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The Velveteen Ocelot

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3. The debate should occur as scheduled.

Reply to ecstatic (Original post)

Sun May 19, 2019, 10:33 PM

May 2019

If Trump doesn't show up he looks like the coward he is, and our candidate gets to speak unopposed.

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What if trump refuses to debate our nominee? [View all] ecstatic May 2019 OP

We win. elleng May 2019 #1

Place an empty chair and place a howdydoodee at140 May 2019 #12

No No No sheshe2 May 2019 #16

Look! The designer gave him his ma's coiffure for this balloon! sprinkleeninow May 2019 #24

Put a comedian in for him duforsure May 2019 #34

Then we let our nominee debate a lump of dog shit ProudLib72 May 2019 #2

Get Out That Bucket Of Chicken Again ChoppinBroccoli May 2019 #6

Wouldn't it be great if we got a McDonald's bag and labelled it "Hamberders"? ProudLib72 May 2019 #7

Don't forget the covfefe. Marie Marie May 2019 #8

The debate should occur as scheduled. The Velveteen Ocelot May 2019 #3

Seems like even his Deplorables would call him a coward!1 UTUSN May 2019 #4

I doubt it Lotusflower70 May 2019 #18

Then We (The People) Respond With A Massive Name-Calling Campaign ChoppinBroccoli May 2019 #5

I halfway wish the nominee would tell him to buzz off Generic Other May 2019 #9

Ten hours of chicken noises struggle4progress May 2019 #10

Didn't listen to whole thing, but that will work. LMAO. Hoyt May 2019 #11

Good deal! Dint hit play, but could just imagine! eom sprinkleeninow May 2019 #25

Trump skipped out on a presidential debate last time, procon May 2019 #13

His excuse was he was going to a fund-raising rally for veterans. LastLiberal in PalmSprings May 2019 #26

Or, based on reality SCantiGOP May 2019 #14

That's something you have to credit to Gerald Ford customerserviceguy May 2019 #21

Good. He lies and turns any debate into a WWE clown show. EveHammond13 May 2019 #15

Then they don't hold the debate (unless there's a third party candidate that qualified - PoliticAverse May 2019 #17

Please. A TV camera and every network broadcasting? He loves that shit. TeamPooka May 2019 #19

With a fact checker Dan May 2019 #20

There's no way he would refuse a TV appearance. OnDoutside May 2019 #22

Hire Alec Baldwin as a stand-in and give him real Republican comments as lines pecosbob May 2019 #23

Trump not debating? spin May 2019 #27

He'll debate Raine May 2019 #28

Run this video. True Blue American May 2019 #29

He doesn't have to. He has Twitter. kentuck May 2019 #30

Set up a monitor in his place, and run appropriate clips of him talking. raging moderate May 2019 #31

That would be great. Our nominee could fill the entire time slot by themselves. Vinca May 2019 #32

be massive PR win for the democratic nominee as trump can be hammered as coward.... beachbum bob May 2019 #33

Then our candidate gets an uninterrupted hour shanny May 2019 #35

So what? Let our nominee have all the air time to push their policies. nt sarabelle May 2019 #36

..👍🏼 uponit7771 May 2019 #37

That wouldn't happen. lark May 2019 #38

put together clips of the president talking on all the likely debate topics Fresh_Start May 2019 #39

Then he'll look like a coward... brooklynite May 2019 #40

If Joe is the nominee, trump will hide like the coward that he is Gothmog May 2019 #41