The highly anticipated debate between former President Donald Trump and current President Joe Biden may soon become a reality, as calls for debates continue to grow from the Republican camp.
Biden recently expressed his willingness to engage in a debate with Trump during an interview with Howard Stern. In response, Trump took to Truth Social to assert his readiness to debate “anywhere, anytime, and anyplace.” The calls for debates have also been echoed by Trump’s campaign managers, surrogates, and the Republican National Committee.
Trump’s team is eager to have him on the debate stage as early as possible in order to reach voters before they make their decisions. They believe that Trump’s debating skills will give him an edge. However, the Biden campaign is not in a rush to commit to any specific date or format for the debates, as they do not view debates as a deciding factor in elections.
Despite this, strategists and operatives who have advised candidates in the past still believe that debates can have a significant impact. There is a clear incentive for both candidates to avoid debating, as it carries the risk of a candidate slipping up or performing poorly.
Skipping debates would also break with a long-standing tradition of general election candidates engaging in debates before the election, which has been a staple of American politics for decades. As the calls for debates continue to mount, the American public eagerly awaits the possibility of seeing Trump and Biden face off on the debate stage. Stay tuned for further updates on this developing story.