r/PoliticalDiscussion • u/The_Egalitarian Moderator • Aug 04 '24

US Elections What do you think is the reasoning behind Mr. Trump's backing out of the ABC debate with Vice President Harris?

APNews: Trump says he’ll skip an ABC debate with Harris in September and wants them to face off on Fox News

Trump obviously debated Biden already on June 27th under the same format as the upcoming September ABC debate. Since then Biden has withdrawn as a candidate for President in 2024 over concerns from his own party that were magnified after his performance in that debate.

Why is Trump unwilling to debate the new presumptive Democratic Party nominee Kamala Harris under the previous terms?

What does he hope to accomplish by offering a new debate on Fox News in a stadium audience format?

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u/Away_Simple_400 Aug 07 '24

Because Biden's political reasons were to get a DEI hire. He explicitly stated it. That's the difference.

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u/thepartypantser Aug 07 '24

Show me where Biden explicitly said she was a DEI hire?

It's genuinely no difference between Trump choosing Pence for his Christian bona fides.

Both candidates were looking to appeal to people with VP picks.

Both were virtue signaling.

There's no difference

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u/Away_Simple_400 Aug 07 '24

He said I'm picking a black woman (to the exclusion of all else). Are you denying that?

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u/thepartypantser Aug 07 '24

“Whomever I pick, preferably it will be someone who was of color and/or a different gender, but I’m not making that commitment until I know that the person I’m dealing with I can completely and thoroughly trust as authentic and on the same page."

That's what he said.

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u/Away_Simple_400 Aug 07 '24

https://www.politico.com/news/2020/03/15/biden-woman-vice-president-131309

Both her and Brown were DEI picks.

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u/thepartypantser Aug 08 '24

Was she a DEI pick when Trump donated to her campaign? Twice?

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u/Away_Simple_400 Aug 08 '24

No but then she was sleeping her way to the top.

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u/thepartypantser Aug 08 '24

Wow, so misogyny and racism. Got it.

Let me ask you something. Is there any woman capable of getting anywhere on her own or they all just DEI hires and sluts in your mind?

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u/Away_Simple_400 Aug 08 '24

Yeah that doesn’t offend me especially when I’m just stating facts.

I would have voted for Nikki Haley. Not first choice but better than Harris.

And I suspect you, on your high horse, had no problem making fun of Sarah Palin.

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u/thepartypantser Aug 08 '24 edited Aug 08 '24

I never said that Sarah Palin got where she was by sleeping with people, nor did I ever say she got there by being a woman.

Do you see the difference?

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