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DetlefK

(16,423 posts)
Tue Jul 19, 2016, 08:29 AM Jul 2016

The one and only way to counter the republican bullshitting and lying:

A presidential debate.
HRC vs Trump.
Each brings a team of 10 fact-checkers.

And when one candidate is challenged to prove what he/she just said, HIS/HER OWN TEAM OF FACT-CHECKERS has 1 minute to come up with that proof.

If Trump says something, his own fact-checkers have to come up after-the-fact with evidence why this was correct. And because it's TV, they only get 1 minute to do so.

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The one and only way to counter the republican bullshitting and lying: (Original Post) DetlefK Jul 2016 OP
I'll say it again for the record; there will be no Presidential debate this year CanonRay Jul 2016 #1
I don't know. But we all know how Trump reacts to difficult debate formats. DetlefK Jul 2016 #2

CanonRay

(14,123 posts)
1. I'll say it again for the record; there will be no Presidential debate this year
Tue Jul 19, 2016, 10:15 AM
Jul 2016

if Trump is the nominee. He simply cannot debate HRC, and he knows it. He will hem and haw and make excuses, a "deal" will fall apart at the last minute, and he'll blame HRC. There might be VP debates.

DetlefK

(16,423 posts)
2. I don't know. But we all know how Trump reacts to difficult debate formats.
Tue Jul 19, 2016, 10:21 AM
Jul 2016

There is a distinct probability for him to skip out on debates against HRC.

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