Voters may have been denied the opportunity to see President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump debate during their parties’ respective primaries, but thanks to some behind-the-scenes negotiations, and bad polls for Biden, suddenly general election debates are on. And voters are better off for it.
Just two months ago, when asked on the tarmac if he would commit to debating Trump, Biden said, “It depends on his behavior.” Trump, of course, has not suddenly changed behavior since then. He was, is, and always will be an incorrigible rapscallion you either love or hate.
But something has changed in the last two months, and that something appears to be Biden’s numbers. Biden is losing, bigly, especially in key swing states. That is the only reason any incumbent proposes a debate, as Biden did earlier this week when he suggested one debate in June and another in…
