New York Times Op-ed: ‘Let’s Scrap the Presidential Debates

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Could you imagine if Republicans didn’t want Presidential debates because their candidate was a demented segregationist kid sniffer?

New York Times Op-ed: ‘Let’s Scrap the Presidential Debates

Breitbart, August 3, 2020:

The New York Times published an op-ed Monday morning titled “Let’s Scrap the Presidential Debates,” arguing that they play too great a role in helping voters choose the president.

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Journalist Elizabeth Drew assures readers that she is not worried that Biden will lose the debates.

“This, by the way, isn’t written out of any concern that Donald Trump will prevail over Joe Biden in the debates; Mr. Biden has done just fine in a long string of such contests,” she writes.

The point, she says, is that the debates are meaningless — “that ‘winning’ a debate, however assessed, should be irrelevant, as are the debates themselves.”

She argues:

Nervous managers of the scheduled 2020 presidential debates are shuffling the logistics and locations to deal with the threat of the coronavirus. But here’s a better idea: Scrap them altogether. And not for health reasons.

The debates have never made sense as a test for presidential leadership. In fact, one could argue that they reward precisely the opposite of what we want in a president. When we were serious about the presidency, we wanted intelligence, thoughtfulness, knowledge, empathy and, to be sure, likability. It should also go without saying, dignity.

Yet the debates play an outsize role in campaigns and weigh more heavily on the verdict than their true value deserves.

Drew calls Trump “the most disastrous president in our history” and complains that the 2016 presidential debates “became simply another tool in his arsenal.”

Others on the left have also argued that former Vice President Biden should not debate Trump.

Times columnist Thomas Friedman wrote last month that Biden should not debate Trump without real-time fact-checking — though Biden has a long history (in 2008, and 2012) of factual errors in debates.

Joe Lockhart, a former press aide to President Bill Clinton, advised Biden last week at CNN.com: “Whatever you do, don’t debate Trump.”

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ahem
ahem
3 years ago

Every word out of their mouths is a lie, including a, and and but.

lostlegends
lostlegends
3 years ago
Reply to  ahem

I wouldn’t know I’ve never read the NY Times. Why would I?

DemocracyRules
DemocracyRules
3 years ago
Reply to  lostlegends

NASDAQ booms to all time high today:
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felix1999
felix1999
3 years ago

Biden is incapable of debating. More than half the time he doesn’t know where he is, easily loses focus and has openly admitted he is boring. Insulting voters isn’t helpful either. What was silly is that Biden is being shaped to have the same views as Bernie.

What this also shows is how badly they want Trump out. They would rather have a dementia or Alzheimer candidate than Trump. That is how sick and vile this has become. Now they are laying the ground work and listing talking bullets to convince voters, Biden doesn’t need to debate.

What’s also striking is many states have not counted up all the mail in votes in the primary to be sure BIDEN did win the primary and others that were up for re-election. Doesn’t that matter? I guess not all votes matter after all – only those that match up with the DEM establishment heads.

felix1999
felix1999
3 years ago

On Monday, Biden was endorsed by
Revolutionary Communist Party USA leader Bob Avakian.
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/08/03/listen-joe-biden-revolutionary-institutional-changes-revolution-podcast/

More info here –
Communist Party Leader Endorses Joe Biden
ALANA MASTRANGELO 3 Aug 2020

“At this critical hour, every appropriate means of non-violent action must be utilized to remove this regime from power,” said Avakian in his statement. “And if, in spite of mass protest demanding the removal of the Trump/Pence regime, this regime remains in power when it is time for voting, then — using all appropriate means to work for the removal of this regime must include voting against Trump.”

“To be clear, this means not a ‘protest vote’ for some candidate who has no chance of winning, but actually voting for the Democratic Party candidate, Biden, in order to effectively vote against Trump,” wrote the communist leader.

“But this election is different,” affirmed the communist leader.

“The question is not whether Biden and the Democrats represent something ‘good,’” Avakian continued. “Biden is not ‘better’ than Trump, in any meaningful way — except that he is not Trump and is not part of the move to consolidate and enforce fascist rule, with everything that means.”

“To approach this election from the standpoint of which candidate is ‘better’ means failing to understand the truly profound stakes and potential consequences of what is involved,” he added. “The fact is that there can be one — and only one — ‘good’ that can come out of this election: delivering a decisive defeat to Trump and the whole fascist regime.”

https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/08/03/communist-party-leader-endorses-joe-biden/

https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/08/03/communist-party-leader-endorses-joe-biden/

Poppey
Poppey
3 years ago

In view of the importance of this election in so far as which way America will turn if those flat earthers win, I hope and pray that my council will be heard and understood because I employ psychology. For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.

I believe the pressure for Biden to appear will only grow and that It’s going to prove impossible for his minders to refuse to let him appear on the MSM in an open debate against the POTUS.

This is the opportunity of a lifetime. Always remember if Trump should be so foolish as to brag , ridicule, mock Biden in his present condition or otherwise show a degree of personal contempt, he, Trump will in my view throw this election away because straight thinking people who are not staunch conservatives will see in Biden’s performance a victim deserving of pity and in Trump’s performance a bully kicking a man when he’s plainly struggling.

If conservatives want to win this election, for your countries sake Trump has to be seen to play a straight bat and keep his points simple, short and to the point without needless mockery however much the Dems candidate deserves it.

Trust the audience to see what is plain and in America’s and the families of your country’s best interest and let them decide for themselves according to testimony.

If all of you want to win this, this is the way because straight answers to the Dems record will sink them.

MuhamMUDTheFakeProphet
MuhamMUDTheFakeProphet
3 years ago

I’m sure the Dem0rats would prefer to skip the election as well and just go directly to swearing in Gropin’ Joe Bribe ’em Biden.

Poetcomic1
Poetcomic1
3 years ago

This is so transparent that I am actually embarrassed for the writer.

VTS
VTS
3 years ago
Reply to  Poetcomic1

I have an idea. Lets scrap debates and elections!

bargogx1
bargogx1
3 years ago

They are so transparent.

Liberalism_IS_INSANITY
Liberalism_IS_INSANITY
3 years ago

ASK THE AMERICAN PEOPLE.

WE, THE PEOPLE, SAY NO. WE WANT THE DEBATES!

VTS
VTS
3 years ago

No debates, no elections!

Anthony Silvio
Anthony Silvio
3 years ago

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Jake
Jake
3 years ago

Joe is a walking disaster. Fake journalist Drew obviously has a headamus rectumus problem. There is no way Joe can/could stand up to Trump in debates.

Jane_Dowe1366
Jane_Dowe1366
3 years ago

Of course they want to scrap the debates!! Trump will mop the floor up with Dementia Joe!!????????????????????

Jane_Dowe1366
Jane_Dowe1366
3 years ago

Hmmm…good question, Kim!comment image

Drew the Infidel
Drew the Infidel
3 years ago

Who ever heard of such? If the American public is about to decide a personnel matter about who heads up the Executive Branch of government, they will need to gauge the performance of the job candidates.

It is as basic as college recruiters scouting high school players to see which student athletes will bolster their program.

leonore35
leonore35
3 years ago

A good plan considering their candidate JB would be wiped out in a debate

ed
ed
3 years ago

So…..the guy that wants to beat up Trump behind the gym after school, the guy that’s gonna beat Trump in a push-up contest, the guy that took out the biggest badazz ever–Corn Pop, is afraid of a little debate challenge ????
C’mon man !!!

John
John
3 years ago

Are the Commiecrats so certain of their voting fraud scheme they will actually nominate Bidet? I remain unconvinced. Hillery still has two weeks to shuffle onto the Commiecrat stage.

Ronald Nuxon
Ronald Nuxon
3 years ago

As it stands now, Biden hardly is seen and if he refuses to debate President Trump, his value as a candidate will sink even lower. The Dems and the Left only strategies are denial and lying about poling the American people. All this, as well as there not being a viable vice presidential running mate (and don’t kid yourself, whoever accepts the spot knows it won’t lead to the White House), means Trump is assured re-election. Only Trump can defeat Trump.

durabo
durabo
3 years ago

No way! Americans need to observe how impaired the MarxiCrat candidate is.

Sgt Snuffy
Sgt Snuffy
3 years ago

but, but we want to see Joe Biden beat trump like a orange haired step child !!!!

Randall Anderson
Randall Anderson
3 years ago

Typical DemocRat Socialist Alinsky tactic: When you are losing, change the rules.

SomewhereInMT
SomewhereInMT
3 years ago

What does it say about the democratic party that they would allow what amounts to elder abuse to be used for their purposes. Can they ever do anything above board ? It seems all they know how to do is lie and expose their hatred for America. All they care about is power by whatever means…cause the end justifies the means.

James
James
3 years ago

I laughed when I heard this. Of course they don’t want debates. They’re afraid Biden will act like he’s got dementia. No brainer.

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