Cecilie1200
Diamond Member
Whether or not to debate is a calculated political decision. Biden is currently well ahead of Trump. He's never been a good off the cuff speaker AND, like Trump - he can be easily goaded. What are the best strategies? We haven't always had debates (they started in 1960) and even after, not all candidates participated AND debates haven't always affected winning/losing in the polls. Clinton was considered to have won the debates with Trump but she lost the election.
To me - the debates are more an interesting way to see candidates lay out their opinions on various issues and contrast the differences. Given Trump's unstable emotional state and cognitive deterioration over the past few years...it could be interesting. But in the end it's a political calculation.
Right, Biden is well ahead of Trump, and we all know it will stay that way for over two months, don't we?
Comon Man! Trump has shown no mental deterioration of any kind. That's just your imagination along with wishful thinking. Polls show that even Democrat voters believe that Biden has dementia, and that he has no chance of survival debating the President. We on the right have been saying Biden will not debate Trump, or find a cheap excuse why he can't. Pelosi is reinforcing our claim.
The best strategy for Biden? Don't go anywhere near a debate. I'm sure Creepy Joe would like nothing better, but the people in his environment that are well aware of his severe speaking and thought disadvantages (Like Pelosi) are going to try and stop Biden from committing political suicide.
Problem is, it really is political suicide for him NOT to do it, given how many people believe he's got mental decline issues. If he doesn't debate, there's not a chance in the world they're going to be able to spin it away from being a confirmation of what Republicans have been saying all along.
The Republicans put him in a damned if you do, damned if you don't position. But as you stated in another post, not a lot of people follow politics. I call them headline readers. It's the debates where they will learn things about both candidates for the first time.
In Creepy Joe's case, not only will he have to defend his failed 47 years in federal offices, but he's going to have to answer Trump when he brings up Burisma, Hunter, China, his xenophobe comment about the travel ban, his plans to stop all fracking which would more than double our fuel costs, not to mention killing tens of thousands of jobs. He'll have to answer to his position of greatly increasing taxes on our job producers. HIs thoughts about totally shutting down our country and mandated face masks. His plans for destroying our suburbs bringing property value way down for millions of people.
That's why I say Joe debating Trump would be a huge mistake on his part. He's defenseless on his past and his future plans. It's to his benefit that few as possible know what his real plans our for this country.
Joe Biden has bigger problems, trying to defend all his proposed tax increases. The idiot touched the third rail by vowing in crease taxes on 401k's and IRA's. According to Joe Biden people who contribute more to their retirement must be PUNISHED with a tax hike so that it's 'fair' for people who contribute less. So brilliant idea, a race to the bottom. Can Democrats be any more stupid and retarded???
Be careful saying that. They seem to view it as a challenge.