Poll: Will Trump debate Hillary?

[left-of-center2012]

24 votes, 1 pass | Time left: Unlimited
	Trump will attend all scheduled debates
	2 (8%)
	Trump will refuse to debate Hillary, citing some excuse
	4 (17%)
	Trump will refuse one or more of the scheduled debates
	18 (75%)
	Other (such as ?)
	0 (0%)
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[Tommy_Carcetti]

1. He'll attempt the first and bomb spectacularly.

He'll then claim the moderators were biased against him and weasel out of the last two debates, and throw sham "charity fundraisers" instead.

I mean, it's not like there's not precedent for that happening, right?

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

9. ^^^THIS!!!!^^^. He'll show up for the first debate, bomb, then claim that the moderators were

being pro-Hillary and unfair. He'll claim that HRC/Dems rigged the terms of the debate in her favor (just like the DNC rigged the rules in favor of HRC and against Bernie, right?). That's how he'll get out of the other debates.

And sadly, since the Corporate Media lowers the bar for Trump and raises it for HRC, if he gets up there and gets in a couple of zingers, they'll pronounce that he won because he took her on and proved that she's untrustworthy.

[Person 2713]

2. Anyone know how pence does in debates? MIght send him up in points if he debates well vs Kaine

[Glassunion]

3. All Kaine has to do is answer one or two questions in Spanish... Pence's head will explode

[Person 2713]

6. I think the Hispanic vote is already a lock for dems

Univision always runs the debates in Spanish

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

10. I don't think so. The debates will reveal how extreme Pence is--anti-gay and anti-choice...

Now, Kaine is also personally anti-choice, but he offers a more reasoned approach: He supports a woman's right to choose. Pence does not. Kaine supports marriage equality. Pence has been the most extreme Republican on the issue. Kaine was governor during the economic collapse but he brought Virginia back to health. Moderates and Independents will like that Kaine presided over a state with a large military and that jobs started to come back during his watch. The schools in Virginia are doing quite well, too. I'm not familiar with Pence's record as governor, but FactCheck has his number: http://www.factcheck.org/2016/07/pence-on-employment-record/

[Hayduke Bomgarte]

4. If he's got 2 functioning brain cells

To rub together, he won't. So, yeah. He'll do it once.

[beachbum bob]

5. We be lucky to see one debate but no way trump would do all of them....he has nothing to gain but

reveal more of his short comings....I hope I am wrong and he goes for all 3....his ego may push him to do it....end result is national embarrassment that even fox news wont be able to salvage

[left-of-center2012]

7. Trump has failed debating Mr Khan n/t

[Ineeda]

8. I predict that if he debates at all - it will be once and

it will be more in the line of Sister Sarah's debate strategy: don't actually answer the questions. Instead, he'll mimic Lady Blah Blah and vomit out talking points -- relatively easy to memorize and requiring no actual knowledge. I'd love to see the moderators or organizers firmly lay down the rule that both participants MUST answer the questions put to them or they'll cut the mike or cancel the debate on the spot if there's a violation of compliance.