A group of undecided Latino voters said they would vote for President Joe Biden after watching his Thursday night debate with former President Donald Trump.

A clip posted on X shows the group being interviewed by a journalist. One man said he would vote for Biden because “Trump sounded like a crazy liar,” according to Matt A. Barreto, professor of Political Science and Chicana/o & Central American Studies at UCLA.

The man being interviewed said Trump “said the same thing time after time” and was not answering questions or “saying how he would fix things,” according to a Newsweek translation.

He went on to admit that “Biden was indeed a bit slow in talking,” saying the president “has a stutter” but believes Biden explained "what he has done and what he is still doing while president.

“After being undecided for a little while, I think today, I switched to Biden,” he added.

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    What, really?

    I mean, holy shit, I’m not going to question divine providence from fucking Jupiter or whoever the fuck it is watching over elections, so, hey, you know, what convinces you convinces you.

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    People were pissed at me calling this yesterday.

    I was wondering why they all abruptly stopped messaging me a couple hours ago.

    The decided voters are where they are.

    If you’re undecided, and you watch this debate with an open mind, there’s only one logical conclusion if you want your life to get better, and that’s to vote for Biden.

    It was 4 years of trump damaging the US, telling lies and objectively being shown not to follow through on what he says, then being found liable for rape and treason.

    Even though Biden mumbled some words, his answered questions were believable because they were in line with the last 4 years of his administration, that have been great for civil rights,the environment, sustainable technology, infrastructure and the economy.

    No-brainer for the undecided.

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      Really? He shuffled on and was so incoherent I was shocked. I turned it off after ten minutes as it was embarrassing to watch. They need someone better.

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        Absolutely absurd.

        He’s been doing a great job for 4 years, standing next to dumps, who can’t string two sentences together, and being asked palatable questions that basically mean nothing, I think he did pretty well for an 81-year-old.

        Also, biden’s a great president, they don’t need anyone better.

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          I’m not commenting on the four years, I’m not American, but on what I saw. It was not a pretty sight. “pretty well…” isn’t a great measure, is it? Not many are saying he came out looking well

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            Are you going off the two five-second clips that are being repeated everywhere or the entire debate?

            For an event that means so little substantively, “pretty well” is a good metric.

            If you walk through a manure mister and look pretty well at the end of it, you’re good.

            Also, he has regular public performances before and after that event, if you watch any of those, he’s fine.

            4 years of effective administration is more significant testament to biden’s ability to lead than standing on stage next to an idiot for 90 minutes.

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              I watched the first ten minutes of the ‘debate’ and had had enough.

              I don’t know how many watched the ones prior and subsequent to this, but… 68m people (if I remember rightly) watched this.

              The past four years don’t mean much for the forthcoming election at the end of the year when the concerns of people are not being addressed, by someone who struggles to walk and speak coherently.

              https://open.spotify.com/episode/0jXKYxpaiUE5fSPyiHKnQN?si=42896b8bbce34857

              There are plenty of people worried about this, and calls for him to step down are significant. If he’s like this now, what’s he going to be like in his mid-80s? This does not look good.

              You can say: the past four years! as much as you like, it won’t matter if Biden loses, which is a more realistic prospect than it was last week.

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                Many people who didn’t watch the debate, don’t regularly watch his public appearances and read internet comments feel the same way you do.

                Calls for biden to step down are not significant in the real world, they are baseless epithets repeated on the internet by anonymous strangers or established conservatives.

                The concerns of people are being addressed, any claims to the contrary are not based in fact.

                “what’s he going to be like in his mid-80s”

                Not as important to holding the office of the President as people are misapprehending. Biden’s not a car salesman, he is administering a country, and he’s good at it. He can wear polka dot bow ties for all I care. FDR was in a wheelchair and often couldn’t speak at all.

                Anyone who believes there’s any reason to replace Biden as the presidential candidate at this point is either allowing themself to be fooled by internet trolls or is a troll themselves.

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                  Anyone who believes there’s any reason to replace Biden as the presidential candidate at this point is either allowing themself to be fooled by internet trolls or is a troll themselves.

                  What do you think now? The writing was on the wall three weeks ago.

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      You laugh, but I still have no idea what I’m going to do in November.

      I’m in Texas, so it doesn’t really matter. But its not something I enjoy thinking about.

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        Texas is more purple than you think. PLEASE vote and PLEASE spread the word that every vote matters, because Trump supporters are far less defeatist than Biden supporters. Don’t give them the illusion that your state is any more Republican than it already is by not voting.

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            let me put it this way:

            Texas will likely NOT flip blue this year for the presidential election. The presidency is not the only thing on the ballot. Other positions are easier to flip blue, which will give democrats incumbency, prior experience, etc. that will make it easier for them to hold higher offices later. If you’re going to foster up-and-coming politicians whose beliefs align more closely with your own, you have to vote for them early in their careers. So you have to vote. So you might as well make your state LOOK a little more purple so fewer doubters choose not to vote next time around

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                Being a defeatist isn’t helping anyone. Gerrymandering is a problem but it isn’t bulletproof, and broad changes to voting patterns will overcome gerrymandering. Those district borders are drawn from historical voting data, which will become inaccurate if you charge your own status from non-voter to voter

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                  Being a defeatist isn’t helping anyone.

                  Being realistic means not spinning yourself up into a lather and bashing yourself against a brick wall until you break.

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      Why is it so important that everyone vocalize exactly how reluctant they are to vote for Biden? Has his administration really done so poorly? I understand the frustration with Israel but that has more to do with us as a country historically as well as with how strong our ties with Israel are. I don’t know how fast everyone expects us to break all those bonds, and they somehow expect there to be no backlash either?

      Apparently patience is just gone in the internet age.