and it'll be on display to the whole nation if he debates Joe.

They'll come up with some excuse not to.

"I'm sorry. I didn't understand what you just said."

... if it comes to questions about a general election debate, I believe he will say Yes. However, his Yes is quite different than most people. It will be Yes, with demands that can't be met, if he chooses to go that route... he is: yes, lie, delay, lie, negotiate, delay, lie, delay, lie, Lie, LIE...

... and then blame Prez Biden.

Or will he be debating Prez Obama?





VVVVV Great minds....

For TFG to inevitably "debate Obama".
P.S. I'm not new to DU. Just refurbished after surgery.

Only similarity to my previous handle was a "9".
I had worked towards being more contributive here. That didn't work out well. Some of the "old boomer club" here can't handle the slightest snark, but turn around and cheer at the prolifically profanity laced Tiedrich post that said exactly what I did, minus the profanity.
I returned to less contributive, occasional lurker status.
That and some shitty commentary indicating a strained "tolerance" of LGBTQ but told to get back in my little corner and STFU. Looky loos but no support. Rant off.

He isn’t going to win over any voters and the cult is with him until he dies.

That same deeply flawed poll also showed Trump winning suburban white women- do you believe that?

The four other most recent polls in the past week show the race even or Biden ahead.

His mental decline is evident and by debate time it'll be even worse.

If they do debate Trump will just do his act like he did last time when Joe had to tell him to shut up. Total waste of time and money.

country?

All the MSM is doing is saying President Biden is "too old". A debate would be an opportunity to demonstrate the differences between the two.

Let's bring up NATO, Ukraine, abortion, etc.

Trump has said he would be able to solve the Israeli/Palestinian crisis, Ukraine/Russia, etc. Just how is he going to do that. On a debate stage trump will have someone their to hold him accountable for his reckless statements.

It is even more important now than the first time if you believe the polls.

Bottom line, a debate will indicate the competency of the candidates.

questions/isses? That's laughable. All he will do is the same word salad he does at his rallies. No thanks, complete waste of time.

This is not his campaign rally, and it isn't a waste of time. It would be an opportunity to expose trump for what he is, and to challenge his blathering.

If the polls are correct, the country is evenly divided.

That should not be the case with an insurrectionist, racist, sexist, and bigot, and it will be an opportunity to call him out on that.

The MSM has not done their job. They are lazy.

He is incapable of debating. He just wants to spew his moronic babble, and coast on the free media.

He hasn't debated yet.

He may agree to put on his usual show of lying, bullying, trying to intimidate, and general airing of grievances.

As I said in an earlier thread, I think its probably his handlers pushing that because they know his mental abilities are declining quickly, so the sooner, the better.

He's lying. Again.
He got pounded in '20. He'd do worse now.
Wanting to debate Biden immediately is performative nonsense.

ultimate immunity, I think answers that question

in most polling then Trump will not want to debate Biden. If on the other hand Biden has taken the lead in most polling then
Trump will be all in for the debates. Just my 2 cents.

The Four latest polls in the past week show the race even or Biden ahead; only the deeply flawed NYT poll had Trump with a lead.

The GOP withdrew from the Commission on Presidential Debates in 2022, so any debate Trump would agree to would be a no rules, Wild West fiasco.

I don’t think Biden would do well in a high pressure debate with unscripted, time limited responses. In last week’s appearance on Seth Meyers, several times he stopped mid-sentence (as if he was restraining himself from swearing about Trump), but then never finished making his point about the issue Myers had asked him about.

Biden apparently had a good interview in the New Yorker a few days ago, but I haven’t yet been able to read it, and have seen zero media coverage except a tweet from the interviewer saying that Biden impressed him with his sharpness, knowledge and experience.

I think it would be better for Biden to focus on selective interviews, perhaps a few town halls, and more connections with “ordinary Americans” helped by his policies- he’s already done a few meetings with families this year, and I think he should continue. These appearances get covered by local media, which can have an important impact in swing states.

Meanwhile, his campaign, and especially Dem supporting dark money PACs, should go scorched earth on Trump’s weaknesses, while spending whatever it takes to maximize registrations and get young voters, women and POC to the polls.

Without debates, Trump will only have rallies and FOX town halls (and maybe CNN) for free airtime- meanwhile the incumbent will enjoy regular coverage, starting with the SOTU this week.

Several reasons...he can't focus on any policy and will babble senselessly....

Another reason...he will be overwhelmed with Court cases from June/July thru the election....

Which I expect they will after the trials prove him guilty. Not to mention his obsession with being in the spotlight.

And why should Pres. Biden care what this moron thinks. What I do think, is that Pres. Biden needs to bring in an attack dog, a very savvy politician who is quick to react and go after tRUMP. Bring in ten of these people to attack tRUMP nonstop. Hey, tRUMP is doing it and lying the whole time.

These 2 men don't like each other, there will be gaffes due to age, it will turn off some voters. I cannot see the benefit for Biden to debate Trump. Better to angle for three 2 hour interviews with a couple members of the press, or free TV time to present as each campaign wishes.

Don't give Cheeto oxygen!

No. And vice versa.

Biden won't agree to debates, either. Why should he give TSF the dignity of a stage to be his ass-holy self?

He’ll come up with a BS excuse at the last minute.
Trump can barely spew his grievances coherently. No way can he answer detailed questions.

There will be a formal debate offer by Trump loaded with some crazy and unfair requirements. It will all be about framing Biden as afraid to debate him.

He was so jacked up last time they debated he couldn't shut up. After not debating worked for the primaries, I assume they will keep this strategy.

The amount of Adderall he'd need would make him slur so bad and would truly highlight his lack of mental acuity, his handlers would never allow it. Of course, I hope that becomes the dominant talk so tsf is forced to debate and loses bigly because he will be totally exposed to every person in America with a functioning brain.