The New York Times’ Thomas Friedman’s suggested debate conditions for Joe Biden are obviously designed to help protect the Democrat nominee from going up against President Trump has Sen. Ted Cruz mocking Friedman’s column by proposing some other debate conditions.
But CNN analyst and former Bill Clinton press secretary Joe Lockhart is, like Friedman, helping the Biden campaign come up with excuses for not taking the debate stage:
No tax returns, no debates.
— Joe Lockhart (@joelockhart) July 9, 2020
Really?
The talking points have gone out. There is no way Joe Biden can stand on a stage for 1.5 hours and free form answer questions. This is phase 1. https://t.co/DIFCDuuajt
— Nash (@nashvegas__) July 9, 2020
Maybe Trump’s counteroffer should be “no debates, no tax returns.”
No Delaware University records, no debates. See where this goes? https://t.co/8RIGFRFgA7
— Stephen L. Miller (@redsteeze) July 9, 2020
I guess this is one way for the left to justify their fear of Biden being on a debate stage with Trump. https://t.co/VMnE99V44b
— The Snarky Mushroom (@SnarkyMushroom) July 9, 2020
Tfw you expose the fact that you're painfully aware your preferred candidate will tank if he has to stand up and speak off the cuff before the nation.
It's damned pathetic.https://t.co/iqxcQCeqHx
— Verbastardy (@verbastardy) July 9, 2020
They should print T-Shirts that say, "I'm a Tom Friedman lemming." https://t.co/GrceUndYju
— Tom Bevan (@TomBevanRCP) July 9, 2020
“Biden won’t try to win the election if we aren’t given what we demand” is not a winning strategy but please go ahead and do it. https://t.co/wBTiJw5i8M
— Chaos Actual (@actual_chaos) July 9, 2020
You people have lost your fricking minds
You don't get to make up rules out of thin air. You realize that if team Biden uses this strategy, it will be more obvious to everyone that Joe isn't coherent enough to last 2 hours on a stage without a many major F ups https://t.co/v9j5WwyHqs
— Firstie Father (@2xBeepBoopVodka) July 9, 2020
Add @joelockhart to the list of people who at last are acknowledging that Biden is severely compromised mentally. https://t.co/pjqBV3J8L0
— Matthew A. Duda (@nnw59) July 9, 2020
Easy way around this would be for Trump to leave a trail of pudding cups from Biden's basement to the debate stage. https://t.co/edRt7R5xKd
— The Partyman (@PartymanRandy) July 9, 2020
This is admitting that a debate would be a loss for Joe Biden. https://t.co/Zo47w61NwC
— Lincoln (@LincMass) July 9, 2020
It’s abundantly clear that Democrats and the Biden campaign do not want their candidate speaking off-the-cuff on a stage during a debate with Trump.
