Trump’s campaign on Thursday called for debates to be scheduled early and often, citing the need to pre-empt early voting.
President Joe Biden has been reluctant to discuss former President Donald Trump. A recent Fox News poll found that nearly three-quarters of voters think Biden’s absence from the presidential debate would show “weakness.”
Trump originally announced in March that he was willing to confront Biden over his record. pledge You can discuss anytime, anywhere, anywhere.
The Commission on Presidential Debates has already announced Potential showdown dates, venues and requirements:
First presidential debate:
Monday, September 16, 2024
Texas State University, San Marcos, Texas
Second presidential debate:
Tuesday, October 1, 2024
Virginia State University, Petersburg, Virginia
3rd Presidential Debate:
Wednesday, October 9, 2024
University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah
According to a Thursday letter obtained by Breitbart News, the Trump campaign Asked The committee called for debates to be scheduled more frequently and sooner.
“While the Commission on Presidential Debates has already announced three presidential debates and a vice presidential debate later this year, we support these debates starting sooner.” Co-campaign managers Susie Wiles and Chris Lacivita wrote to the committee. .
Wiles and Lacivita said that because “voting is starting earlier and earlier, and as we saw in 2020, tens of millions of Americans had already voted by the time of the first debate.” He said the debate should start earlier than usual in the 2024 cycle.
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“More than 1 million Americans are likely to vote by September 16, 2024, when the first debate is scheduled,” they said. “By October 1, 2024, when the second debate is scheduled, the number of Americans who likely voted will increase by 225% to more than 3 million.”
Wiles and LaCivita estimate that by the time of the third debate, scheduled for October 9, “approximately 8.7 million Americans will have already voted.”
They continued:
In 2020, the committee bowed to the Biden campaign’s wishes on every front, refused to move up the debate date, failed to reschedule the debate after it was canceled due to COVID-19, and canceled the debate midway through the debate. He repeatedly cut off President Trump’s microphone. For the first debate, they chose a clearly anti-Trump moderator who was clearly supportive of Joe Biden. Fairness is paramount in these circumstances, and the Commission must ensure that the 2024 Commission-sponsored debates are truly fair and impartial.
The European Commission should bring forward the schedule for the proposed 2024 debate to ensure more Americans have ample opportunity to see the candidates before they start voting, and the current proposal I would advocate for more debates to be added to the current schedule. We’ve already shown that President Trump is willing to debate anytime, anywhere, anywhere, and now is the time to get those debates started.
The Republican National Committee (RNC) also supports frequent debates.
“For years, the RNC has pushed for reforms that foster truly free and fair debate,” RNC Chairman Michael Whatley and Co-chairman Lara Trump said in a statement. “The election calendar is longer than ever, and scheduling a debate after millions of Americans have already cast their votes means we don’t know what solutions to the economic, border, and crime crises caused by Joe Biden.” This is a serious disadvantage to voters who want to do so.”
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“It’s no wonder Biden would want to retreat to the basement and avoid responsibility for his failures, but Americans deserve to see the contrast between his weaknesses and President Trump’s vision of making America great again.” they wrote.
Established media networks are keen to host debates. In an “unusual” open letter supported by ABC, CBS, CNN, NBC and Fox News, the two outlets cited the need to reduce polarization and urged Biden to debate Trump, according to the draft. urged. obtained by times.
Wendell Husebo is a political reporter for Breitbart News and a former Republican war room analyst.he is the author of politics of slave morality.Follow Wendell “X” @WendellHusebø or society of truth @WendellHusebo.
