A Case for Trump to Not DebateStar Parker
Aug 09, 2023
With Mike Pence now qualifying for the Republican debate in Milwaukee on Aug. 23, there are now eight candidates qualified to participate.
However, one of those eight is former President Donald Trump, who suggests that he is not inclined to show up.
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But I think there is a strong case to be made that if what we want this election to be about is navigating toward the best interests of the country and its citizens, it may be best for Donald Trump to not show up in Milwaukee.
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We need to fix our nation. The beginning of solving any problem is identifying and defining it properly and then soberly, step by courageous step, coming up with solutions.
This is what the 2024 election should be about. We have two parties with very different views of the world. The pathologies I described above are readily attributed to the party that now controls the White House.
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Trump on the stage in Milwaukee means the debates will be about him when they should be about our national agenda and solutions that the other seven candidates propose.
Getting press and attention is not a challenge for Trump. So, he doesn't need the stage.
Although Trump does indeed have a commanding lead in the polls, showing he's got support from around half of Republicans, a recent New York Times/Siena College poll says 46% of those Republicans are open to other candidates.
Our country is not in good shape. The answers for sure are not going to come from the party of the left. Republicans must be the party of getting our nation back on track.
Let's start the discussion with the upcoming Republican debate, giving new candidates the opportunity to speak to Republicans and all Americans about how to fix our nation's many problems.
Source:
https://townhall.com/columnists/starparker/2023/08/09/a-case-for-trump-to-not-debate-n2626777
