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Crazy Man speaks
Donald J. Trump ?@realDonaldTrump 33m33 minutes ago
As usual, Hillary & the Dems are trying to rig the debates so 2 are up against major NFL games. Same as last time w/ Bernie. Unacceptable!
MichiganVote
(21,086 posts)StraightRazor
(260 posts)If the debates are scheduled already - didn't the RNC get to be in on the conversation?
leftofcool
(19,460 posts)I don't know how much influence each party is allowed to have.
StraightRazor
(260 posts)but one would have to think that there would at the very least be a meeting during which the RNC and DNC would have input, but maybe not.
Either way, the Abomination is just laying the ground work for escape.
wcmagumba
(2,886 posts)orange guy will debate her, he is a major coward and just not bright enough to keep up...
csziggy
(34,136 posts)The Commission on Presidential Debates (CPD) was established in 1987 to ensure that debates, as a permanent part of every general election, provide the best possible information to viewers and listeners. Its primary purpose is to sponsor and produce debates for the United States presidential and vice presidential candidates and to undertake research and educational activities relating to the debates. The organization, which is a nonprofit, nonpartisan, 501(c)(3) corporation, sponsored all the presidential debates in 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, and 2012.
http://www.debates.org/index.php?page=about-cpd
Howard G. Buffett, Chairman and CEO, The Howard G. Buffett Foundation
John C. Danforth, Former U.S. Senator
Mitchell E. Daniels, Jr., President, Purdue University
Charles Gibson, Former Anchor, ABC World News with Charles Gibson
John Griffen, Managing Director, Allen & Company LLC
Jane Harman, Director, President and CEO, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
Antonia Hernandez, President and CEO, California Community Foundation
Reverend John I. Jenkins, President, University of Notre Dame
Jim Lehrer, Former Executive Editor and Anchor of the NewsHour on PBS
Newton N. Minow, Senior Counsel, Sidley Austin LLP
Richard D. Parsons, Senior Advisor, Providence Equity Partners LLC
Dorothy S. Ridings, Former President, the League of Women Voters and former President and CEO, Council on Foundations
Olympia Snowe, Former U.S. Senator
Shirley M. Tilghman, Former President, Princeton University
http://www.debates.org/index.php?page=overview
At the second link there is a lot of information about the process for setting up the debates, including:
September 26, 2016: Presidential Debate at Hofstra University (Hempstead, New York)
October 4, 2016: Vice-Presidential Debate at Longwood University (Farmville, Virginia)
October 9, 2016: Presidential Debate at Washington University in St. Louis (St. Louis, Missouri)
October 19, 2016: Presidential Debate at the University of Las Vegas, Nevada (Las Vegas, Nevada)
http://www.debates.org/index.php?page=overview
Agnosticsherbet
(11,619 posts)solara
(3,836 posts)if Insane Donald refused to debate ..? Has that ever happened before?
Would he forfeit?
leftofcool
(19,460 posts)It would turn into a one woman show with the audience participating. I think it would be great.
Moostache
(9,895 posts)Agnosticsherbet
(11,619 posts)He is good at disaster.
solara
(3,836 posts)are strong enough to hold Insane Donald to the rules or at least hold him in check
He's an insecure, frightened, blustery, loud, crass, immature, rude bully.
I envision chaos
GulfCoast66
(11,949 posts)She would take over and wipe the floor with him, laughing at him the entire time.
I am not someone that predicted he would not be the nominee. It was apparent he would be.
But I do not think he will debater her. He know it would be humiliating and he fears humiliation by a women worse than death itself.
Moostache
(9,895 posts)And the syntax of EVERY tweet he makes, with the exclamation of a single word declarative.
Terrible!
Sad!
Unacceptable!
Weak!
I wish someone would create an app that caused cell phones to deliver an electric shock any time someone did that...the Talking Yam would electrocute himself in a matter of minutes.