▲ 463 ▼ Trump says he won't sign loyalty pledge required for first GOP debate (www.nbcnews.com) submitted 3 years ago by MicroWave@lemmy.world to c/politics@lemmy.world 116 comments fedilink hide all child comments The pledge includes a clause saying that the candidate will support the eventual GOP nominee.
[+] Mediocre_Bard@lemmy.world 90 points 3 years ago (5 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source hideshow 10 child comments replies: [–] Anticorp@lemmy.ml 44 points 3 years ago Don't even let him run. Like grow a fucking backbone, ya ignoramuses. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Toribor@corndog.social 17 points 3 years ago (1 child) No one will tune in to the debates if Trump isn't there and everyone knows it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] BrianTheeBiscuiteer@lemmy.world 4 points 3 years ago The networks that broadcast the debates want drama because they want views. Trump speaking is one of the biggest draws they can get. I mean he's a bumbling idiot but everyone, left and right, is gonna want to know what he says. permalink fedilink source parent [–] StalinIsMaiWaifu@lemmygrad.ml 13 points 3 years ago (1 child) Because he is their most popular candidate and like we've seen from the failures of his copy cats he's only one with a hold on the alt right voter base permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Dagwood222@lemm.ee 4 points 3 years ago Most of the GOP voters aren't loyal to the GOP, they love the particular candidate. George HW Bush gave them wars up the kazoo and couldn't hold on to them. They'll write his name in on any ballot, primary or the main event. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Strumpster@lemmy.world 9 points 3 years ago He doesn't WANT to debate, why does nobody see this lol. We will never see him debate again permalink fedilink source parent [–] Wrench@lemmy.world 6 points 3 years ago (1 child) Republicans don't watch the debates, and literally cheered their candidates for ducking debates with democrats last election. If they did watch debates, they would realize their candidates had zero platform worth voting for. The ones that do watch them are there for the drama, which this move also satisfies. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] aidan@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago Ehh. Trump did terrible in the 2020 debates(although Pence did okay)- but the CNN townhall reflected well on him. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Anticorp@lemmy.ml 44 points 3 years ago Don't even let him run. Like grow a fucking backbone, ya ignoramuses. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Toribor@corndog.social 17 points 3 years ago (1 child) No one will tune in to the debates if Trump isn't there and everyone knows it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] BrianTheeBiscuiteer@lemmy.world 4 points 3 years ago The networks that broadcast the debates want drama because they want views. Trump speaking is one of the biggest draws they can get. I mean he's a bumbling idiot but everyone, left and right, is gonna want to know what he says. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] BrianTheeBiscuiteer@lemmy.world 4 points 3 years ago The networks that broadcast the debates want drama because they want views. Trump speaking is one of the biggest draws they can get. I mean he's a bumbling idiot but everyone, left and right, is gonna want to know what he says. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] StalinIsMaiWaifu@lemmygrad.ml 13 points 3 years ago (1 child) Because he is their most popular candidate and like we've seen from the failures of his copy cats he's only one with a hold on the alt right voter base permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Dagwood222@lemm.ee 4 points 3 years ago Most of the GOP voters aren't loyal to the GOP, they love the particular candidate. George HW Bush gave them wars up the kazoo and couldn't hold on to them. They'll write his name in on any ballot, primary or the main event. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Dagwood222@lemm.ee 4 points 3 years ago Most of the GOP voters aren't loyal to the GOP, they love the particular candidate. George HW Bush gave them wars up the kazoo and couldn't hold on to them. They'll write his name in on any ballot, primary or the main event. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Strumpster@lemmy.world 9 points 3 years ago He doesn't WANT to debate, why does nobody see this lol. We will never see him debate again permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Wrench@lemmy.world 6 points 3 years ago (1 child) Republicans don't watch the debates, and literally cheered their candidates for ducking debates with democrats last election. If they did watch debates, they would realize their candidates had zero platform worth voting for. The ones that do watch them are there for the drama, which this move also satisfies. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] aidan@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago Ehh. Trump did terrible in the 2020 debates(although Pence did okay)- but the CNN townhall reflected well on him. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] aidan@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago Ehh. Trump did terrible in the 2020 debates(although Pence did okay)- but the CNN townhall reflected well on him. permalink fedilink source parent