By Ray Cardello for May 17, 2024, Season 26 / Post 26

I am not convinced these debates will happen, but how can Joe Biden demand debates with Trump when he can not even put two sentences together? Does Joe understand there will be no teleprompter unless CNN expands on its cheating practices of the past? Most people forget the controversy when CNN got the questions for the debate to the Clinton team before the debate with Trump. Maybe they will allow Biden to wear earpieces so someone can feed him the answers. With CNN hosting, there will be a heavy dose of January 6 and Trump’s trials. They will do the country a disservice if they soften this debate for the aging, fumbling Biden.

Biden has strongly restricted the two debates that highlight his weakness. He excludes Kennedy or any third-party candidate, microphones will be cut to limit crosstalk, and he will not debate in front of a live audience. He excluded NBC and FOX from potential hosts. FOX is a no-brainer, but NBC is a question mark.

This challenge is a high-risk, high-reward act of desperation by Biden. He recorded a fifteen-second announcement for his debate challenge, which took five takes. If this indicates his cognitive ability, how can he handle a 90-minute live debate? The timing is evident, as the Biden team made this announcement days after Trump rallied in front of 100,000 in Blue New Jersey, and the latest polls indicate Trump is leading in five swing states. Biden knows he is being beaten badly and must change the conversation.

January 6 and the Trump trials do not even hit the top-ten concerns of the American voters. The top 5 concerns are:

1. Illegal Immigration
2. Crime
3. Economy
4. Inflation
5. International crisis

CNN will do its best to minimize any talk on these subjects as Trump will pounce on Biden for his record on these subjects, and Biden will not know what hit him. The stage is tilted against Trump, but he will be up to the task.

Trump has proven he can overcome any obstacle in business, politics, or the courtroom. He can seal the deal with these debates if he sticks to the facts and controls his emotions. Even the closed mics can work in Trump’s favor. If he can hold back and let Biden fumble, it will reinforce to those who have been sheltered from the real Biden how much the job of President has passed him by.

You had to chuckle today when Biden took a shot at CNN for the poll results they are reporting. Joe claims the poll response has been wrong all along, and they are not polling enough people. The fact is that no matter what poll you look to, Biden is falling like a barrel over Niagara Falls, and Trump is rising with every day he is gagged in a NY courtroom.

Biden should be thankful for the polls. There is no way that 30% of Americans approve of his performance. They must be family and friends from Scranton.

This race should be over. The question is, how much can the Liberal Democrats cheat? You can almost see Adam Schiff and Eric Swalwell in a dimly lit room plotting new, creative ways to manufacture votes. Nothing is beyond these Democrats.