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Last week, after months of uncertainty and conjecture, the Biden campaign finally broke its silence on the issue of participating in presidential debates. However, rather than going through the Presidential Debates Commission, Biden’s team proposed direct negotiations with the Trump campaign for two debates: one slated for June and another for September, under terms that were transparently designed to benefit Joe Biden.
ThefunniestthingaboutthedebatechallengewasthatBidentriedtoflipthescriptbyaccusingTrumpofduckingdebatesandactingallmachoaboutit.
“Nowheisactinglikehewantstodebatemeagain,”Bidensaid.“Well,makemyday,pal.I’llevendoittwice.Solet’spickthedates,Donald.Ihearyou’refreeonWednesdays.”
Despitethechallenge,Iwasskeptical.Thinkaboutit:WhywouldtheBidencampaign,aftermonthsofindecision,nowpushfordebatesandactlikeitwastheirideainthefirstplace?Biden’spublicappearanceshavebeendisastrous.Evenwithateleprompter,hestrugglestodeliveraspeechwithoutembarrassinghimself.Whenhestraysfromthescript,it’saspectacleofblunders
