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oasis

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28. Joe did not sit with Hope or share a Diet Coke with Trump.

Reply to LisaL (Reply #25)

Fri Oct 2, 2020, 02:41 AM

Oct 2020

Yes, they were all in the "same room", but it was large enough to satisfy the Covid safety concerns of the staffs of both teams. Trump's folks aren't about to put him in a hazardous situation. The "room" and the distance between the podiums passed the standards set by the experts.

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True prayers for VP Biden and Dr. Biden. n/t [View all] LuckyCharms Oct 2020 OP

Pisses me of that more protections weren't taken at the debate. LisaL Oct 2020 #1

Agree completely. n/t LuckyCharms Oct 2020 #3

Me too. I keep thinking about it and it just makes me angry at everyone JI7 Oct 2020 #5

How many did the covid couple and their Klan wnylib Oct 2020 #33

Case Western should have denied them entry. AngryOldDem Oct 2020 #39

Was he more than 6 feet leighbythesea2 Oct 2020 #2

Personally, I think 6 feet is too little... LuckyCharms Oct 2020 #4

Probably leighbythesea2 Oct 2020 #6

Exactly. LisaL Oct 2020 #7

It's indoor and for over 2 hours..... Claustrum Oct 2020 #8

Yes, about 12 ft it looks, but Trump was shouting radius777 Oct 2020 #43

Biden will be okay. He took the wise approach in handling the virus. nt oasis Oct 2020 #9

He was at the debate, no mask. LisaL Oct 2020 #10

They were apart for a considerable distance. Joe will rest, test oasis Oct 2020 #13

Resting and testing doesn't prevent someone from getting infected. LisaL Oct 2020 #16

Joe's been playing it smart so far. He's been fine so far oasis Oct 2020 #17

Trump has been fine so far too. LisaL Oct 2020 #18

Trump hasn't been "playing it smart". Trump places himself oasis Oct 2020 #23

He was at the debate with Trump. LisaL Oct 2020 #25

Joe did not sit with Hope or share a Diet Coke with Trump. oasis Oct 2020 #28

There's some uncertainty about how far droplets can spread in a closed environment. AngryOldDem Oct 2020 #40

No kidding. cwydro Oct 2020 #19

Yep. Six feet isn't nearly far enough distance with him. progressoid Oct 2020 #22

Exactly. 90 minutes of yelling in an enclosed space. SunSeeker Oct 2020 #30

Distance matters. Besides I suspect Trump is lying to get out of the next 2 debates cstanleytech Oct 2020 #24

Not during the actual debate... LuckyCharms Oct 2020 #11

It was more than 6 feet. Looked more like ten or so but it's scary. hedda_foil Oct 2020 #14

Yes. n/t LuckyCharms Oct 2020 #15

With Trump yelling, 6 ft. wouldn't be enough space. Frustratedlady Oct 2020 #12

Amen! Dem2theMax Oct 2020 #20

I'm sure the quick test are being used with redundancy to avoid false positives. BlueWavePsych Oct 2020 #21

It takes at least 5 days after exposure for a test to detect the virus. SunSeeker Oct 2020 #31

Maybe More OhioTim Oct 2020 #42

They never should have had an in person debate octoberlib Oct 2020 #26

❤️ ✿❧🌿❧✿ ❤️ Lucinda Oct 2020 #27

... SunSeeker Oct 2020 #29

The timing is almost perfect for tRump with his flagging poll numbers. Call me skeptical. ffr Oct 2020 #32

And my other thought was that he better not have infected Joe ffr Oct 2020 #34

Yes, absolutely. wendyb-NC Oct 2020 #35

Amen rb15 Oct 2020 #36

It looked like they were 12 feet videohead5 Oct 2020 #37

Cancel future debates, including the wnylib Oct 2020 #38

For their continued health and safety Hekate Oct 2020 #41

It would be INFURIATING if Biden got infected... Buckeye_Democrat Oct 2020 #44

LAT: Bidens not out of the woods yet Pluvious Oct 2020 #45