(August 18, 2023 at 2:52 pm)Aegon Wrote:(August 18, 2023 at 2:50 pm)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: The difference being that in 2015/2016, Trump didn't have four indictments and a 35-point lead in opinion polls. He's got nothing to gain and everything to lose by stepping onto that debate stage.
Plus, I think he's actually afraid of Chris Christie.
Boru
His strategy of denial and deflection would work just as well now as it ever did, IMO. Only liberals see the indictments as final nails in the coffin. Many Republicans think Democrats fabricated the coffin.
But what’s the gain for him? Unless the MAGAts and MAGAt wannabes suddenly become sane en masse, he’s already got a lock on the nomination. If he debates, he’s going to do nothing more than write campaign ads for Christie and Pence. By opting for the Carlson interview, he can - as Thump said - sit on his fat arse and answer softball questions.
Boru
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