Posted on 06/18/2020 11:25:34 AM PDT by yesthatjallen
President Trump’s reelection campaign is seeking to wield more influence over the fall presidential debates, drafting former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani to lead an effort to push for more debates and for the campaign to have a say in who moderates them.
The Commission on Presidential Debates has so far scheduled four debates: three between Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden, the presumptive Democratic nominee, and one between Vice President Pence and whomever emerges as Biden’s running mate.
The Trump campaign has seized on the idea that the more Biden appears in the spotlight, the more likely he is to let slip potentially damaging gaffes. If more debates are held, the thinking among Republicans goes, the more opportunities there will be for Biden to mess up.
The effort by the Trump campaign to expand the debate schedule was first reported on Thursday by Politico. A Trump campaign source confirmed the plans to The Hill.
Among the other concessions that the Trump campaign hopes to secure from the Commission on Presidential Debates is a say in who will moderate each debate. Campaign officials also want the debates to be held on weeknights other than Thursday to avoid coinciding with NFL games.
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Trump gets to pick two moderators and Biden gets to pick two moderators.
It's simply amazing that this isn't the protocol. The Left has been hand-picking people for years -- only people who hate Republicans. And the GOP agrees to it.
When there are debates, all moderators should be picked by President Trump’s campaign.
More debates, and I like the idea that Trump picks two and Biden picks two.
It’s not the number of debates. It’s the moderators of the debates.
Don’t even talk about debates until the question of the moderators is settled.
Far left fake news moderators = NO DEBATES.
Period.
It’s not the number of debates. It’s the moderators of the debates.
Don’t even talk about debates until the question of the moderators is settled.
Far left fake news moderators = NO DEBATES.
Period.
Dems will push for “Skype only” debates and Biden is given the answers beforehand
I can’t imagine they would let him on stage with Trump more than once. He’s going to get wrecked
Trump gets to pick two moderators and Biden gets to pick two moderators.
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Fairness? In the media?
I’d pick Mark Levin and Dan Bongino. Anyone but Hannity... we’d never get to hear the question being answered....
I would pick Lou Dobbs and Laura Ingrahm
Biden would get crushed in any debate with Trump. So if I were Biden’s advisor, I’d tell him to call off the debates. Biden could say it’s because of the virus. Or he could say he refuses to debate a “hater” like Trump.
Either way, the media would applaud the move.
Agree. NO LIBERAL MODERATORS. PERIOD.
And Trump should back out if he does not get ALL the debates he wants.
Also, these “debates” are no more real debates than liberal medical or climate “science” is science. Let’s get some good questions from folks who actually have intellect and knowledge - e.g., no journalists. None, zip, nada.
No more of these phony “debates”. Please. Ever again.
Biden will get crushed, and with the media hype the debates will have tens of millions of viewers and the Biden supporters are going to decrease and he will attract zero new support.
Mark Levin and Rush Limbaugh on the Right.
Don Lemon and Rachel Madcow on the Left.
The “moderators” should be Tom Perez and Ronna McDaniel. No media people AT ALL. The audience will know the questioners are biased, which is better than the system we have now.
On Fakebook the Libtards think Biden would crush Trump in a Debate.
Just sayin’..
I imagine Biden will be on a “Focus Factor” IV right before the Debate.
Without the answers given beforehannd, it'll be nothing but a string of non sequitur.
It will positively reveal his mental inability to serve, and everyone will witness it.
Better be careful there, pushing this clown to more debates can be consider man slaughter if he dies under the pressure.
“It will positively reveal his mental inability to serve, and everyone will witness it.”
Sunlight is not Sleepy Joe’s friend.
Lets get him on Primetime TV every week, fielding rapid fire cross examination, and debating with President Trump.
Great for ratings.
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