Lara Trump, RNC co-chair and daughter-in-law, complained “debates are always ‘rigged so heavily’ in President Biden’s favor,” The Hill reported on May 16, 2024 (read story here).
Of course they are. Biden ate Trump’s lunch in 2020 and will in 2024. Trump is weak on issues.
His darkly dystopian view of America doesn’t appeal to normal voters, his tax policies only benefit the rich (trickle-down is a myth), his tariffs would hurt growth and worsen inflation (as explained here), and America needs immigrants (read why here).
If Trump brings up the economy, that gives Biden an to talk about an economy that’s actually pretty good (see stories here and here).
In foreign policy, Biden strengthened NATO, while Trump weakened it; he’s supporting Ukraine, while Trump would let Putin have it; and Biden knows who our adversaries are, while Trump turns away from our friends and allies.
The debates favor Biden because he’s the better candidate. But also because he might be the only one awake during the debates.