2012 United States presidential debate | Barack Obama, Mitt Romney

Watch part of the 2012 United States presidential debate between Barack Obama and Mitt Romney.

Courtesy: CNN

[regularbloke]

2012: "Mr Senator" "Mr President"
2024: "You're the sucker, you're the loser"

[perfectlycontented]

The degradation of articulation and civility from 2012 to 2024 is truly shocking

[cgibbs]

Boring. Where is the talk about their golf scores???

[wilsonfung]

2012: a professional debate between two highly educated gentlemen
2024: a WWE entertainment

[jacoblane]

Although civility is important, I miss having candidates that just look alive

[annacolwell-wh]

2012: Congratulations Mr. President on your anniversary :)
2024: Arguing about golf

[CubicApocalypse]

The 2036 debate will consist of a high-noon duel between two barely-conscious wheelchair-bound centenarians struggling to land a single shot despite neither of them moving an inch the entire time.

[davidecorneli]

2012: two respectful men explaining their ideas

2024: "you're the sucker you're the loser" "Black jobs"

[NothingHere...]

They were actually civil, well mannered and respectful. What has this country come to.

[jordanscott]

2012: Compliment the opponent and persuade America

2024: Insult your opponent and brag about yourself

[yardiemark]

Obama said this was a bad night . Compared to what we got this week, these guys are geniuses

[NamelessViking]

The 2024 debate was so bad that we are rewatching the 2012 debate 😂

[zzzsun]

i am a international student. 2012, i used this clip to learn English, great material.
2024, i use presidential debate to learn the damage of Alzheimer.

[benh-d]

Ahh, yes, the good old days back when they were both awake, no felonies, civilized, and not 80 years old.

[doubllechief]

Once upon a time we had 2 honorable men having a polite and civil debate. Now we have a glorified used car salesman debating a nursing home patient. We're officially in the matrix...

[trevorhock]

There is something so satisfying about watching them both talk so passionately but respectfully, and they’re listening to each other. Being civil is awesome and I hope it comes back

[kennymedina]

Mitt Romney and Barack Obama, greeted each other, called each other Mr. President and Mr. Senator and respected each other as if they were both looking for the interest of the United States of America… exactly what it should be from the get…

[ahmedhemissi]

2012 : two people explaining their ideas and how they are planning to solve problems in a civil manner.
2024 : one person have a criminal history and the other can't even complete a coherent sentence, and they are both pointing out each other's failures rather than explain how they plan to fix it.

[tjm]

Who’s here after Trump and Biden debate ?

[Flayeshy]

Trump and bidens debate was literally a mid day discord argument 😂