Mark Z. Barabak: Biden bumbles, Trump lies and we all lose
by Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times
Jun 28, 2024
3 minutes
There were many firsts attending Thursday night's mud wrestle between Joe Biden and Donald Trump.
It was the earliest presidential debate in history. The first between two candidates of such a ripe age. The only one ever pitting the occupant of the Oval Office against the man he ousted.
But for anyone who's paid even passing attention to politics over the last four ill-tempered years, the spite-filled session in Atlanta had the familiar, unhappy feel of a nagging injury.
The bombast. . The obvious, abundant contempt between
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