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Trump team to press for more debates against Biden
The Hill ^ | 06 18 2020 | Max Greenwood and Jonathan Easley

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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To: Pravious
I’d pick Mark Levin and Dan Bongino. Anyone but Hannity.

I'm good with that. ABH

21 posted on 06/18/2020 11:57:10 AM PDT by yesthatjallen
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To: Kickass Conservative

> On Fakebook the Libtards think Biden would crush Trump in a Debate. <

Biden could win if any two of the following three things occur:

1. The Biden team gets all the questions at least two weeks before the debate.
2. Biden is allowed to wear an earpiece “for medical reasons”.
3. The debate is done remotely. And it’s a Biden look-alike who is actually in his basement.


22 posted on 06/18/2020 12:07:43 PM PDT by Leaning Right (I have already previewed or do not wish to preview this composition.)
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To: Trump Girl Kit Cat

I’d pick Levin and Chanel Rion from OAN.


23 posted on 06/18/2020 12:08:43 PM PDT by RJS1950 (The democrats are the "enemies foreign and domestic" cited in the federal oath)
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To: 1Old Pro

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.

.... and the media will declare that 100% of the polls show Biden to be the winner.


24 posted on 06/18/2020 12:10:27 PM PDT by Pravious
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To: Kickass Conservative

Mark Levin and Rush Limbaugh on the Right.

Rush is too sick. He’s out every other week from the effects of the chemo he’s going through, so he probably wouldn’t be able to do it.

Not like the left would EVER agree to even ONE conservative moderator anyway. :-)


25 posted on 06/18/2020 12:11:45 PM PDT by Pravious
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To: yesthatjallen

Will Biden need one of these so he doesn’t wander off during the debates?

https://www.sbnation.com/nfl/2019/2/2/18191956/sean-mcvay-get-back-coach-rams-clemson


26 posted on 06/18/2020 12:13:59 PM PDT by Hillarys Gate Cult (Free the TVs!)
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To: yesthatjallen

Careful, in this game of Lowered Expectations, Biden might come out looking better than expected.


27 posted on 06/18/2020 12:16:47 PM PDT by Paradox (Don't call them mainstream, there is nothing mainstream about the MSM.)
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To: RJS1950

If you really want to pulverize Biden (and Democrats) go with Michael Savage.


28 posted on 06/18/2020 12:17:36 PM PDT by yesthatjallen
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To: yesthatjallen

The ones that Trump’s picks MAY and that is a big MAY, be fair and balanced and will probably still lean Left, but the ones Biden chooses will most definitely be extreme Left.


29 posted on 06/18/2020 12:20:57 PM PDT by skinndogNN
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To: Trump Girl Kit Cat

Tucker Carlson and Rush Limbaugh


30 posted on 06/18/2020 12:24:21 PM PDT by MuttTheHoople
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To: SmokingJoe

We gotta have debates. Biden couldn’t win a debate even if he had Pilousy and Cuomo asking questions and Acosta moderating.


31 posted on 06/18/2020 12:36:12 PM PDT by RightLady (Save Western Civilization.)
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To: yesthatjallen

As long as Biden doesn’t get the questions in advance. If he does, insist that they be asked in a different order. Talk about word salad answers...


32 posted on 06/18/2020 12:50:12 PM PDT by Go Gordon (I gave my dog Grady a last name - Trump - because he loves tweets.)
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To: Go Gordon

Trump should be in the VP debate, not Pence. Should Biden win his VP would be expected to become POTUS within 4 years.


33 posted on 06/18/2020 12:55:28 PM PDT by DIRTYSECRET (urope. Why do they put up with this.)
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To: yesthatjallen

Biden wears mask, later he can dangle it from his ear.
Trump has no mask.


34 posted on 06/18/2020 3:03:38 PM PDT by minnesota_bound (homeless guy. He just has more money....He the master will plant more cotton for the democrat party)
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To: yesthatjallen

NO moderators
Feed to any channel that wants to carry the debate
Lincoln-Douglas style debate
Subject alternates betw PDJT and Creepy Joe.
Three words max to declare the Subject title
****mitigates Subject Title being a speech
Each Debater gets 5 minutes on current Subject
Each Debater gets 2 minutes for rebuttal


35 posted on 06/18/2020 4:38:55 PM PDT by fastrock
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To: Meatspace

Trump should pick Hannity and Rush.


36 posted on 06/18/2020 5:27:56 PM PDT by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped)
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To: Georgia Girl 2
Trump should pick Hannity and Rush. No Hannity! He will start talking about his MMA skills and his lapel pins!
37 posted on 06/18/2020 10:24:53 PM PDT by notaliberal (St. Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle,)
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To: yesthatjallen

The Dems love “diversity” so let’s have only black moderators, because Black Lives Matter: Diamond and Silk, Candace Owens, and Sheriff Clarke.

That would be a BEAUTY!!!


38 posted on 06/18/2020 10:32:48 PM PDT by KJC1
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To: SmokingJoe
President Trump’s reelection campaign is seeking more debates and to have a say in who moderates them.
The Commission on Presidential Debates has scheduled four debates: three between Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden.

Biden will agree to more debates....as long as he can send surrogates.

Jill Biden for debate no 1 moderated by delegare from wife Abusers of America.

39 posted on 06/20/2020 2:07:27 AM PDT by Liz ( Our side has 8 trillion bullets; the other side doesn't know which bathroom to use. http://www.fr)
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To: Liz
Moderated by BLM/Antifa more like.
Don't laugh. Wouldn't surprise me at all if the media tried that one.
To me the only issue that matters in the debates are the moderators. Can't find even one mainstream media operative that I'd trust to moderate any debate.
If the matter of moderators cannot be satisfactorily settled, there should be no debates.
40 posted on 06/20/2020 2:16:48 AM PDT by SmokingJoe
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