Biden will debate, the expectations for his performance will be low, the MSM will report Biden far exceeded expectations, no matter how lousy he does.
Yep. Unless he so loses his train of thought that he cannot even speak - then soils himself live on stage, the MSM will claim he won and “exceeded expectations”.
“Biden will debate, the expectations for his performance will be low, the MSM will report Biden far exceeded expectations, no matter how lousy he does.”
This is my prediction. He has far more to lose by backing out of the debates. The MSM is on his side no matter what he does during a debate. It always can be re-framed to his advantage.
I think your #31 is on the money.