The Trump campaign and Republicans must refrain from lowering expectations for presumptive Democratic presidential nominees Joe Biden’s performance in debates, Fox Meat co-worker Ari Fleischer said on Monday.
“My former White House colleague Marc Thiessen, a Fox News participant, pointed out in a column this week when he said it was a mistake by Republicans to indicate how bad Joe Biden is. “They lower expectations that all Biden needs to do is not faint and he will win the debate,” former George W. Bush press secretary told America’s Newsroom. “
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Fleischer said there was “merit” in the argument, noting that Biden came through the Democratic debates and came to the top of the field.
‘Biden went through the Democratic debates and he had his dumb-dumb moments. Does he remember when he told parents to place plates for the children when they go to bed? But in general he could come and stand through the debates. So, it’s a delicate dance that Republicans have to do in between saying that Joe Biden can not even string a sentence without lowering the bar so much that Biden wins all debates. ”
The Presidential Debate Commission (CPD) is turning down a formal request from President Trump’s re-election campaign that a fourth debate between the President and Biden be added and that the showdown be held early next month, before many states begin sending absent votes to voters.
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But the nonpartisan commission – which has organized and held general and vice presidential general elections for more than three decades – added that it “would consider” adding an extra meeting between Trump and Biden to the three already are planned if both candidates agree.
The Trump campaign – responding Thursday night – said they were ‘disappointed’ in the CPD’s response, but that they appreciate the commission’s openness to a fourth, rather than earlier debate. ‘
Fox News’ Paul Newshaus contributed to this report.
