Looks like Trump is trying to bail on the debates

[book_worm]

Donald Trump accused Hillary Clinton of intentionally stacking debates against prime time programming to “rig” the election process, despite the fact that the schedule has been set since last September, Politico reports.

Said Trump: “As usual, Hillary and the Dems are trying to rig the debates so two are up against major NFL games. Same as last time w/ Bernie. Unacceptable!”

https://politicalwire.com/2016/07/30/trump-accuses-clinton-of-rigging-debate-schedule/

I predicted last week in a post that Trump might try to do something to get out of debating or to change it to suit his needs. The truth is that the debate schedule was set up last September by an independent commission of Democrats and Republicans.

[world wide wally]

1. It is actually bad timing, but Hillary doesn't make the schedule.

I think all debates should be on Tuesday just like elections are.

[B Calm]

2. Doesn't surprise me. He coward out on Bernie too. He's a whiny little

.....!

[citood]

3. I don't think he'll bail

He might not actually do any debating, or pay much attention to the moderator or what HRC says...but he won't pass up the free televised opportunity.

[PSPS]

10. He'll get "free televised opportunity" even if he bails. That happened when he bailed in the primary

[niyad]

4. does this come as a surprise to anyone? a friend and I were talking last week

about the likelihood of the orange foolius bailing on the debates. no way he can face HRC in person.

[Boomerproud]

12. No, it's not a surprise. He did it in the primaries using the same excuses.

I don't know whether it helped or hurt him, but he got a lot of free air time out of it. It would be the same this time. The networks would spend more time talking about Trump than HRC.

[DonViejo]

5. Trump continues to mislead...

The preliminary debate schedule for the general election has been set since September, 2015, by the non-partisan Commission on Presidential Debates. The schedule includes a Sunday night debate on Oct. 9 that will air concurrently with an NFL game between the Green Bay Packers and the Carolina Panthers.

Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2016/07/donald-trump-hillary-clinton-debate-schedule-226464#ixzz4Fumxizrd

and from CBS, July 11, 2016:

Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton will participate in three general election debates from September through October, according to the schedule released Thursday by the nonpartisan organization that sponsors the debates.

The Commission on Presidential Debates (CPD) announced the first debate will take place on Sept. 26, 2016 at Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio, while the second and third debates will occur on Oct. 9, 2016 at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri, and Oct. 19, 2016 at the University of Nevada-Las Vegas in Las Vegas, Nevada. Though each debate will run from 9-10:30 p.m. E.T. without commercial breaks, debates will also be divided into different time segments lasting 10-15 minutes. This format builds upon the 2012 debates where longer segments allowed candidates to get through the specifics of their policy proposals.

"The CPD has a simple mission, to ensure that presidential debates help the public learn about the positions of the leading candidates for president and vice president," said the two CPD co-chairs. "These formats will allow an in-depth exploration of the major topics in this year's election."

In addition to the three presidential debates, CPD also announced the vice presidential debate will take place on Oct. 4, 2016, at Longwood University in Farmville, Virginia. Only moderators will be able to privately select the questions posed to the candidates featured at all of the debates. But, a group of uncommitted voters will have the chance to ask a few questions at the second presidential debate, which is styled like a town-hall meeting.

more
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/presidential-debate-general-election-donald-trump-hillary-clinton-dates-and-venues-announced/

[treestar]

6. He is such an idiot he does not realize

the less exposure he gets in those debates the better it is for him. And with bernie it was within the party. Does Donald think the R party is less powerful than the D party when it comes to arranging debates? He thinks the Dems get to schedule them with no R input?

[loyalsister]

7. Poor pitiful Trump caught between a rock and a hard place

He knows he's out of his league. It will betray his self image to bail or to fail, and those are the only options.

[kentuck]

8. He's laying the foundation....it's rigged !

He cannot, in good conscience, have a fair debate with "Crooked Hillary"... What a sleaze !

[librechik]

9. +1000 --and it will work.

He's going to lose anyway. Why suffer the indignity when you are the real King of the World and your opponent is the Wicked Witch?

[standingtall]

11. I think he might want to bail on the debates

However if he is behind in the polls which I think he will be he is going to have a hard time of it.
If he is behind I think he will have to participate in the debates out of desperation. Even though he really doesn't want too. He was able to get away with that at the end of the republican primary only,because he was so far ahead in the polls. That will not be the case this time.

I know a handful of politicians have gotten away with blowing off debates,but I cannot think of one example of one that got away with it while being behind in the polls.