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did you watch the VP debate? I thought it was relatively calm and respectful, at least as far as anything in American presidential politics can be respectful these days. It's probably the sort of thing you're looking for, or at least a step in that direction. of course there was still a lot of "your running mate is hitler!!!!" but they were at least able to discuss the issues a bit and find some common ground.
No, I'm honestly just emotionally over it all.
This is OK. Just stop paying attention to politics. It will make little difference to your life beyond the improvement of shaking off the stress.
Almost any claim that X disaster will happen if you don't vote for Y is garbage. Most people just keep working, living, loving and tune out politics.
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The VP debate looked like two reasonable people trying to discuss what’s best for the country.
I didn't watch it because I generally assumed that neither candidate would have been civil and that both are so deeply partisan that there wouldn't be anything to glean from it.
I'm happy to report that in this case, at least, your assumption was at least partially incorrect. I can't speak to whether you would glean anything from the debate, as I don't know how much you know about either campaign's issue positions. However, it was the furthest thing from bullying both Vance and Walz were very civil throughout, and the debate was far more policy-heavy than the Presidential overcard a few weeks ago. Though they disagreed a lot, they did so politely, and also were ready to acknowledge areas of commonality. Both men saw an approximately 20 point increase in their favorability ratings post-debate, according to a CNN poll.
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I think if you watched it you would be very pleasantly surprised. I was.
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