Perspectives: Biden and Trump’s ‘Dueling’ Town Halls
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From the Left
NBC's Trump town hall will likely be a train wreck — and viewers will flock to itWhat's worse: no presidential debate at all or separate and unequal events staged at exactly the same time with a media outlet putting both thumbs on the scale to favor one candidate over the other?
We will probably find out Thursday night. NBC's recent decision to stage a town hall with President Donald Trump at the exact time of the already scheduled town hall on ABC with Joe Biden is the latest example of a media organization ignoring the best interests of the voting public in favor of its own.
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From the Center
Dueling town halls represent high stakes for TrumpPresident Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden will compete for the attention of millions of Americans on Thursday night in dueling televised town halls, with Trump’s representing one of his few remaining opportunities to make his case to voters ahead of Election Day.
The competing town halls will be held in lieu of the second presidential debate, which was scrapped last week after Trump objected to plans — put in place over concerns about the coronavirus pandemic and the president’s personal battle with COVID-19 — to hold the event...
From the Center
Dueling Trump and Biden town halls spur NBC protestsThe second presidential debate may be canceled, but there will still be plenty of political fireworks on Thursday night.
Republican President Donald Trump and his Democratic opponent, former Vice President Joe Biden, will participate in dueling town halls that are airing on rival news networks at the exact same time.
Biden will participate in a 90-minute Philadelphia town hall moderated by ABC News chief anchor George Stephanopoulos, which has been scheduled since last week.
But NBC dropped a bombshell on Wednesday, announcing that Trump will also field questions from voters...
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