Doth protest an excessive amount of?
After Fox Information supplied on Wednesday to host one other presidential debate, Donald Trump took to his Fact Social platform to submit an all-caps rant refusing the supply.
I WON THE LAST TWO DEBATES, ONE WITH CROOKED JOE, THE OTHER WITH LYIN’ KAMALA. I ACCEPTED THE FOX-NEWS INVITATION TO DEBATE KAMALA ON SEPTEMBER 4TH, BUT SHE TURNED IT DOWN. JD VANCE EASILY WON HIS DEBATE WITH TAMPON TIM WALZ, WHO CALLED HIMSELF A KNUCKLEHEAD! I AM ALSO LEADING IN THE POLLS, WITH THE LEAD GETTING BIGGER BY THE DAY – AND LEADING IN ALL SWING STATES. THE FIRST THING A PRIZEFIGHTER DOES WHEN HE LOSES A FIGHT IS SAY THAT HE “DEMANDS A REMATCH.” IT IS VERY LATE IN THE PROCESS, VOTING HAS ALREADY BEGUN – THERE WILL BE NO REMATCH! BESIDES, KAMALA STATED CLEARLY, YESTERDAY, THAT SHE WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING DIFFERENT THAN JOE BIDEN, SO THERE IS NOTHING TO DEBATE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER!
Nevertheless, he’s not main in “ALL” of the swing states. Vice President Kamala Harris leads in 4 of seven battleground states, in line with The New York Occasions’ polling averages.
Fox Information proposed its debate for Oct. 24 or 27 in the important thing swing state of Pennsylvania. Fox’s Brett Baier and Martha MacCallum would reasonable. In line with the far-right community, its personal excessive rankings and huge viewers could be watching the 2 candidates make their last arguments solely days earlier than Election Day—and, as Trump notes, after early voting has begun in lots of states.
Fox Information wasn’t alone in attempting to get one other debate on the books. Earlier, CNN made a pitch for a debate on Oct. 23 in Atlanta. Harris shortly accepted the invite, however Trump deflected in mid-September, saying Oct. 23 was “too late.” On Wednesday, CNN set a Thursday deadline for Trump to just accept, nevertheless it appears unlikely he’ll.
On Thursday, the Harris marketing campaign referred to as Trump’s debate dodging “a disservice to the American people.”
“After backing out of ‘60 Minutes’ and doing 27 straight interviews with conservative media, unfortunately it is clear Trump would rather cocoon himself in safe spaces and avoid real questions about his harmful plans and failed divisive leadership,” the marketing campaign mentioned in a press release, including that Harris “is happy to accept CNN’s invitation for a live, televised town hall on Oct. 23 in Pennsylvania.”
Trump’s avoidance is a shift from his typical technique, the place he usually relishes the chance to confront his opponents—if solely on-line, behind a keyboard. Republican lawmakers have additionally signaled they need Trump to do one other debate—as have Republican voters.
Trump’s debate dodging may very well be seen as an admission of vulnerability. May it’s as a result of she received final time? He certainly is aware of he has extra to lose from one other debate.
The query is whether or not voters can odor his concern.
