Perhaps the downside is that it marginalizes Hillary.

Use logic? Trump has no counter attack for that except yelling real loud.

At this point, Bernie’s only argument for the nomination is that he would be better at beating Trump. The only way he advances that argument in this debate is by hitting Trump hard.

You mean the female front runner that refused to participate?

You’re omitting the fact that she declined to debate...

You seem new to the whole presidential process so let me break it down for you;

What a load of shit, he won every debate except one. You hearing the same talking points doesn’t mean he didn’t do great in the debates.

Calling Poor Donald out as a liar, a bigot, and a fool shouldn’t hurt Clinton unless she’s planning to find some commonality with the GOP candidate in the fall.

Something about the big banks... he likes them? No that’s not it...

Any proxy attacks on Trump that HRC doesn’t have to personally deliver is a positive for her.

He’s a pro compared to Trump, though. Trump having to be on the other side of a competent debater with popular ideas would not go well for him. He’s never had a one on one debate, either. Trump does not do well with more time. When ever you ask him something difficult, he hedges and can’t answer, and on multiple…

If that is lackluster I would hate to see what you would call Hillary’s performance... lol.

You do know the purpose of a debate is infotainment right? It’s run by for profit corporations who make bank.

he’s clearly been holding it back not to damage her. i feel like he is gonna go ham on trump

I have a friend who insists that President Obama rope-a-doped Mitt with a lackluster first debate and then the surprise two-three.

It’s the late 60's all over again!

He has dismantled Hillary in every debate they’ve been in, save for one in which he merely crushed her. If you consider him lackluster, Hillary is going to get absolutely obliterated.

Imagine all the eye rolling and face palming she'd have to do, though.

If you can't see a downside to this, remind me to play cards with you sometime.

John Hickenlooper??? That asshat who drank fracking fluid? Jeezus just hand Trump the oval...

Hillary cancelled on bernie, so he’s debating trump instead. Thats on hillary.