No Presidential debates?

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02 Aug 2020, 9:31 pm

Seems to be a test run of an excuse to avoid Presidential debates, but I'm not sure how it would play with "undecided" or wavering voters.
Source: https://edition.cnn.com/videos/tv/2020/08/01/should-biden-debate-trump.cnn

One side will be saying no debates because the other side "lies".
The other will be saying that the debate was avoided because of "cognitive issues" of the candidate avoiding the debate.
Either side would have no problem putting together advertising material to support their case, so it will be interesting to see if the debates happen.

Personal thoughts: In order to avoid the debates, one (or preferrebly more) extended (1+ hour?) Q&A session would need to have been run with questioners from all sides of the media and where questions are not supplied in advance, as this would demonstrate the lack of "cognitive issues" - only using "friendly" media, or prepared questions likely wouldn't work to counter the theory. Ideally, a 1 hour Q&A with "hostile" media would completely negate the theory, and may potentially move viewers\readers to their side.

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03 Aug 2020, 4:16 pm

Presidential debates are a waste of time because the vast majority of voters are too politically ignorant to make any informed judgements and, therefore, the "debates" lack any substantive purpose. Might as well put both candidates on a game show and let the voters decide from that. It would certainly be more fun to watch.

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03 Aug 2020, 7:25 pm

Brictoria wrote:

...One side will be saying no debates because the other side "lies". The other will be saying that the debate was avoided because of "cognitive issues" of the candidate avoiding the debate...

Sure ... but which side is which?

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03 Aug 2020, 8:15 pm

Fnord wrote:

Brictoria wrote:

...One side will be saying no debates because the other side "lies". The other will be saying that the debate was avoided because of "cognitive issues" of the candidate avoiding the debate...

Sure ... but which side is which?

We'll just need to watch the debate (should one occur) to try and help us decide, I guess.

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04 Aug 2020, 6:52 am

I for one hope there's a debate. It'll be hilarious.

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18 Aug 2020, 9:57 pm

Maybe there is a chance the debates will go ahead:

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U.S.—The Trump campaign has been making claims that rival candidate Joe Biden isn’t fit to debate, has been “hiding in his basement,” and may try to skip the debates so as not to embarrass himself. The Biden campaign has denied these charges and said that Biden is looking forward to the debates and a chance to confront Trump. They had some caveats, though.

“Because of the coronavirus concern, we will need to take extra precautions,” said Biden campaign manager Jen O'Malley Dillon. “Biden will need to wear an extra safe face mask that will cover his entire face. And while wearing it, his voice might sound different -- even have a different accent -- but that’s just because of... the mask.”

Dillon said that Biden should easily trounce Trump in the debate. “I think you’ll be surprised at how well he does,” she added. “It will be a totally different Biden than you’ve come to expect. But that will be Joe Biden up on that stage -- just unidentifiable behind a mask and sounding different and much more coherent.”

Dillon also warned that it is possible that during the debate someone looking just like Joe Biden may stumble out onto the stage looking confused and wondering what’s going on. She told the press that would be Moe Biden, Joe Biden’s twin brother whom no one had mentioned until now, and he likes to play jokes like that. Silly old Moe.

Source: https://babylonbee.com/news/biden-campaign-warns-that-for-debate-biden-will-need-a-mask-that-completely-conceals-his-face-and-he-might-sound-different

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