Tim Ryan, former Ohio Democratic representative, says Trump is avoiding debate because ‘he is scared’

  • Billiam@lemmy.world
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    5 days ago

    Hmm, it’s too late to have a debate but not too late to shove an unqualified ideologue into SCOTUS.

    Got it.

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    Lol. The guy got a cease and desist order from The Tom Petty estate for illegally using the song Won’t Back Down, yet here he is doing the exact opposite. That’s some 5D chess moves.

  • FinishingDutch@lemmy.world
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    As a candidate, you should be ready to debate any place, any time and with zero notice. Because real life is hardly fair and never works on a timeline of your choosing.

    Heck, we should be forcing random debates much like random drug tests. Wake them up early morning on a random wednesday and force them to do a debate. Let’s see who can really be coherent under pressure.

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    ITT: People who said “debates don’t mean anything! They don’t give you any actual sense of who the candidates are! Shut up dum dum!!!” when Biden was the one at the podium.

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    So in case anybody is curious about the claim that October 23 is too late, I updated the Wikipedia page listing the past debates too include the date.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_presidential_debates

    In general, the first debate takes place in late September or early October, and the final debate occurs in mid to late October with two or three debates being the norm. The first debate occurring in June is new this year as the debate normally start after the nominations are complete.

    So, unsurprisingly, Trump’s argument has no historical basis and complaining that the debate is too close to the election is nonsense.

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    Should take out a full page ad in a conservative newspaper of your choice (NY Post would be good). That just says at the top “So, Trump, we heard you didn’t want to debate Harris again .” And the. Smack dab in the middle of a blank page: “Chicken”

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    I think October 23rd would be an ideal date to organize anyone with a non-disclosure agreement with Trump to break that agreement en masse and share all the details of what he doesn’t want the public to know.

    It’d be great fodder for the news cycle leading up to Election Day and I doubt Trump has the resources to legally pursue so many people for NDA breaches at the same time.

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      5 days ago

      After every question “Former President Trump, would you like to respond… Again no response, The Republican candidate has declined to participate in tonight’s debate for reasons they chose not to share”

  • ryan213@lemmy.ca
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    5 days ago

    Can’t they just move it up to like 3PM or something while the other seniors are having dinner??