Biden stumbles, Trump deflects in debate focused on the past, not America's future

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

86% : Trump came out ahead and his base is thrilled with his performance.
55% : Trump is 78.
50% : Trump misrepresented some issues but commanded the stageVoters saw a Trump they were familiar with, though he was somewhat more disciplined than in previous efforts.
44% : "Every single, solitary person eligible for what I've been able to do with the uh, with the COVID, excuse me, with um, dealing with everything we have to do with, uh, look, we finally beat Medicare," Biden said.
38% : He tried to pounce on the Jan. 6 riot but failed to challenge Trump on some of his answers.
37% : "On substance, Biden was fine, but he seemed to struggle to get his message across and often let Trump off the hook.
37% : Near the end of the debate, Biden and Trump sparred over their golf games.
31% : You think you can do it?""That's the biggest lie, that he's a 6 handicap, of all," Trump said.
28% : The final analysis of the performances of Trump and Biden will occur in the months leading up to the November election, with another debate scheduled for September.
27% : Trump promised to secure the border, end the war in Ukraine and stop the weaponization of the criminal justice system.
26% : He finally answered: "If it's a fair and legal and good election, absolutely."By then Trump had spent minutes attacking Biden on foreign policy.
24% : A Texas Democrat hasn't won a statewide race since 1994, and the party needs Biden to be competitive against Trump to overcome Cruz.
23% : Trump also said food prices have quadrupled under Biden.
22% : Unlike his first 2020 debate with Biden, Trump stuck to talking points like border security, the economy and energy independence.
22% : Trump also falsely said some Democratic states allow killing babies after birth and that even Democrats wanted Roe vs. Wade overturned, leaving the question of abortion to the states.
21% : "Trump added, without evidence, that former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-California, turned down his offer of 10,000 National Guard troops to prevent the events of Jan. 6.Biden later retorted that Trump is a "whiner.""Something snapped in you when you lost last time," Biden said.When asked if he would accept the 2024 election results, Trump retreated to talking points about making America great again, saying Biden was driving the nation closer to World War III.
18% : During a question on abortion medication, Biden rebutted Trump by defending Roe vs. Wade and decrying strict anti-abortion laws passed by states like Georgia, which has a six-week ban.
18% : After a question about Jan. 6, Trump said on that day, "We had a great border," were "energy independent," had the "lowest taxes ever" and were "respected all over the world.""And then he comes in and we're now laughed at, we're like a bunch of stupid people," Trump added.
18% : Biden also had false statements, including that the border now has fewer crossings than when Trump was in office and that the Border Patrol Union had endorsed him.
15% : On a question about slowing climate change, Trump launched into his record on criminal justice reform and blasted Biden for allowing millions of people to cross the border and take jobs from Black residents.
13% : Then Biden veered into Trump going to the funeral of a young woman murdered by an immigrant.
10% : "Kall said Trump won the debate but probably didn't attract many independents or Democrats looking to abandon Biden.

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