Debate proved neither Biden nor Trump is a good candidate. But one of them is far worse.

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

62% : Trump was at his Trumpiest, which bodes well for his fervent supporters and agitates the rest of us who can't stand him.
47% : While Trump may be performing better in the polls, voters are the ones who lost on Thursday night.
46% : But none of that means makes Trump a better option for young voters who already wanted no part of him.
41% : The USA TODAY/Suffolk University poll found that Trump is inching ahead of Biden, but there are still four months before the election.
30% : "Trump wanted to gather more sound bites for his zealous supporters, and he got them.
27% : I am especially doubtful that Republicans would actually pressure Trump to step down, considering they have excused his actions up to this point.
26% : Although Trump is now a convicted felon, only 14% of Republicans believe he should be replaced on the ticket.
8% : While there isn't data on how Gen Z specifically reacted to the debate, I'm pretty doubtful it moved the needle in Biden's favor, which is ultimately the most distressing when you consider how terrible a candidate Trump is.
7% : Let me control my body: Republicans want to control women so much they voted against protecting contraceptionTrump is still the same threat he was before the debate, and Republicans still pretend he's notAs debate discourse continues, we can't allow Biden's poor performance to overshadow the lies that Trump told onstage.

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