Horizon Flame Posted April 14, 2022 Share Posted April 14, 2022 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloodflowers. Posted April 14, 2022 Share Posted April 14, 2022 A pro-freedom and pro-freespeech and pro-democracy party banning highly viewed and important presidental debates? How could a party that allegedly supports freedom and market of diverse ideas allow this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XAMJ Posted April 14, 2022 Share Posted April 14, 2022 Of course they are, they are facists. I want that Bernie Bro to come say Democrats and Republicans are the same Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
on the line Posted April 14, 2022 Share Posted April 14, 2022 Can you blame them? They're embarrassing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClashAndBurn Posted April 14, 2022 Share Posted April 14, 2022 Considering Biden lost every debate in the primaries and went on to win, I mean… yeah, they’re pretty much outdated and useless. I won’t be at all sad to see them go. They don’t change minds anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Into The Void Posted April 14, 2022 Share Posted April 14, 2022 Not like I watch anyway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monster Megamind Posted April 14, 2022 Share Posted April 14, 2022 (edited) 44 minutes ago, ClashAndBurn said: Considering Biden lost every debate in the primaries and went on to win, I mean… yeah, they’re pretty much outdated and useless. I won’t be at all sad to see them go. They don’t change minds anymore. I think Biden won the last pre Florida primary debate by advocating sheer pragmatism... Edited April 14, 2022 by Monster Megamind Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustHoran Posted April 14, 2022 Share Posted April 14, 2022 Of course they don't. They can't ever win debates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frenchyisback Posted April 14, 2022 Share Posted April 14, 2022 Well, they’ve been losing debates Reagan vs. Cater 40years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Communion Posted April 14, 2022 Share Posted April 14, 2022 (edited) Not me thinking it'd be the party itself doing it to likely kneecap Trump's potential rise but apparently it's his supporters? His debates are essentially what won him the nom in 2016. Edited April 15, 2022 by Communion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClashAndBurn Posted April 15, 2022 Share Posted April 15, 2022 17 minutes ago, Communion said: Not me thinking it'd be the party itself doing it to likely kneecap Trump's potential rise but apparently it's his supporters? His debates are essentially what won him the nom in 2016. They might keep the primary debates, but this is simply them getting rid of general election debates because the Debate Commission wouldn't allow for an in-person debate while Trump literally had COVID and was wanting to pass it to Biden and kill him with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Communion Posted April 15, 2022 Share Posted April 15, 2022 5 minutes ago, ClashAndBurn said: They might keep the primary debates, but this is simply them getting rid of general election debates because the Debate Commission wouldn't allow for an in-person debate while Trump literally had COVID and was wanting to pass it to Biden and kill him with it. Oh **** I'm blind. I can't even remember any of the presidential debates for 2020, it felt like a fever dream. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAKSIM Posted April 15, 2022 Share Posted April 15, 2022 6 minutes ago, Communion said: Oh **** I'm blind. I can't even remember any of the presidential debates for 2020, it felt like a fever dream. I think the first one killed Trump’s re-election chances. He was like a child. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClashAndBurn Posted April 15, 2022 Share Posted April 15, 2022 6 minutes ago, Communion said: Oh **** I'm blind. I can't even remember any of the presidential debates for 2020, it felt like a fever dream. Yeah... they canceled the second one and were going to hold it remotely, but Trump's team absolutely refused and demanded it be in-person, which was... uh... not going to happen, lol. So they did individual town halls instead. The fly on Pence's hair during the VP debate was more interesting than anything that happened during the Presidential debates though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taylena Posted April 15, 2022 Share Posted April 15, 2022 Debates are never fair to the Republican and frankly a waste of time. The leftist liberal networks always give the questions in advance to the democrats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rotunda Posted April 15, 2022 Share Posted April 15, 2022 3 hours ago, ClashAndBurn said: Considering Biden lost every debate in the primaries and went on to win, I mean… yeah, they’re pretty much outdated and useless. I won’t be at all sad to see them go. They don’t change minds anymore. Kinda surprised they’d get rid of them considering anyone but Trump should be able to out-debate Biden Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClashAndBurn Posted April 15, 2022 Share Posted April 15, 2022 5 minutes ago, Rotunda said: Kinda surprised they’d get rid of them considering anyone but Trump should be able to out-debate Biden Well, like I said to Communion. It's all out of spite because the Debate Commission wouldn't let Trump come into close contact with Biden while he had COVID so he could kill him. Plus, debates are meaningless exercises anyway. They don't change minds, and both candidates last time were utterly embarrassing nightmares to watch. The Ken Bones of the country are going to remain undecided until the day of the election no matter what. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATRL Moderator Bloo Posted April 15, 2022 ATRL Moderator Share Posted April 15, 2022 52 minutes ago, Rotunda said: Kinda surprised they’d get rid of them considering anyone but Trump should be able to out-debate Biden I wouldn’t be so sure. The GOP has an impressive talent for finding some of the dumbest people alive to nominate. I’m holding tight to the prediction that “compared to <insert new GOP figurehead here>, Trump isn’t that bad” will be a thing in less than a decade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GraceRandolph Posted April 15, 2022 Share Posted April 15, 2022 2 hours ago, Taylena said: Debates are never fair to the Republican and frankly a waste of time. The leftist liberal networks always give the questions in advance to the democrats. No network in the US could be deemed “leftist” whatsoever Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GraceRandolph Posted April 15, 2022 Share Posted April 15, 2022 This could backfire. The debates definitely helped Trump I think back in 2016. I don’t think they had a huge effect on 2020. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taylena Posted April 15, 2022 Share Posted April 15, 2022 17 minutes ago, GraceRandolph said: No network in the US could be deemed “leftist” whatsoever Spoiler Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GraceRandolph Posted April 15, 2022 Share Posted April 15, 2022 Just now, Taylena said: Hide contents Jacobin? Mother Jones? Democracy Now? None of these platforms are hosting presidential debates and to be “leftist” an organization has to be explicitly anti-capitalist or at least critical of capitalism. The Overton window in the US is so far skewed to the right that CNN and MSNBC are considered “hard left” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClashAndBurn Posted April 15, 2022 Share Posted April 15, 2022 1 hour ago, Bloo said: I wouldn’t be so sure. The GOP has an impressive talent for finding some of the dumbest people alive to nominate. I’m holding tight to the prediction that “compared to <insert new GOP figurehead here>, Trump isn’t that bad” will be a thing in less than a decade. They're already priming us for that with DeSantis's "Don't Say Gay" law. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antonini Posted April 15, 2022 Share Posted April 15, 2022 5 hours ago, ClashAndBurn said: Considering Biden lost every debate in the primaries and went on to win, I mean… yeah, they’re pretty much outdated and useless. I won’t be at all sad to see them go. They don’t change minds anymore. The debates literally proved that Biden wasnt as slow as Fox News called him. It DID play a part! Ok Marina! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClashAndBurn Posted April 15, 2022 Share Posted April 15, 2022 4 minutes ago, Antonini said: The debates literally proved that Biden wasnt as slow as Fox News called him. It DID play a part! Ok Marina! They made him look worse and more embarrassing overall to me. Couldn't understand how a single person could support that slobbering mess of a man, but if you say so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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