“...I probably would have a hard time holding it for the entire debate.”
You wouldn’t have to. In the 1.5 hour process, there are always breaks for commercials. If the closets are set up just behind the backdrop, and two minutes, at least, of commercials are run, the candidates would have plenty of time to accomplish the task with a just a little expediency. And the networks would help out by having 30 or 15 second short commercials to get the candidates back in place. The only problem would be makeup replacement. But if they run every 15 or 30 minutes in session, the makeup could be fixed up on a short commercial.
There is no reason to worry about re-winding up Biden. As a candidate, he is under the eyes of security at all times except when he is in the can. And it has been inspected and no one is allowed in there.
Too much is being made of this that normal operations already cover. No one can get near the candidates alone and it would be pretty obvious if they were passing info to the candidates. Besides, the questions by that time have already been dispensed to the candidates and their teams have prepared answers to them to knock the other’s socks off anyway. No big deal.
rwood
Your assumption about commercial breaks is incorrect. There are no breaks. There are never breaks in Presidential debates.
There will be no commercials. It's straight through...