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BREAKING: The Biden Campaign Officially Turns Down the Presidential Debates Commission
2024-05-15
[PJ] The Biden campaign is officially abandoning the Presidential Debates Commission.

For months, the Biden campaign has been setting the stage for Joe Biden's potential refusal to engage in any presidential debates, while simultaneously laying the groundwork to blame Donald Trump for it — even though Trump has been calling on Biden to debate the entire time. Now, the campaign says it will not participate in the three planned debates for the fall, set up by the Commission on Presidential Debates (CPD).

Instead, he’s calling for direct negotiations between the campaigns and is proposing two televised presidential debates in June and September.

“Donald Trump lost two debates to me in 2020,” Biden falsely claimed in a video statement released Wednesday, "and since then he hasn’t shown up for a debate."

Neither has Biden, for that matter; he refused to debate his primary challengers.

"Now he is acting like he wants to debate me again,” Biden continued. "Well, make my day, pal. I’ll even do it twice. So let’s pick the dates, Donald. I hear you’re free on Wednesdays.”
Posted by:DarthVader

#19  Biden can only read prepared remarks at this point.

I still remember that there was talk that Joe had an earpiece in during the last debates.

Even the newer hearing aids have Bluetooth connection for playing media, so anyhoo....
Posted by: Mullah Richard OTR   2024-05-15 19:06  

#18  I doubt there's a rule or law the dems aren't willing to break and most states' SoS seem to be about as supine as Raffensperger.
Posted by: M. Murcek   2024-05-15 18:12  

#17  I suppose that means they have the plan in place to replace him.

That could be interesting as some states have deadlines for putting names on ballots.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2024-05-15 17:57  

#16  Trump's debate prep should consist of making him as resistant as possible to being baited by Joe and delivering a collection of zingers and monologues that talk right past Joe and the "moderators."
Posted by: M. Murcek   2024-05-15 16:51  

#15  Biden can only read prepared remarks at this point. He does not even do that well. No debate with Trump would follow a script. Biden could not debate most 4th graders. No debates will happen.They might try to do something where Joe was remote. More likely they pull him soon.
Posted by: Super Hose   2024-05-15 16:48  

#14  What are they planning?

Joe sitting down while Trump stands, for one.
Posted by: M. Murcek   2024-05-15 14:30  

#13  I also think it's underappreciated how historic it is that the Kennedy name is being treated like a joke by the dems and their media henchmen. RFKJr is whining about being frozen out and the left is just laughing.

That's gonna sour some old school dems too.
Posted by: M. Murcek   2024-05-15 14:28  

#12  One of the things helping Trump in the polls is the widespread perception that the lawfare stuff is all bullscrit.

If they butcher the debate process to try to kneecap Trump, it will backfire.

The only reason the dems are posturing on debates is they realize the lawfare is fizzling and Trump will be on the ballot.
Posted by: M. Murcek   2024-05-15 14:17  

#11  Did the Babbler in Chief say something he shouldn't have or are they up to something?

Unless a lot of people are wrong, there is no way Biden can make it through a hour long debate no matter how heavily medicated.

What are they planning?
Posted by: Chantry   2024-05-15 13:59  

#10  I think they expected Trump to demand equal advantages, then they would play that as avoiding Dark Brandon. He called their bluff, and the early dates precedes early voting.
Posted by: Frank G   2024-05-15 13:57  

#9  ^Dominion rules!!!
Posted by: Grom the reflective   2024-05-15 13:37  

#8  He is as good as out. Kamal toes too.
Posted by: crazyhorse   2024-05-15 13:34  

#7  They're spinning that Trump accepted. I don't believe he has.
Posted by: Rex Mundi   2024-05-15 12:42  

#6  Speculation immediately grew that Biden did not mean what he said. “Of course, he is not being truthful,” Outnumbered co-host Emily Compagno said. “I didn’t take it as any iota of actually meaning it. He [Biden] just says whatever comes out of his mouth. He agrees with whoever [is] speaking around him.”
Posted by: M. Murcek   2024-05-15 12:29  

#5  I suppose that means they have the plan in place to replace him. With a player to be named later, once he/she can be properly presented to the public.
Posted by: Bobby   2024-05-15 12:23  

#4  Supposedly Trump accepted even though the entire structure of these "debates" is designed to protect Joe as much as possible.

I think it will be impossible for them to drug Joe enough to get through a 15 minute live appearance.
Posted by: M. Murcek   2024-05-15 12:06  

#3  Just read Biden accepted the 2nd for Sept 10th, June 27th for the 1st. The drugs will prolly disable/kill him
Posted by: Frank G   2024-05-15 12:02  

#2  What's the favorite saying of those who want to abolish privacy? "If you have nothing to hide, you have nothing to worry about."
Posted by: M. Murcek   2024-05-15 11:15  

#1  If a presidential candidate refuses to debate, why are they running in the first place? Steely Dan would call it The Royal Scam.
Posted by: Raj   2024-05-15 10:23  

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