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Liberal_Stalwart71

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

Reply to Tommy_Carcetti (Reply #1)

Fri Aug 5, 2016, 04:37 PM

Aug 2016

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.

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Poll: Will Trump debate Hillary? [View all] left-of-center2012 Aug 2016 OP

He'll attempt the first and bomb spectacularly. Tommy_Carcetti Aug 2016 #1

^^^THIS!!!!^^^. He'll show up for the first debate, bomb, then claim that the moderators were Liberal_Stalwart71 Aug 2016 #9

Anyone know how pence does in debates? MIght send him up in points if he debates well vs Kaine Person 2713 Aug 2016 #2

All Kaine has to do is answer one or two questions in Spanish... Pence's head will explode Glassunion Aug 2016 #3

I think the Hispanic vote is already a lock for dems Person 2713 Aug 2016 #6

I don't think so. The debates will reveal how extreme Pence is--anti-gay and anti-choice... Liberal_Stalwart71 Aug 2016 #10

If he's got 2 functioning brain cells Hayduke Bomgarte Aug 2016 #4

We be lucky to see one debate but no way trump would do all of them....he has nothing to gain but beachbum bob Aug 2016 #5

Trump has failed debating Mr Khan n/t left-of-center2012 Aug 2016 #7

I predict that if he debates at all - it will be once and Ineeda Aug 2016 #8