5:39 PM: This debate is an example of the structural problem Republicans have never leaving the Fox ecosystem. Questions along the lines of, what will you do when lying liberals say you’re heartless for slashing government programs.
6:06 PM: One of the attractions of watching a presidential debate is the knowledge that almost certainly one of the people on the stage will either be President or at least a major party nominee. The virtual certainly that no one on this stage will be either sort of drains the event of some of its juice.
6:12 PM: Everybody should sign up for Prime twice because half of our staff had to watch this debate. It’s probably taken a year off of each of our lives just through concentrated and lethal levels of boredom.
