Harris and Trump debate for the first time, here are some drinking games to help
The first debate between Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris and Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump is set for Tuesday, marking the first time the two candidates will face each other since earning their party's nominations.
The 90-minute debate, moderated by David Muir and Linsey Davis of ABC, could provide a critical forum for the candidates to win support from swing voters as the race remains narrow.
A poor performance from either nominee could create echoes of President Joe Biden's outing when he faced Trump in June, which was the first major domino that led to Biden dropping out of the race and endorsing Harris.
Here are three drinking games to help get through the first Harris-Trump debate.
Spicy USA TODAY Presidential Debate Bingo
While the Presidential debate bingo game from USA TODAY should be entertaining, here's an option to add some spice to the game:
Each person receives one USA TODAY bingo card
A number of shot glasses equal to the number of players are filled with different liquids (hot sauce, pickle juice, alcohol if of age and appropriate, etc.) and numbered
The first person to reach bingo on the card drinks the first shot glass
Subsequent bingo callers take the shot that corresponds to the order they call bingo
The game ends when all players have called bingo
Can't see or interact with our debate bingo cards above? Open and play along in a new tab: Debate bingo card one, card two, card three, or card four.
Debate foul, party foul
The rules for the debate between Harris and Trump will remain the same as the one between Trump and Biden as microphones that may be cut, no studio audience and moderators who are able to enforce time limits.
Yet it is highly unlikely that the debate will go off without a hitch and at least one of the candidates will break one of the rules. That's where this game comes in.
For "Debate Foul, Party Foul" each player should have a sipping drink, a shot drink and a designated drink that is particularly foul (hot sauce or Malort, for example).
Anytime a participant attempts to speak past their alloted time take a sip
Anytime a participant attempts to shout over a muted microphone take a shot
If either participant leaves their podium finish the drink in front of you
If either participant walks off stage take a shot of the designated drink
Line by line, sip by sip
Knowledge of political cliches is a double-edged sword in this game, depending on how fast the player wants to drink.
Each player chooses a political cliché or expected line, such as: "my fellow Americans" or "We the People".
Players choose a drink and determine an amount of that drink that constitutes a sip.
Each time the political cliché or expected line spoken, the player drinks.
The first person to finish the drink wins.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Presidential debate drinking games to help enjoy Trump-Harris debate
