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In reply to the discussion: Biden-Harris Campaign Statement on JD Vance Refusing to Debate Vice President Harris [View all]LetMyPeopleVote
(152,925 posts)24. 'They're scared': Trump team said to have signaled it's afraid of having J.D. Vance debate
Vance and company are scared of a real lawyer like MVP Harris
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https://www.rawstory.com/trump-scared-jd-vance-debate/
Vice President Kamala Harris has signaled her approval of three possible dates to debate former President Donald Trump's new running mate, Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH).
But the Trump campaign has not yet backed any of the debates, with senior adviser Brian Hughes putting out the statement, We dont know who the Democrat nominee for Vice President is going to be, so we cant lock in a date before their convention. To do so would be unfair to Gavin Newsom, JB Pritzker, Gretchen Whitmer, or whoever Kamala Harris picks as her running mate. This is a reference to the current controversy of some Democrats calling on President Joe Biden to exit the race for a second term, which would most likely but not definitely result in Harris leading the top of the ticket.
Commenters on social media, however, pounced on this as a sign that the Trump campaign is actually afraid of going toe to toe with Harris, who by many metrics won the last time she was in a vice presidential debate, against Mike Pence. Others urged Democrats to cut out the infighting, and take this remark as a sign the Trump campaign is benefiting from efforts to push Biden aside.
But the Trump campaign has not yet backed any of the debates, with senior adviser Brian Hughes putting out the statement, We dont know who the Democrat nominee for Vice President is going to be, so we cant lock in a date before their convention. To do so would be unfair to Gavin Newsom, JB Pritzker, Gretchen Whitmer, or whoever Kamala Harris picks as her running mate. This is a reference to the current controversy of some Democrats calling on President Joe Biden to exit the race for a second term, which would most likely but not definitely result in Harris leading the top of the ticket.
Commenters on social media, however, pounced on this as a sign that the Trump campaign is actually afraid of going toe to toe with Harris, who by many metrics won the last time she was in a vice presidential debate, against Mike Pence. Others urged Democrats to cut out the infighting, and take this remark as a sign the Trump campaign is benefiting from efforts to push Biden aside.
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Biden-Harris Campaign Statement on JD Vance Refusing to Debate Vice President Harris [View all]
LetMyPeopleVote
Jul 17
OP
She would. Vance is smart, but Harris is also smart and an experienced prosecutor
surfered
Jul 17
#7
Another thing for Dems to make hay with..."Vance has ZERO useful experience AND he is a coward." Want him next in line?
dutch777
Jul 17
#4
And especially a girl of color. He's a blatantly obvious hypocrite. ❤️
littlemissmartypants
Jul 17
#29
'They're scared': Trump team said to have signaled it's afraid of having J.D. Vance debate
LetMyPeopleVote
Jul 17
#24
JD Vance is already employing an excuse of "can't commit with the uncertainty of the Democratic ticket".
LetMyPeopleVote
Jul 18
#34