Republicans need to pound home the bad policies of the Democrats and how those policies, like on the economy and the border, have hurt Americans.
But, they should also note how unhinged they are from all reality and how they are the ones upending all norms.
We can see that again when it comes to the debates now, as Democrats are all trying to spin Kamala Harris' refusal to debate former President Donald Trump on Fox. I get they have a bad candidate, in a similar way to Biden; they can't hide her in the basement and hope to get anywhere, but that's what they're trying to do. There are no votes from the people in the primary, she takes no questions and does no interviews. Harris is getting by with help from the media because she's so seriously flawed.
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But the Democrats are doing what spin they can, with the help of their acolytes in the media, and they're getting slammed in response with reality:
Donald Trump is cowardly backing out of the debate he agreed to. One just like the debate he did in June. Now, he seems only comfortable in a cocoon, asking his happy place Fox to host a Trump rally and call it a debate. Maybe he can only handle debating someone his own age.
— David Plouffe (@davidplouffe) August 3, 2024
So Trump is too afraid to face Kamala in a neutral setting he previously agreed to. He basically admits that to face her he’ll need to the assist of two Fox hosts and its whole network.
— Neera Tanden🌻 (@neeratanden) August 3, 2024
You know what that is?
It’s weak.
Trump went into unfriendly territory like CNN and the NABJ event. He goes into liberal media arenas all the time. He beat Biden so badly on CNN, that Democrats pulled Biden from the race, then attacked democracy by replacing him with Kamala Harris--who hadn't even gotten one vote from the people--before being "crowned" the nominee.
Media also went all-in with the spin.
Trump proposes early debates, Biden agrees, Trump becomes the dog that caught the car when Biden performs so disastrously that it ends his own campaign and Harris becomes presumptive nominee. Now he backs out of ABC debate agreed to w Biden. NYT: https://t.co/wbVWOoZaYg
— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) August 3, 2024
Um, no, way to try to rewrite history. Biden proposed early debates because he was doing so badly in the polls; he was trying to flip the script. It didn't work out. Then he was the one who not only backed out of the second debate, he was pushed out of the race:
Trump did not "agree" to a debate. He is pulling out of the agreed-to debate and counterproposing a different one on his terms. https://t.co/wqfPAoDQ6A
— Jonathan Chait (@jonathanchait) August 3, 2024
Fox offered the debate, and Trump accepted.
Why isn't Kamala willing to do the Fox debate? She have shown she doesn't even want to go into friendly territory with the NABJ. But she isn't willing to do "anytime, anyplace."
Talk about weak. If they want to hold to the terms of the agreement, produce Biden, and have Kamala debate with JD Vance.
People aren't buying any of the spin, serving them up some reality--and it didn't go well for Harris:
He went on CNN for a debate w/a network that loathes him (not to mention to the NABJ). @BretBaier & @marthamaccallum would be totally professional & fair & have a history of asking Trump hard Qs - I know, I was there. Why is she too scared to do this on Fox? https://t.co/r5z25xFkpX
— Megyn Kelly (@megynkelly) August 3, 2024
Trump ALREADY did a debate on a liberal network. Why shouldn't Harris be expected to do Fox News?
— Jon Levine (@LevineJonathan) August 3, 2024
If Harris can't handle Bret and Martha — how on earth will she handle Xi and Putin? https://t.co/v47AVhDClK
I’m sure Trump would still be willing to debate Biden on Sept 10th but I think you guys pushed him out for someone who didnt get any votes https://t.co/smYlSP86hT
— Sean Spicer (@seanspicer) August 3, 2024
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