Originally posted by snowdragon
Is there some statement from Biden or campaign that has said this?
I don't think so. I also don't think it's something that they will actually try to do. I think the backlash would be too much. But I would also assume every campaign considers their options and potential outcomes in these debates.
Not only has the Trump campaign formally accepted the debate schedule, they've also formally requested more debates and for the debates to be held earlier, citing that some early voters will have already cast their first ballots by September 29th.
WASHINGTON – The Commission on Presidential Debates on Thursday rejected a Trump campaign request to add a fourth debate to the calendar or move up an existing one to the first week of September in order to address an expected surge in early voting.In a letter to the president's personal attorney Rudy Giuliani, who made the request on behalf of the campaign, the nonpartisan commission said it was committed to the schedule and while some states begin early voting before the first debate, voters are under no obligation to cast their ballot before hearing from Trump or his challenger Joe Biden, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee.
“There is a difference between ballots having been issued by a state and those ballots having been cast by voters, who are under no compulsion to return their ballots before the debates,” the commission wrote in a letter obtained by USA TODAY.
The commission pointed out in its letter that during the 2016 election, which had a similar debate schedule, "only .0069% of the electorate had voted at the time of the first debate."
“While more people will likely vote by mail in 2020, the debate schedule has been and will be highly publicized,” the commission said. “Any voter who wishes to watch one or more debates before voting will be well aware of that opportunity."
Giuliani, the former New York mayor, swiftly responded Thursday, saying the Trump campaign was disappointed by the decision.
“We continue to believe that the American people deserve to see their candidates for president compare their records and visions for the United States before actual voting begins,“ he wrote.
If the debates consisted entirely of Trump insulting Biden with a loudspeaker while Biden is slumped over in a senile haze, I would still vote for Biden in November. Sorry, but the Antichrist has no chance. You should stop supporting him before you become a deplorable demon on the wrong side of history like Surtur.