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Biden Deputy Campaign Manager Quashes Skipping Debates: ‘We Are Going To Do The Debates’

Hank Berrien
Biden Deputy Campaign Manager Quashes Skipping Debates: ‘We Are Going To Do The Debates’
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Late on Tuesday night, after the first presidential debate between President Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden was over, Biden’s deputy campaign manager avowed that Biden would commit to the two next presidential debates, scheduled for October 15 and October 22. According to The Hill, Kate Bedingfield quashed any ideas that Biden would skip the next two debates, saying, “I don’t know how many different ways we can say it. Yes, we are going to do the debates. I would imagine there will be some additional conversations [with the Commission on Presidential Debates]. But yeah, we are committing to attending the debates.”

Senator Chris Coons (D-DL), who serves as a Biden surrogate, had informed Politico that he was unsure whether further debates should be held, iterating:

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