Nor should they….
Joe Biden does NOT actually need another debate…
He’s healthy…
Donald Trump is behind in the polls and recovering from being sick…
His first debate performance has cost him votes….
Trump should be worrying about getting better ….
Biden is offering to show up for a final debate on October 22nd….
We’ll see how this goes….
Joe Biden’s presidential campaign rejected a suggestion from President Trump’s camp to postpone the next two presidential debates by a week, the latest development in a head-spinning back-and-forth over the format and dates of the next two matchups.
The former vice president’s campaign rebuked Trump for trying to move the final two debates, currently slated for Oct. 15 and Oct. 22, to Oct. 22 and Oct. 29, saying the president was shirking his chance to debate next week after he pulled out of the town hall-style debate once the Commission on Presidential Debates (CPD) said it would be held virtually.
“Donald Trump doesn’t make the debate schedule; the Debate Commission does. We accepted the three dates — Sept. 29, Oct. 15, and Oct. 22 — in June. Trump chose today to pull out of the October 15th debate. Trump’s erratic behavior does not allow him to rewrite the calendar, and pick new dates of his choosing,” said Kate Bedingfield, Biden’s deputy campaign manager.
“We look forward to participating in the final debate, scheduled for October 22, which already is tied for the latest debate date in 40 years. Donald Trump can show up, or he can decline again. That’s his choice.” …
Thursday 29 October is only five days before Election Day itself.
For any number of reasons, that is too late for a U.S. presidential debate (although it’s sometimes OK with debates for local office, such as the ones I’ve organized and moderated, since local candidates and their differences — unlike Trump’s and Biden’s — don’t always last very long in voters’ minds).
For one thing, there are a vast host of other tasks and trips for a candidate five days before the election. For another, they leave precious little time to recover from a gaffe or correct your opponent’s lies.
The newspapers and broadcasters on Friday the 30th would have to devote a lot of their attention to the previous night’s debate rather than whatever topic a candidate would like them to.
Biden won’t go for the 29Th….
I believe the 22nd is the ONLY day that IT might happen and if the Committee holds out for virtual?
It’s a wrap I’d think….
Ur right DSD….
the 29th is just tooooo late ….
We’ll see if we’re right….
BREAKING….
The Biden/Trump debate for next week has been cancelled by the debate commission …