Already predicted. NYTimes taking point for him. He would be slaughtered by Trump in a debate and they all know it.
Biden — when awake — is terrified of a Trump debate. He won’t do more than three, and now they’re already looking for an out.
The worse thing that can happen to Biden now is to put him in front of people and talk away from his teleprompters.
This is the start of the drumbeat. Expect a buildup until the debates are cancelled in lieu of televised individual townhalls...
Their only hope is to make it even more unfairly skewed in Biden's favor - moreso than already occurs with the typical "moderator."
Failing that - and it is hard to imagine how to make a debate less fair - they'll have to do something to mitigate Biden's numerous and significant weaknesses. They'll want the questions well in advance. They'll want earpieces and the ability to talk-to (aka coach) their senile candidate through his fumbling answers. They'll want a less physically demanding setup - maybe sitting, maybe with breaks. They'll want a delay loop and the ability to edit on-the-fly. They'll want the ability to immediately cut to commercial - either to save an embarrassment by Biden or cut off President Trump.
Mostly though, I think they're floating this idea of "fairness" and "unfair advantage" as laying the groundwork for completely backing out of any debates. Biden - the invisible candidate or maybe candidate-by-proxy.
The only problem I see with Trump debating Biden is that Trump would come off as taking unfair advantage of the mentally infirm.
I mean if Trump beat him senseless in the debates, Biden could get sympathy.
Not sure how. Biden would be ensured of friendly moderators and be facing someone who couldn't give a concise answer if his life depended on it. Debates are a lose/lose for both sides.