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Trump’s Objection to Virtual Plan Puts Next Debate in Jeopardy
New York Times, via MSN ^ | Oct. 8, 2020 | Michael M. Grynbaum and Maggie Haberman

Posted on 10/08/2020 12:58:54 PM PDT by libstripper

The next presidential debate fell into serious jeopardy on Thursday after President Trump said he would refuse to participate in a virtual matchup and Joseph R. Biden Jr. pledged to hold an alternative town hall with voters on the night of the scheduled event.

The extraordinary developments came after Mr. Trump rejected plans by the Commission on Presidential Debates to have the candidates square off remotely from separate locations on Oct. 15, rather than onstage in Miami, citing health concerns about the coronavirus.

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TOPICS: Miscellaneous; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Florida; US: New York
KEYWORDS: 2020election; biden; debates; election2020; fakedebates; florida; landslide; maggiehaberman; miami; michaelmgrynbaum; newyork; newyorkcity; newyorkslimes; newyorktimes; stevescully; trump; trumplandslide; virtualdebate
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If you can stand the Slimes' snarky editorializing, this is a good current summary of the situation. If Joe goes forward with his "townhall," it will be a scream to compare its size with Our President Trump's rally on the same night.
1 posted on 10/08/2020 12:58:54 PM PDT by libstripper
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Could they debate on Jeopardy?
2 posted on 10/08/2020 12:59:47 PM PDT by aposiopetic
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To: libstripper

Look at the number of Biden’s twitter followers (roughly 10 mil). Now look at the number of Trump’s twitter followers (almost 90 mil).


3 posted on 10/08/2020 1:02:47 PM PDT by conservativepoet
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To: libstripper

The headline makes it out to be entirely on Trump.


4 posted on 10/08/2020 1:03:15 PM PDT by KobraKai
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To: libstripper

How about ‘Debate commission’s surprise change to rules jeopardizes next debate’ instead?


5 posted on 10/08/2020 1:03:16 PM PDT by pepsi_junkie (Often wrong, but never in doubt!)
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A virtual debate would have been HORRIBLE..Trump made the right move..imagine, during the virtual debate, its Trump’s turn to answer..oopsie, there goes feed, sorry for the technical difficulties we will be right back..meanwhile Biden gets to talk all he wants, while his hired goons sit near him writing on cards what to say


6 posted on 10/08/2020 1:03:27 PM PDT by Sarah Barracuda
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JOE’S townhall would be clips of his prerecorded answers to questions given to the BIDEN campaign ahead of time.


7 posted on 10/08/2020 1:03:58 PM PDT by stars & stripes forever (Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord. (Psalm 32:12))
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The MSM so gleefully blamed Trump for the interruptions and gave Joe who started the interruptions a pass.

Now lets see how much revenue the MSM makes off no debate at all.


8 posted on 10/08/2020 1:04:30 PM PDT by DannyTN
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Trump will be hosting the Rush Limbaugh show tomorrow. Should be a Hoot.


9 posted on 10/08/2020 1:05:06 PM PDT by Huskrrrr
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10 posted on 10/08/2020 1:06:02 PM PDT by DannyTN
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To: libstripper
Boo Hoo girl is sad!


11 posted on 10/08/2020 1:06:09 PM PDT by RightGeek (FUBO and the donkey you rode in on)
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I think trying to make it virtual is what put it in jeopardy.


12 posted on 10/08/2020 1:06:18 PM PDT by cuban leaf (The political war playing out in every country now: Globalists vs Nationalists)
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I wonder if Trump will address Snerdley?


13 posted on 10/08/2020 1:06:45 PM PDT by DannyTN
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To: libstripper

Trump was born in the morning...but it wasn’t yesterday morning!


14 posted on 10/08/2020 1:07:12 PM PDT by Bobalu ("You can't serve papers on a rat, Baby Sister. You gotta kill him or let him be." --Rooster Cogburn)
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I expect Snerdly will be screening the calls as usual


15 posted on 10/08/2020 1:09:06 PM PDT by RightGeek (FUBO and the donkey you rode in on)
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To: aposiopetic

Only if Joe gets pee breaks every 10 mins.


16 posted on 10/08/2020 1:09:29 PM PDT by Leep (We can go to the grocery store but we can't go to work?)
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To: Huskrrrr

What is Rush’s typical audience size these days?


17 posted on 10/08/2020 1:10:42 PM PDT by CatOwner
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To: libstripper

Its not trumps fault Joe is a p*ssy


18 posted on 10/08/2020 1:12:23 PM PDT by mrmeyer (You can't conquer a free man; the most you can do is kill him. Robert Heinlein)
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So, do they have that Max Headroom simulatron of Joe working, yet!

“You’re a lying, d.d.d.dog-faced pOny soldierrrrrrrrrr! Gip. Gipp. Gurp”


19 posted on 10/08/2020 1:15:20 PM PDT by Empire_of_Liberty
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A “Virtual Debate” with Biden’s basement fully equipped with teleprompters, questions provided in advance with answers vetted by the “Media”. LMFAO.


20 posted on 10/08/2020 1:16:50 PM PDT by motor_racer (Who will bell the cat?)
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