What Are They Trying To Accomplish?
The big story yesterday was Microphone dispute threatens September presidential debate : The Trump campaign is stirring up speculation that the September 10 presidential debate on ABC will not occur. Former President Donald Trump, the Republican nominee, raised concerns over a microphone rule dispute with the Harris campaign. The Trump campaign has called for microphones to be muted except during a candidate's turn to speak, as was the rule during Trump's CNN debate with President Joe Biden, CNN reported[.] . . . Vice President Kamala Harris's campaign has requested unmuted microphones during the entire debate. "We have told ABC and other networks seeking to host a possible October debate that we believe both candidates' mics should be live throughout the full broadcast," Brian Fallon, spokesman for the Democratic nominee, said in a statement. "Our understanding is that Trump's handlers prefer the muted microphone because they don...