Why did Joe Biden pick 9PM to have the debate?

[exitseven]

Trump said anytime, anywhere. His handlers must know by now that dementia patients do not perform well in the evening. It is called sundown syndrome. He could have scheduled it for High Noon.

Oh Don't Forsake Me.

[Drewtate]

Political intrigue inside the democrat party. Someone wants Biden out of the way and there's no shortage of would be back stabbers. Biden was always seen as a dangerous man within the democrat party for decades not to be crossed, a gate keeper and was the no1 reason Obama got elected instead of receiving the Bernie & Tulsi treatment. A real old school good one boy democrat with links to the kkk &who opposed Dr King but yet managed to survive in the 00s and become president.

There's the old warhorses like Pelosi, waters, Warren and of course Hillary for who this could be their last shot at the big chair. A real ruthless cutthroat known for his sharpness and political intelligence. But now there is blood in the water and they know he's weak and all the smaller sharks are circling the big shark.

[Daniela1982]

That is because he couldn't do it at noon because he needed his nappy. I don't think any time of day would have made him any better.

[GeminiDiamond]

Lol..

[OlderAndWiser]

They also agreed that neither of them could have any notes when they were at the podium. That hurt Biden more than Trump. It looks like his campaign wanted him to perform badly.

[AviatorTom]

I suspect it was more about TV viewers. 9PM east coast is only 6PM west coast, which means everyone in the country should be home and able to watch... which apparently many did.

Didn't Monday Night Football used to start at 9pm for that reason... viewers?

[exitseven]

Still, Biden;s handlers are not concerned with how much money the networks are going to make.

[normalice]

Probably the only time he had in his busy schedule of running the nation.

I just find it odd that he went throigh all that debate prep and not a single advisor considered the Gish Gallop strategy, which has dominated the way the far right debates for several decades and is particularly effective on people with a stutter. He might have appointed some real competent people at running the nation but when it comes to campaigning and debate prep... man, what a miss.

[Iron_Man]

He didn’t choose it. It’s always at 9 PM the debates.

[exitseven]

There is no rule that says so. Most are at that time so that the most people can watch. Today everyone has DVRs and the internet. He could have given himself another advantage

[Iron_Man]

Sleepy Joker could
Have taken a nap at 6 o’clock and woken up at 8 o’clock. Backstage and just got right after it like Jerry Cooney did when he fought Larry Holmes

[hahahmm]

A better question is who has been running the country for the last 3 years and did Russia invade Ukraine because it knew Biden wasn't really in control?

[GeminiDiamond]

I think the show started at a Pacific Standard time, between 6-9 to reach all after work hours. Call me a nerd.

[GeminiDiamond]

Sorry, off-of work hours, sides a few countries.

[abc3643]

That's a fairly standard time. The same reason why, for many years, Monday Night Football was on at 9 PM ET.

[KrakenAttackin]

They probably wanted the largest audience possible, which now only served to torpedo Pres. Scramble Brains.

[BLP11520]

He is toast 👎👎.

[Wiredone]

I think CNN chose the time to air the debate

[noohair]

It is a time where people all over the country can see it after work. Like the Super bowl. 9 PM is only 6 PM on the west coast.

[handsomelad70]

He had to be changed and bottle-fed by ten thirty.

[ChinaGrove]

The left wanted him to get gone. You picked up on that. Good.

[Anonymous]

Debates are always scheduled for 9 pm Eastern time, 6 pm pacific time

[Changiis07]

It was def past his bedtime lol

[QuietRunner]

High Noon is the greatest Western ever made

[Anonymous]

I think his handlers wanted him to do bad.