Trump Needs to Man-Up and Debate

[Right_in_Virginia]

Cari Kelemen
@KelemenCari

Some people want you to think the man who did this 👇🏼 is afraid to debate his competitors, lol.



7:25 PM · Aug 18, 2023

[txradioguy]

Actually @txradioguy , it's more like Trump's "pulling" a Ronald Reagan.

In 1980, Reagan chose not to participate in early primary debates.  The strategy was known as "above the fray".  Reagan rejoined the primary debate stage later iin the game ----

[Kamaji]

Equating Trump with Reagan is farcical. 

[Right_in_Virginia]

Your lie detector is batshit crazy @txradioguy

This is truth, even if it upsets you:  From “Rendezvous with Destiny,” by Craig Shirley:

The thirty-five days between the Iowa caucuses and the New Hampshire primary during the 1980 presidential campaign were the most important time in Ronald Reagan’s political life. And the pivotal moment in this, his third try for the Republican nomination, occurred in a high-school gymnasium just three days before the New Hampshire vote.

Long the front-runner for the Republican nomination, Reagan suffered a stunning upset in Iowa at the hands of George H. W. Bush on January 21. Worse for Reagan, his campaign’s internal polling showed the former California governor falling 21 points behind Bush in New Hampshire. If Reagan lost to Bush in New Hampshire, his campaign would be over. Forever. There was no tomorrow. This was it for the Gipper.

The Reagan campaign had dug itself into this hole. Campaign manager John Sears and his aides Jim Lake and Charlie Black had felt that Reagan could not be stopped. Revealingly, Black said of Iowa, “Hell, I didn’t know it was gonna be a primary.” Sears’s strategy had been to rein in his candidate, keeping Reagan off the campaign trail and avoiding debates with the other candidates.

Reagan finally put his foot down. He hated losing, and he impatiently told Sears that he would “campaign the way I like to campaign.” That meant going to every corner of New Hampshire, speaking his mind on issues — and debating. He abruptly announced that he would attend all debates in New Hampshire, the very “cattle shows” he had derided.

More:  https://blog.chron.com/txpotomac/2009/10/new-book-tells-inside-story-of-pivotal-bush-reagan-debate-in-nashua/

[GtHawk]

Equating Trump with Reagan is farcical.

You spelled insulting wrong, with Reagan it was all about America, with Trump it's all about him and America is just a vehicle to get his 'legacy'.

[libertybele]

The 1980 United States presidential debates were a series of debates held for the presidential election. The League of Women Voters organized two presidential debates: the first on September 21, 1980, and the second on October 28, 1980. The second presidential debate is the second most-watched debate in American history.

The Republican nominee Ronald Reagan participated in both debates. Independent candidate John B. Anderson only participated in the first debate, while the Democratic nominee and incumbent President Jimmy Carter participated in the second debate.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1980_United_States_presidential_debates

[libertybele]

You spelled insulting wrong, with Reagan it was all about America, with Trump it's all about him and America is just a vehicle to get his 'legacy'.

At this point I don't even know if it's about his legacy. I think it is more so to prove that he can win no matter what the odds are against him.  His narcissism and ego are in full swing.

[Kamaji]

You spelled insulting wrong, with Reagan it was all about America, with Trump it's all about him and America is just a vehicle to get his 'legacy'.

[jmyrlefuller]

Cari Kelemen
@KelemenCari

Some people want you to think the man who did this 👇🏼 is afraid to debate his competitors, lol.



7:25 PM · Aug 18, 2023

That is NOT the flex you think it is.

[Kamaji]

That is NOT the flex you think it is.

Yup.

[DCPatriot]

That is NOT the flex you think it is.

LOL!

Kim acted and responded exactly like our own NT Crew did during President Trump's presidency.

They shut up... sat in the corner, didn't test fire any missiles and there was a genuine peace in the forum.

    

[DB]

LOL!

Kim acted and responded exactly like our own NT Crew did during President Trump's presidency.

They shut up... sat in the corner, didn't test fire any missiles and there was a genuine peace in the forum.

 

Thank god Trumped saved us from nuclear war with little Kim... Well.. That's what Trump claims anyway...

And yes some of us cut Trump some slack with dealing with Kim because there was supposed to be a big break through any moment - that proved to be nothing more than hot air. After all the bluster Trump changed nothing with our relations with NK. Just more of the same.

[Kamaji]

Thank god Trumped saved us from nuclear war with little Kim... Well.. That's what Trump claims anyway...

And yes some of us cut Trump some slack with dealing with Kim because there was supposed to be a big break through any moment - that proved to be nothing more than hot air. After all the bluster Trump changed nothing with our relations with NK. Just more of the same.

[libertybele]

Thank god Trumped saved us from nuclear war with little Kim... Well.. That's what Trump claims anyway...

And yes some of us cut Trump some slack with dealing with Kim because there was supposed to be a big break through any moment - that proved to be nothing more than hot air. After all the bluster Trump changed nothing with our relations with NK. Just more of the same.

I think Trump had Kim under control, but once Brandon came into the picture Kim realized how he weakened the U.S.A.

[Hoodat]

This is truth, even if it upsets you:  From “Rendezvous with Destiny,” by Craig Shirley:

You keep posting this account which basically states that it was a mistake for Reagan to skip the first debate while at the same time defending Trump's decision to do the same thing as an example of Reagan-esque brilliance.  Do you not recognize the contradiction here?  Why compliment Trump for doing what Reagan did when you cite it as a mistake on Reagan's part?

[Hoodat]

LOL!

Kim acted and responded exactly like our own NT Crew did during President Trump's presidency.

They shut up... sat in the corner, didn't test fire any missiles and there was a genuine peace in the forum.

That's really beautiful and all.  But it doesn't have a damn thing to do with Trump's decision not to debate.  Nor does the Kim mention act as a substitute for the false portrayal of Reagan's debate schedule.