general election debate details cannot be finalized until Democrats formally decide on their nominee
Presidential debates happen between presidential candidates. Democrats don’t have a presidential candidate yet. But they will by the end of the DNC on August 22nd.
Yeah lol spinning this as “backing out” seems like a stretch. But if the headline was like “Trump campaign prefers to wait for formal nominations before planning debate,” then it would not drive much engagement.
Biden was even more than the presidential candidate, he is the sitting president. A presidential debate between a president and a presidential candidate makes perfect sense, no?
Presidential debates happen between presidential candidates. Democrats don’t have a presidential candidate yet. But they will by the end of the DNC on August 22nd.
Yeah lol spinning this as “backing out” seems like a stretch. But if the headline was like “Trump campaign prefers to wait for formal nominations before planning debate,” then it would not drive much engagement.
Kind of a nothing story, IMO.
So why did we have the other debate then?
Biden was even more than the presidential candidate, he is the sitting president. A presidential debate between a president and a presidential candidate makes perfect sense, no?
The RNC hadn’t happened yet.