{"id":2331189,"date":"2024-08-26T16:51:55","date_gmt":"2024-08-26T20:51:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kamala-harris-campaign-attempts-to-change-already-agreed-upon-debate-rules\/"},"modified":"2024-08-26T16:58:28","modified_gmt":"2024-08-26T20:58:28","slug":"kamala-harris-campaign-attempts-to-change-already-agreed-upon-debate-rules","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kamala-harris-campaign-attempts-to-change-already-agreed-upon-debate-rules\/","title":{"rendered":"Kamala Harris Campaign Attempts to Change Already Agreed Upon Debate Rules"},"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\">22<\/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%2Fkamala-harris-campaign-attempts-to-change-already-agreed-upon-debate-rules%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=2331189&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 article discusses the ongoing debate between Vice President Kamala Harris&#8217;s and former President Donald Trump&#8217;s campaigns regarding the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-the-mic-rule-the-biden-camp-rooted-for-could-help-trump-at-first-debate-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Why the mic rule the Biden camp rooted for could help Trump at first debate - Washington Examiner\">microphone rules<\/a> for their upcoming debate\u2063 on September 10. The central issue\u200c is whether microphones should remain muted when\u200c a candidate is not speaking. This was\u2064 a condition accepted \u2064during their previous debate hosted by CNN, which both campaigns now seem to regret. <\/p>\n<p>Harris&#8217;s campaign argues for live microphones at all times, claiming \u200cthat Trump\u2019s team prefers muted microphones to avoid exposing him to scrutiny during the debate. \u200dTrump\u2019s camp, however, \u200ccontends that Harris is seeking rules that would benefit her, such as allowing her to \u200duse notes during the \u2062debate, a claim Harris\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/president-trump-legal-team-denies-democrats-request-for-him-to-testify\/\" title=\"President Trump legal team denies Democrats\u2019 request for him to testify\">team denies<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>The negotiation of the debate rules is \u2062complicated by the fact that debates are now being organized \u200bby host networks \u2062rather \u2063than a bipartisan commission, leading to a variety of \u2064views on how\u200b the debates should be\u2062 conducted. Historically, microphones have been unmuted for both candidates, but after\u2062 the chaotic previous\u2062 debate, rules were established \u200cto mute microphones in certain circumstances to\u2062 promote a more\u200c structured discussion.  <\/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<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> <script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>The campaigns of Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump are arguing in advance of their high-stakes Sept. 10 debate over whether microphones should be muted except for the candidate whose turn it is to speak.<\/p>\n<p>The current dispute centers on the muting of microphones when a candidate isn&rsquo;t speaking, a condition both <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/biden-issues-pathetic-response-trumps-border-visit-gaslighting-max\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Biden<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-shows-pay-respects-anniversary-13-americans-killed-afghanistan-kamala-defends-biden-harris-admin-policy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trump<\/a> accepted for their June debate hosted by CNN. Both sides are accusing the other of gaming the system to protect their candidate.<\/p>\n<p>Biden&rsquo;s campaign team made microphone muting a condition of its decision to accept any debates this year, and some aides now regret the decision, saying voters were shielded from hearing Trump&rsquo;s outbursts during the debate. That move likely would not have helped the incumbent Democrat&rsquo;s disastrous performance.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/real-estate-agent-exposes-harris-policies-will-hurt-home-buyers-just-drove-cost-25k\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Harris<\/a> campaign now wants microphones to be live all the time, according to Harris spokesman Brian Fallon, who issued a statement needling <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/need-see-third-iconic-photo-trump-campaign-captures-epic-moment-trump-rfk-jr-unite\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trump<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Trump&rsquo;s handlers prefer the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/media-conveniently-ignored-waukesha-parade-murder-trial-because-it-exposes-the-dems-deadly-criminal-justice-reform-policies\/\" title=\"Media Conveniently Ignored Waukesha Parade Murder Trial Because It Exposes the Dems\u2019 Deadly Criminal Justice Reform Policies\">muted microphone<\/a> because they <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/despite-insistence-by-democrat-politicians-and-medical-elites-empirical-evidence-does-not-conclusively-show-that-masks-reduce-the-spread-of-covid\/\" title=\"Despite Insistence by Democrat Politicians and Medical Elites, Empirical Evidence DOES NOT Conclusively Show that Masks Reduce the Spread of COVID\">don&#038;rsquo<\/a>;t think their candidate can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-election-forecast-paints-an-ugly-picture-for-joe-biden-in-november\/\" title=\"New Election Forecast Predicts Tough Outlook for Joe Biden in November\">act presidential<\/a> for 90 minutes on his own,&rdquo; Fallon said. Harris &ldquo;is ready to deal with Trump&rsquo;s constant lies and interruptions in real time. Trump should stop hiding behind the mute button.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>  <script> \t\t\t\tif( ! getCookie( 'ff_subbed' ) ) if( typeof FFADS.replace_ict !='undefined' ) if( FFADS.replace_ict ) eval( FFADS.replace_ict ); \t\t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Trump spokesman Jason Miller retorted that the Republican nominee had &ldquo;accepted the ABC debate under the exact same terms as the CNN debate.&rdquo; He alleged Harris&rsquo; representatives sought &ldquo;a seated debate, with notes, and opening statements.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Miller then took a shot at Harris not sitting for an interview or holding a news conference since Biden ended his re-election and endorsed her, arguing her campaign now wants &ldquo;to give her a cheat sheet for the debate.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The Harris campaign denied Miller&rsquo;s claim that she wanted notes.<\/p>\n<p>During a stop Monday in the Washington area following a visit to Arlington National Cemetery, Trump said, &ldquo;We agreed to the same rules&rdquo; in terms of the Sept. 10 debate, adding: &ldquo;The truth is they&rsquo;re trying to get out of it.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Complicating the negotiations this year is that debates are being orchestrated on an ad hoc basis by host networks, as opposed to the bipartisan Commission on Presidential Debates, through which debate rules were negotiated privately.<\/p>\n<p>Microphones have been unmuted for both candidates for most of televised presidential debate history. The debate commission announced that its October 2020 debate would have microphones muted when candidates were not recognized to speak after the first Biden-Trump contest descended into a shouting match. The second 2020 debate with the microphone muting rules was widely celebrated for being more substantive than the earlier match-up.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-style: italic;\">The Western Journal has reviewed this Associated Press story and may have altered it prior to publication to ensure that it meets our editorial standards.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\">  <\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> <label>* Name<\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> <\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> <label>* <\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> <\/div>\n<p> <label>* Message<\/label> <br \/> <textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea>  <\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> <input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\">  <\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> <script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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The main issue at hand is the muting of microphones when a candidate is not addressing the audience, a rule both Biden and Trump had previously agreed to for their June debate hosted by CNN. Each side accuses the other of manipulating the rules to benefit their own candidate. Biden&#8217;s campaign made microphone muting a prerequisite for participating in any debates this year, but some aides now regret that decision, claiming it prevented voters from hearing Trump&#8217;s remarks during the debate\u2014a move that likely wouldn&#8217;t have improved Biden&#8217;s poor performance.<\/p>\n<p>Harris&#8217;s campaign now advocates for keeping microphones live at all times, as stated by Harris spokesman Brian Fallon, who criticized Trump in his statement. &#8220;Trump\u2019s team prefers muted microphones because they doubt he can maintain a presidential demeanor for 90 minutes without assistance,&#8221; Fallon remarked. He added that Harris is prepared to confront Trump&#8217;s frequent falsehoods and interruptions directly and urged Trump to stop relying on the mute button.<\/p>\n<p>In response, Trump spokesman Jason Miller claimed that the Republican nominee had &#8220;agreed to ABC&#8217;s debate under exactly the same conditions as CNN\u2019s.&#8221; He accused Harris\u2019s team of wanting &#8220;a seated debate with notes and opening statements.&#8221; Miller also pointed out that since Biden endorsed her re-election bid, Harris has not participated in interviews or press conferences, suggesting her campaign seeks an unfair advantage.<\/p>\n<p>The Harris campaign refuted Miller\u2019s assertion about wanting notes. During an event near Washington after visiting Arlington National Cemetery on Monday, Trump stated they had accepted identical rules for the upcoming debate while asserting: \u201cThe truth is they\u2019re trying to back out.\u201d This year&#8217;s negotiations are further complicated by debates being organized informally by host networks rather than through the bipartisan Commission on Presidential Debates which traditionally handled private negotiations over rules. Historically, both candidates&#8217; microphones have remained unmuted during most televised presidential debates; however, following chaotic exchanges in previous contests like those between Biden and Trump in 2020\u2014where shouting dominated\u2014the commission announced plans to mute microphones when candidates were not recognized to speak during subsequent debates. The second 2020 debate was praised for its more substantive discussion due to these new rules<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2331190,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/7176faec2f3348e1b4a80815da5de9d3-scaled.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[32431,36307,33083,32438,32603],"class_list":["post-2331189","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-2024-election","tag-campaign-strategies","tag-debate-rules","tag-kamala-harris","tag-political-news"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/7176faec2f3348e1b4a80815da5de9d3-scaled.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2331189","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\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2331189"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2331189\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2331190"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2331189"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2331189"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2331189"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}