point is exactly right. This is after a week of preparation. This isn't like a president of the United States that we've traditionally seen that doesn't do well in the first debate because they're not prepared and they're not ready for it and they take it too casually.

And, you know, nine o'clock at night for this man now, it's like one in the morning. And Emily's point is exactly right. This is after a week of preparation. This isn't like a president of the United States that we've traditionally seen that doesn't do well in the first debate because they're not prepared and they're not ready for it and they take it too casually.

No, this is a guy who's been doing nothing else. And probably all day today, he was sleeping with cucumber slices over his eyes, and this is the best they could get out of him. And these moments, because they're weird, maybe they're a little funny, probably more sad, as you put it, but they're weird.

No, this is a guy who's been doing nothing else. And probably all day today, he was sleeping with cucumber slices over his eyes, and this is the best they could get out of him. And these moments, because they're weird, maybe they're a little funny, probably more sad, as you put it, but they're weird.

No, this is a guy who's been doing nothing else. And probably all day today, he was sleeping with cucumber slices over his eyes, and this is the best they could get out of him. And these moments, because they're weird, maybe they're a little funny, probably more sad, as you put it, but they're weird.

So they'll be played over and over again, and they will be the main impression out of the debate, no doubt.

So they'll be played over and over again, and they will be the main impression out of the debate, no doubt.

So they'll be played over and over again, and they will be the main impression out of the debate, no doubt.

Watch out.

Watch out.