CBS "report" just now that candidates are skipping debates

[live love laugh]

Then they showed about 12 pics of smiling faces without names — or more importantly— party affiliation while newz guy says “these candidates refused to debate.”

Then a map saying it is a growing national trend.

But they don’t say who the candidates are and more importantly which party they’re from.

How many Democrats do you think are skipping debates? My answer: ZERO. But they don’t make that clear.

It’s both sideism without even saying that specifically.

[brooklynite]

1. Katie Hobbs - Democrat - Arizona

A huge mistake in my opinion.

[Celerity]

16. +1

[budkin]

2. Katie Hobbs in Arizona

Is the only one I can think of.

[elleng]

3. ;-(

[Effete Snob]

4. So, this is a "name the Democrats who aren't debating" thread?

Since it is obvious that “My answer: ZERO” is obviously based on your being misinformed, is the idea to get us to name them all?

In Arizona, Hobbs is refusing to give a platform to Kari Lake’s craziness. Some people who do not have access to Hobbs’ internals think that’s a bad idea. The GOP in Arizona rags about this all day long. So, now there is also a DU thread which might as week be titled, “Let’s all repeat Kari Lake’s talking point.”

There may be others, but voting has been going on already in many places. It is well past time for the curious belief that these “debates” change anyone’s mind.

[live love laugh]

8. Hobbs was named prior to your reply. Do you know of others?

[Effete Snob]

10. Yes, I do

But instead of being proudly ignorant, it does not take a lot of effort to find others, such as PA Governor candidate Josh Shapiro, or Michigan AG Dana Nessel, which are both major statewide races in which the Democratic candidates do not want to platform their election denying opponents.

But since your answer was “ZERO” how about you list the Republicans you know off the top of your head.

[live love laugh]

12. This article's chock full of them

https://amp.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/sep/18/the-end-of-the-debate-republicans-midterms

[SheltieLover]

5. Qpuke national trend.

[live love laugh]

7. ✔️

[live love laugh]

6. It was local CBS

They cited some stats from the Brookings Institute that debates for the top 5 most competitive senate races declined sharply.

17 in 2010;
11 in 2012 and 2016;
14 in 2014
9 in 2018
7 in 2020
to just 6 this year

Still not identifying WHO is declining the debates.

[reymega life]

9. the republicans duh

these people are crazy

[Polybius]

11. This was a bad look

[live love laugh]

13. Also a bad look ...

Nebraska, gubernatorial candidate Jim Pillen refused to debate Democrat Carol Blood. … “he doesn’t do political theater”.

PA Republican extremist Doug Mastriano rejected a televised debate with an independent moderator.

Ted Budd, who sat out four NC primary Senate debates refused to debate Democrat Cheri Beasley.

Hershel Walker refusing to debate Warnock ….

There are plenty more …

[LeftInTX]

15. Usually if someone is expected to win, they won't debate

[Dirty Socialist]

17. Ohio governor Mike DeWine

Chickenshit Republican

[dsc]

18. In NC there was a debate

I watched it.

[GoodRaisin]

14. Even the Republican candidates that do come to the debates

don't debate. They just have a mouthful of useless rhetoric ready for any topic and then pivot to their rhetoric. It's not fooling anybody so I guess they figure it's best not to go at all and avoid the risk of saying something stupid.

[no_hypocrisy]

19. NJ CD-9. Incumbent Democrat Bill Pascrell won't debate his opponent

because his opponent is full-fledged Q-Anon.