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submitted 11 months ago by MicroWave@lemmy.world to c/politics@lemmy.world

The pledge includes a clause saying that the candidate will support the eventual GOP nominee.

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[-] Mediocre_Bard@lemmy.world 90 points 11 months ago

Then don't let him debate. Why is this hard?

[-] Anticorp@lemmy.ml 44 points 11 months ago

Don't even let him run. Like grow a fucking backbone, ya ignoramuses.

[-] Toribor@corndog.social 17 points 11 months ago

No one will tune in to the debates if Trump isn't there and everyone knows it.

[-] BrianTheeBiscuiteer@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months 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.

[-] StalinIsMaiWaifu@lemmygrad.ml 13 points 11 months ago

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

[-] Dagwood222@lemm.ee 4 points 11 months 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.

[-] Strumpster@lemmy.world 9 points 11 months ago

He doesn't WANT to debate, why does nobody see this lol. We will never see him debate again

[-] Wrench@lemmy.world 6 points 11 months ago

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.

[-] aidan@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago

Ehh. Trump did terrible in the 2020 debates(although Pence did okay)- but the CNN townhall reflected well on him.

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