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W_HAMILTON

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24. Say the American people deserve to hear from their presidential candidates...

Reply to JFlash (Original post)

Thu Feb 20, 2020, 11:37 PM

Feb 2020

...as has been the case for decades. Commit that they will appear at the debate, and then pressure the debate coordinating organization to instead hold a townhall with just the Democratic candidate if they show up to debate and Trump refuses to appear. No separate townhall event for Trump. Either he shows up and debates the Democratic candidate or the Democratic candidate shows up and gets their own townhall.

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How should the Dem. nominee respond WHEN Trump refuses to debate this Fall? [View all] JFlash Feb 2020 OP

Nothing they can do but call him chickenshit, it will not change any of the deplorables minds anyway walkingman Feb 2020 #1

The DEM Candidate should participate anyway. The Moderators give the Dem questions trueblue2007 Feb 2020 #8

maybe put a cardboard Trump behind the other podium 0rganism Feb 2020 #15

Put this picture up at Trump's podium trueblue2007 Feb 2020 #22

Come right out and accuse him of not being competant enough. Kota Feb 2020 #2

Calling Trump too old is fine, if the nominee is not Bloomberg, Biden or Bernie JFlash Feb 2020 #6

call him "low energy" 0rganism Feb 2020 #16

It depends on who the nominee is. But, I would go to his ego. It is what chaps him the most. 33taw Feb 2020 #3

Take the stage and hammer him for 2 hours lame54 Feb 2020 #4

This. EOM TruckFump Feb 2020 #5

I Second This Suggestion.... global1 Feb 2020 #12

He would definitely show up for the next one... lame54 Feb 2020 #17

Fly solo Takket Feb 2020 #7

He will Hold huge rally's on the scheduled debates. Nt USALiberal Feb 2020 #9

Get a empty chair and do what Clint did marlakay Feb 2020 #10

Put up a caricature carboard stand up of him ... a big fat bloated blob stand up Fullduplexxx Feb 2020 #11

That's the one. tavernier Feb 2020 #19

Debate the "Crying Baby Trump" blimp. LastLiberal in PalmSprings Feb 2020 #13

The candidate should say they are willing to debate nonetheless. Raine1967 Feb 2020 #14

Unless he really is declining mentally NewJeffCT Feb 2020 #18

He shouldn't get that option nobuddy Feb 2020 #20

The old empty chair trick or podium scarytomcat Feb 2020 #21

Schedule Town Halls. nt Blue_true Feb 2020 #23

Say the American people deserve to hear from their presidential candidates... W_HAMILTON Feb 2020 #24

You are thinking about this all wrong Chainfire Feb 2020 #25

In my experience this doesn't work Jersey Devil Feb 2020 #27

Hold a two hour live stream/televised public Q&A session during each night a debate would be held. LonePirate Feb 2020 #26

Have the debates anyway duforsure Feb 2020 #28

The Democratic Candidate JustAnotherGen Feb 2020 #29

"Coward." dawg day Feb 2020 #30

He is incapable of passing up an opportunity to appear on TV Jose Garcia Feb 2020 #31