None of our candidates might be afforded the chance to debate Trump in the GE. Trump's giving clues.

[Skya Rhen]

Link to tweet

[Freethinker65]

1. Report he has 200% of the Lindsey Graham vote. Problem solved.

[elleng]

2. Wrong way to phrase it, to our benefit.

'might be afforded the chance to debate Trump'

'trump refuses'

[kacekwl]

3. I assume our candidates know

how to make the chicken clucking sound right.

[rpannier]

6. I'd just say "Donald Who?"

I am unaware of any Donald... what did you say his name was? Any real president would not hesitate to debate.

[tblue37]

4. Remember W's brag: "I'm the decider."

[rpannier]

5. That will last about three days, then he'll deny he ever said it

He has Lou Dobbs, Sean Hannity and the couch sitters to cater to his whims
Shep Smith and Chris Wallace, not so much
With Alex Jones having been de-platformed in so many areas, outside of EWTN and some other right wing faux x-tian sites, he'll have a hard time finding places to go

[corbettkroehler]

7. I Can't Top The SUPERB Responses Thus Far But Will Add

tЯump will paint himself into a corner with this political equivalent of holding his breath until he gets his way. All of the networks except the one Chris Cuomo accurately calls "State TV" will call out such cowardice without mercy.

[rzemanfl]

8. Fuck you Drumpf, you Nazi. n/t

[Cracklin Charlie]

9. Looking for an excuse.

To skip the debate portion of the pageant.

Have you seen his “speeches” lately? He’s not capable of debating any serious candidate.

His brain has walked off the job.

[Cha]

10. Whiny Psycho.

[sandensea]

11. Please do, Mister Cheeto!

As anyone who follows politics could tell him, candidates - anywhere in the modern world - skip debates at their peril.

The last U.S. president to try that was (say it ain't so!) Jimmy Carter in 1980, who refused to attend the first debate b/c 3rd party candidate John Anderson had been invited.

Anderson, you'll recall, mostly pulled from Carter-leaning voters - and he feared being on the debate stage with Anderson might hurt him.

Ultimately, it was a self-fulfilling prophecy: Voters didn't like his not attending.

This very blunder has been known to cost candidates elections in other countries in recent years as well - including candidates who were running neck-and-neck, and might have been elected but for that one decision.

[brush]

12. He's fucked either way. If he doesn't he looses and if he does his onset of dementia will be...

magnified and evident for the nation to see.

[keithbvadu2]

13. He can debate like Dubya... with a transceiver under his shirt and earpiece.

He can debate like Dubya... with a transceiver under his shirt and earpiece.

https://www.salon.com/2004/10/30/bulge_5/

[OnDoutside]

14. And miss the biggest ratings show ever ? Sure, sure.

[Rhiannon12866]

15. I can't imagine him debating anyone - there are rules

Like allowing the other candidate to speak.

[oasis]

16. Dems need to keep that in mind before selecting a nominee on the basis

of their candidate choice being the best at "prosecuting the case against Trump on a debate stage". Been hearing that claim by by a couple of candidates.

There's nothing written in stone saying Trump's gotta participate in a debate.