{"id":2292102,"date":"2024-07-10T16:28:02","date_gmt":"2024-07-10T20:28:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/i-want-to-see-the-fate-of-the-country-decided-on-the-green\/"},"modified":"2024-07-10T16:34:17","modified_gmt":"2024-07-10T20:34:17","slug":"i-want-to-see-the-fate-of-the-country-decided-on-the-green","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/i-want-to-see-the-fate-of-the-country-decided-on-the-green\/","title":{"rendered":"I Want To See The Fate Of The Country Decided On The Green"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fi-want-to-see-the-fate-of-the-country-decided-on-the-green%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2292102&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The summary discusses \u200bhow during\u2063 the 2024 presidential\u200d debate, President Joe\u2064 Biden challenged former President Donald Trump to\u200c a\u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/florida-poll-joe-biden-trails-hillary-clinton-in-primary-race\/\" title=\"Florida Poll: Joe Biden Trails Hillary Clinton in Primary Race\">golf match<\/a>, boasting of his\u200b golf handicap. Trump later \u200cproposed\u2063 an\u2063 18-hole\u2062 golf match against Biden with the promise of \u200ba $1 million donation to charity\u2063 if \u200bBiden wins. Biden&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/woman-who-stole-ashley-bidens-diary-sentenced-to-one-month-in-prison\/\" title=\"A woman convicted of stealing Ashley Biden&#039;s diary has been sentenced to one month in prison\">campaign rejected<\/a> the offer, claiming he was too <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/journalist-roasted-for-asking-desantis-about-trump-during-hurricane-presser\/\" title=\"Journalist criticized for questioning DeSantis on Trump during hurricane briefing.\">busy leading<\/a> the country. The article \u2062laments\u2064 the missed opportunity \u2064for a golf showdown to decide the fate\u2062 of the country and reflects\u200b on the historical significance of golf in\u200b presidential history. \u200dIt suggests using a golf match as a fair and unbiased way \u2062to \u200ddetermine \u200delection \u200boutcomes.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>One of the most notable moments from the first 2024 presidential debate last month was when President Joe Biden <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=uUtVNEl9aJE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">challenged<\/a> former President Donald Trump to a \u201cdriving contest\u201d as long as \u201cyou can carry your own bag.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe challenged me to a golf match? He can\u2019t hit a ball 50 yards,\u201d Trump retorted.<\/p>\n<p>The candidates quickly devolved into bickering over Biden\u2019s claim that he had a handicap of six, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\/bidens-golf-handicap-explained-after-presidential-debate-stirs-golf-skills-controversy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">close to what PGA professionals boast<\/a>, during his time as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hunter-biden-defector-emails-pipeline-to-obama-admin-seen-as-currency\/\" title=\"Hunter Biden Defector Emails: &#039;Pipeline&#039; to Obama Admin Seen as &#039;Currency&#039;\">vice president<\/a>. He later corrected that number to an eight, which is still far below the average male golfer\u2019s handicap.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s the biggest lie. I\u2019ve seen your swing,\u201d Trump said. <\/p>\n<figure>\n<p><span><\/p>\n<blockquote data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<div lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<p>Most fun part of the debate by far. <\/p>\n<p>Biden: &#8220;I got my handicap when I was Vice President down to a six.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Trump: &#8220;That&#8217;s the biggest lie. I&#8217;ve seen your swing.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/LytQWTxgd6\">pic.twitter.com\/LytQWTxgd6<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u2014 T.J. Moe (@TJMoe28) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TJMoe28\/status\/1806515523166892175?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 28, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/span> <\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The debate came and went, with much of the hubbub and focus on Biden\u2019s disastrous performance and flailing health. Trump, however, did not forget about Biden\u2019s bragging.<\/p>\n<p>He later <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/NickAdamsinUSA\/status\/1810828995811754132\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">teed up a proposal<\/a> for an 18-hole golf match against the Democrat, complete with the promise of 10 strokes a side and a $1 million check to the charity of Biden\u2019s choice if the 81-year-old manages to secure victory on the course.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ll bet you he doesn\u2019t take the offer,\u201d Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/NickAdamsinUSA\/status\/1810828995811754132\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">remarked<\/a> to rallygoers in Florida on Tuesday night.<\/p>\n<p>Sure enough, by Wednesday morning, Biden spokesman James Singer <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/campaign\/4763455-joe-biden-campaign-response-donald-trump-golf-challenge-post-debate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">claimed<\/a> Biden was too \u201cbusy leading America and defending the free world\u201d to entertain \u201cTrump\u2019s weird antics\u201d to face his challenger on the course. The Biden-Harris campaign similarly <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/BidenHQ\/status\/1810850700508709077\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">issued<\/a> a lie-laden statement claiming Trump is \u201ca liar, a convict, and a fraud only out for himself \u2014 par for the course.\u201d<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>It\u2019s easy to speculate on why our self-proclaimed pro-golfer president (who loves a <a href=\"https:\/\/gop.com\/rapid-response\/biden-begins-2024-on-vacation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">good excuse<\/a> to get away from Washington, D.C.) refused to participate in a charity game in the Sunshine State.<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps it would be too much for Biden, a <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/04\/19\/biden-admins-title-ix-rewrite-obliterates-female-spaces-free-speech-and-due-process\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">champion of effectively ending women\u2019s protections<\/a>, to participate in a sport that designates differently distanced tees for golfers based on their biological sex. Or maybe he\u2019s worried that he\u2019ll miss his <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/07\/04\/us-news\/biden-tells-dem-governors-he-needs-more-sleep-no-events-after-8-p-m-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">8 p.m.<\/a> bedtime.<\/p>\n<p>Regardless of the White House\u2019s reasoning for RSVPing \u201cno,\u201d I was disappointed. Biden\u2019s resounding rejection deprived politically exhausted Americans of using a golf showdown on a Florida fairway as the fairest and freest way to decide the fate of our country.<\/p>\n<p>Golf plays a big role in history, especially when it comes to White House residents. Trump and Biden\u2019s presidential predecessors often <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/opinions\/the-president-who-golfed-too-much-its-not-donald-trump\/2017\/04\/21\/f803241c-2394-11e7-bb9d-8cd6118e1409_story.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">took golf up as a hobby<\/a> to blow off some political steam. In some cases, presidents like George W. Bush used their golf games as backgrounds for strong national declarations. <\/p>\n<p>In 2002, mere weeks before the one-year anniversary of the 9\/11 attacks, after confirming that \u201cwe must stop the terror,\u201d Bush encouraged the entourage of journos crowding the course to look on as he smashed a clean drive.<\/p>\n<figure><\/figure>\n<p>What better way to further incorporate this iconic sport into our nation\u2019s history than to hinge our next election on it? <\/p>\n<p>For one, a club course is largely free of the lawfare, Bidenbucks, corporate media propaganda, and meddling that <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2023\/06\/09\/latest-trump-indictment-proves-deep-state-is-trying-to-rig-yet-another-election\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">plagued the last three elections<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/06\/06\/from-lawfare-to-bidenbucks-democrats-2024-election-rigging-is-already-worse-than-2020\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">threaten the next one<\/a>. A fairway face-off would also be a transparent test of both senior citizens\u2019 physical rigor and mental aptitude, something voters on both sides of the political aisle are <a href=\"https:\/\/news.gallup.com\/poll\/646547\/age-issues-working-trump-advantage-pre-debate.aspx#:~:text=Americans'%20Concern%20About%20Age%20of%202024%20Presidential%20Candidates&#038;text=Stacked%20bar%20chart%20showing%20Americans,say%20the%20same%20of%20Trump.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">increasingly worried<\/a> about.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s no secret that a majority of Americans believe the country is <a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/Politics\/americans-country-headed-wrong-direction-poll\/story?id=104633234\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">headed in the wrong direction.<\/a> Let\u2019s change that by making sure the only direction worth paying attention to is the one that gets our preferred political candidate closest to the putting green and pin flag.<\/p>\n<p>Gone are the days of leaving the White House in the hands of swing states <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/05\/01\/swing-states-are-using-taxpayer-money-to-turn-out-democrat-leaning-young-voters\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">plagued by Democrat scheming<\/a>. Here are the days of judging our future based on backswing.<\/p>\n<p>Eighteen holes might seem like forever to a wife stuck at home while her husband plays the day away but not even the longest round compares to the weeks-long wait Americans endure to hear election results thanks to mail-in balloting. At least with a presidential golf game, we would get same-day results. No last-minute scramble necessary.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>      Jordan Boyd is a staff writer at The Federalist and producer of The Federalist Radio Hour. Her work has also been featured in The Daily Wire, Fox News, and RealClearPolitics. Jordan graduated from Baylor University where she majored in political science and minored in journalism. Follow her on X @jordanboydtx.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of the standout moments from the recent 2024 presidential debate was when President Joe Biden challenged former President Donald Trump to a golf match, with Trump responding by questioning Biden&#8217;s golfing abilities. The debate quickly turned into a discussion about Biden&#8217;s golf handicap, with Trump offering to play an 18-hole match with Biden and promising a $1 million donation to charity if Biden won. However, Biden&#8217;s campaign rejected the offer, citing his busy schedule and dismissing Trump&#8217;s proposal as &#8220;weird antics.&#8221; The author expresses disappointment at Biden&#8217;s refusal, suggesting that a golf match could have been a fair and transparent way to determine the outcome of the election. The author also highlights the historical significance of golf in presidential politics and suggests that a golf match could provide a more straightforward alternative to the current election process<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":490,"featured_media":2292103,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Screenshot-2024-07-10-at-10.44.46-AM-e1720626390369.png","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[5521,3728,3899,32902,5894],"class_list":["post-2292102","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-democracy","tag-election","tag-future","tag-green-party","tag-politics"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Screenshot-2024-07-10-at-10.44.46-AM-e1720626390369.png","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2292102","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/490"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2292102"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2292102\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2292103"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2292102"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2292102"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2292102"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}