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© 2020 AFPTrump, Biden plan dueling town halls instead of scrapped debate
By Ben Sheppard WASHINGTON©2024 GPlusMedia Inc.
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PTownsend
Showing yet once again how dishonest and nasty Trump is.
plasticmonkey
He may succeed in drawing a bigger audience, as his provocative and unhinged rants are more “entertaining”. But he won’t expand his base. Those choosing to watch will be there for the show, whether in cultish ecstasy, or in horror.
Serrano
I'd bet my last dime Trump's townhall gets more participants and viewership than Biden's.
A lot more.
plasticmonkey
I think you’re right.
The Nuremberg rallies were pretty popular in their day too. Society of the spectacle.
plasticmonkey
Let’s see if the questions from the audience are screened.
dbsaiya
I don't understand NBC's scheduling, why couldn't they have done it on another day? Separate day scheduling would have allowed Americans to see and hear both candidates; they just played straight into trump's playbook.
Bob Fosse
He’s not doing himself any favors.
u_s__reamer
The majority of Americans will take incipient dementia any day over full-blown narcissism and the megalomania of a psychopathic clown. Thanks to his presidential Obamacare Trump may have dodged the bullet, but Covid is a regular attendee of tRump's campaign rallies of the faithful and ultimately it's going to grab him by the ballot.
Nihonview
Dumb and Dumber. It does not matter who wins. You are never never if you think it will make any difference.
Yrral
Trump is like a drowning man, he is desperate, and will grab at anything eventually dragging any and everything down with him
oldman_13
Poll after poll show Trump getting spanked badly by Biden.
These are the last dying days of a failed presidency.
Alfie Noakes
Trump's personality is disintegrating, the man's in serious trouble.
Serrano
A RealClearPolitics average of national polls has Biden up by 9.8 points
Yeah. We see how many people come out to Trump rallies and how many people come out to Biden rallies.
Many people either don't talk to pollsters or give false information because they believe the pollsters are creating doxxing lists or attack lists for Antifa/BLM to strike. Or they just hate the pollsters on principal.
Trump-Pence 2020 landslide!
The majority of Americans will take incipient dementia any day over full-blown narcissism and the megalomania of a psychopathic clown.
So you admit your candidate had dementia. And you still support him over Trump, who not only hasn't got us into any new wars, he's getting our troops out of the Middle East, to have the nuclear codes. And you want Harris to have the nuclear codes? Dayum!
I think you’re right.
The Nuremberg rallies were pretty popular in their day too.
You're saying Trump is Hitler. Riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiight.
Serrano
Trumpy clown wanted the in-person debate to play his well known dirty tricks..
Are you kidding? The next moderator was a former Biden intern. And at least Trump didn't wear a wire. Oh, maybe it was just a loose thread. We'll probably never know.
SuperLib
What a dumb idea, forcing people to choose. I guess Trump thinks people and the media will focus on the ratings more than the content?
Is that his goal here?
Jimizo
The quality of his trash memes is dropping. He should have appointed a member of his family to his cabinet to create funnier trash.
JBird
Serrano
I don’t think he’s saying Trump is Hitler. He’s just saying Trump is a wannabe and is using the same tactics.
Trump-Pence 2020 landslide defeat!
porto
Honestly, I don't care to watch either of them. We already know what we're getting from both of them.
ulysses
There is a billboard outside the airport saying 'Trump Covid Superspreader event'.
Reflects the mood of the country!!!!
Toasted Heretic
That'll go down well with elderly supporters.
He's really messed up this time.
Clearly, he sees being disabled as a weakness.
Sneezy
Trump ran from the debate, and now he's having another diaper disaster because people are calling him out.
lincolnman
Well, one will be a typical political rally....
The other will be a domestic bio-terrorism event...
JOHN BARABAS
The MSM Biden people, the Democrats AND World MSM Cabal KNOW that through real Internal Polling Trump will win by a Landslide and is WAY in front. BUT as they have been Lying about Trump for 4 years they continue to Lie. Everything they accuse Trump of Doing is what they actually Did.
The Democrats though through theire Tens of Millions of Ballots Illegally sent out, for DODGY Mail in Ballots for Democrat EXTRA Votes KNOW they can only win by Cheating with about 80 Million Illegal Votes.
They did the same in the Previous Election with their Cabal Icon Leader Clinton. ALL Lies.
They are doing it agian and said they will NOT except the Election Result.
Joe Blow
We've been hearing that since 2016.
Joe Blow
Why agree to a virtual debate where the moderator can cut off your mic and won't press Biden when he dodges questions?
Time to get rid of this partisan commission that runs the debates.
Wolfpack
So the “bi-partisan” commission cancelled the in person (and virtual) debate and now both candidates will hold a town hall event. What?
Sneezy
So that the American public can hear what the other debater is actually saying.
Your guy's answer to "should abortion be illegal" was "we killed General Soleimani".
There is no partisan commission that runs debates.
Blacklabel
Bob Dole, of all people, would like a word with you.
https://www.businessinsider.com/bob-dole-donald-trump-presidential-debate-commission-elections-2020-10
Former Republican Sen. Bob Dole, the 1996 GOP presidential nominee, said that he's "concerned" about anti-Trump sentiment among members on the Commission on Presidential Debates.
On Twitter, Dole suggested the commission was "biased" and might not treat Trump fairly.
Sneezy
I am unconcerned with Bob Dole's opinions.
lincolnman
I wonder if Trump will play "Macho Man" and "YMCA" by the all gay group Village People like he did at his last rally....
Is Trump giving a hint to his evangelical supporters?
I mean, I can't see Pence as anti-LBGT as he is but maybe Trump and Billie Barr?
Strangerland
Bob Dole? Can someone let me in on this new conspiracy theory?
Blue Sausage
In his Town Hall, I wonder if Biden will take any questions about or discuss the NY Post article concerning his meeting the Burisma executive. It would be informative if he did since both Twit and FacePlant have banned/censored any mention of it. The Ministry of Truth seems to rallying around him as usual. I would actually vote for him if he would commit to disbanding The Ministry of Truth and let the Sun Shine In. Light is a great disinfectant and he could the Town Hall to let some illumination in.
Blacklabel
Bob Dole is friends with all the "Republicans" on the "bipartisan" election committee.
He simply identified that all his friends dont support Trump, therefore the committee is full of NeverTrumpers masquerading as the Republican part of a supposed "bipartisan" committe.
No different than the "Republicans" on CNN or the "conservatives" at WaPo and NYT.
Blacklabel
He wont be asked. The moderator is George Stephanopolous- again.
bass4funk
Not sure, no one shows up to Biden’s rallies and no one shows up and then he continuously forgets he’s running for the Presidency and not Senate. Trump is just non-stop on the campaign trail and Biden retires after a few hours....
Sad....
arrestpaul
"Debate organizers"? Did the author of this article, Ben Sheppard, forget the actual name of the "debate organizers"? It was the "debate organizers" who chose to change the format of the 2nd debate WITHOUT NOTIFYING EITHER PARTY. Then the "debate organizers" act surprised when the debaters find another outlet from which to speak to the people.
Trump and Biden will still be competing for the voter's votes, but they will using NBC and ABC to deliver their messages. I wonder which candidate will draw more viewers? Should I assume that Biden's anti-free-speech followers will now demand that people boycott NBC?
Blacklabel
preview of the softball questions that will be asked of Biden at the town hall.
Wont ask them anything about policy, but this is a critical question to educate the voters.
Blacklabel
and yes, liberals are angry at NBC for scheduling Trump at the same time as Biden.
SuperLib
More victimization complaints from conservatives. Perhaps they were born with it.
Sneezy
Bob Dole is a partisan Republican throwing his so-called friends under the bus to try and drum up drama.
No different to posters who claim to be lifelong Democrats who just coincidentally advocate far-right GOP politicians and policies every chance they get.
Sneezy
I am unconcerned with the opinions of a dozen NBC talent and staff.
lincolnman
The level of desperation and panic is off the scale in Trump-world....
Biden leads Trump from between 10-14 points nationally...
Biden is leading in all the swing states...
The virus isn't "disappearing" - it's resurging across middle America...
Trump was caught saying the virus was "a killer" and "deadly" - yet continued to tell the American people it was "just the flu"...
He paid zero tax or at most $750 in ten years...
His former campaign manager threated to commit suicide...
He held an unsafe ceremony that violated all CDC precautions and infected 37 people so far to include himself, his wife and son...
They know they're losing in a landslide and are trying to keep their ever-shrinking base motivated by peddling super-crazed conspiracy theories and outright lies...
They know this race is over...but as they've done for the last four years, they continue to con and scam Trump's supporters...
The reckoning for them on Nov 4th will be crushing...
arrestpaul
Biden is leading in all the swing states...
That sounds a lot like what the democrats were saying in 2016.
yakyak
Biden's town hall will be about how he is not a liar.
Trumps town hall will be about Biden's lying to the American people regarding the Ukraine.
Game over Biden. Maga 2020!
lincolnman
Except the few polls that predicted a Trump win in 2016 all show Biden leading in 2020...oh my....
And thanks for agreeing with me on all the other points...
Blacklabel
ummm the NY Post article that is being suppressed tells a quite different story.
Bob Fosse
We know you like to joke. Are you joking? Or was that meant for your other account?
You got that riht
SuperLib
More victimization.
Bob Fosse
Well, if you’re already used to the idea it won’t come as too big of a surprise to you.
otherworldly
Biden, a 47 year corrupt politician, not good.
porto
Don't support Trump, therefore masquerading as Republicans. Gotcha.
To be a Republican, you must support Trump. You can't do otherwise. That's some real 1984 logic.
lincolnman
The NY Post story has already been proven to be nothing but Russian disinformation - and once again, we have Fox News and all the other far-right media helping peddle it...
https://www.businessinsider.com/new-york-post-hunter-joe-biden-giuliani-red-flags-disinformation-2020-10
It just goes to show how desperate Trump-world is...
Blacklabel
oh maybe this is the disinformation. as there has been not enough time and not any effort to look into it before it was immediately censored by social media platforms.
Blacklabel
none of which mattered when it was the Steele dossier. huh?
Blacklabel
yes, the NY post is still available. Which leads me to their new article that mentions the Biden Campaign isnt denying any of this. So it should be a town hall question tomorrow to get a denial on the record.
The meeting wasnt on an official calendars. Oh what about the "unofficial" calendar?
https://nypost.com/2020/10/14/notice-biden-campaign-not-denying-posts-scoop-facts-on-hunter-bidens-sleaze/
Blacklabel
First topic in Town Hall.
The Biden campaign didn’t respond to The Post’s five pre-publication requests for comment nor ever deny the e-mails’ veracity. It won’t even say Joe never met with Pozharskyi — but only that no such meeting shows on his “official schedules.”
Nor did Hunter dispute The Post’s reporting. His lawyer George Mesires refused comment, except to slam Rudy Giuliani, who gave us a copy of the hard drive Sunday.
Blacklabel
Politico: "Biden’s campaign would not rule out the possibility that the former VP had some kind of informal interaction with Pozharskyi"
Cant wait until Biden isnt asked about this at all in the Town Hall.
lincolnman
Trump: "They spied on my campaign", "it was treason", "it was massive"....
Today Barr's own investigation commissioned to look into any wrongdoing in the "unmasking" allegation came up with....wait for it......NOTHING!
https://edition.cnn.com/2020/10/14/politics/unmasking-trump-biden-michael-flynn-2016/index.html
And one more crazed Trump conspiracy theory bites the dust...
The desperation grows....
1glenn
The first debate was a disaster for Trump in the polls, so not a surprise that he cancelled the second one.
Blacklabel
so you also arent denying it happened. just deflecting with loaded word nonsense.
Did this happen or not? why wont Biden deny it? Should he be asked to go on the record about it at the Town Hall? or will he be protected from having to answer something- again?
bass4funk
Not just Trump, Biden as well, it was bad for both of them.
Goodlucktoyou
tv ratings revenue = democracy
MSweet
Funny, I heard that Trump demanded that time slot when NBC wanted to schedule differently. Perhaps your anger should be directed toward Trump?
Blacklabel
Actually ABC had Trump Town Hall at 9pm, then decided to give Biden a more favorable ratings time slot of 8pm.
NBC assumed ABC would use 9pm for Biden too, so they scheduled 8pm. so now we have both at 8pm,
Lets see who watches which ones and then listen to liberals mansplain tomorrow why Trump was much higher rated and that it doesnt mean anything.