{"id":2345460,"date":"2024-09-24T17:44:59","date_gmt":"2024-09-24T21:44:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-backed-by-georgia-voters-in-refusing-cnn-debate-against-harris-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-09-24T17:46:15","modified_gmt":"2024-09-24T21:46:15","slug":"trump-backed-by-georgia-voters-in-refusing-cnn-debate-against-harris-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-backed-by-georgia-voters-in-refusing-cnn-debate-against-harris-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump backed by Georgia voters in refusing CNN debate against Harris- Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><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%2Ftrump-backed-by-georgia-voters-in-refusing-cnn-debate-against-harris-washington-examiner%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=2345460&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>In Savannah, Georgia, voters have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pro-trump-religious-groups-begin-turning-up-heat-on-gop-to-take-action-on-marjorie-taylor-greene\/\" title=\"Pro-Trump, Religious Groups Begin Turning Up Heat On GOP To Take Action On Marjorie Taylor Greene\">expressed strong support<\/a> for former\u200b President Donald Trump&#8217;s decision\u200b to decline an additional debate against Vice President Kamala Harris on CNN later \u2064in October. Amid pressure from \u200bDemocrats, including an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/more-electioneering-dirty-facebook-suspends-gop-ad-campaign-days-before-january-georgia-runoff-election\/\" title=\"More Electioneering: Dirty Facebook Suspends GOP Ad Campaign Days Before January Georgia Runoff Election\">ad campaign<\/a> portraying Trump as a\u2063 chicken,\u200d many Trump supporters believe he should not engage in further debates, citing that he has already articulated his policies in previous debates. Local residents argue that Harris has changed her stances on several key issues, while Trump \u200dremains consistent\u2062 in his views. Some voters also mention that the timing of the debate\u200c is\u2063 unsuitable as early voting has already\u2064 begun. Meanwhile, Democrats,\u200c including Rep. Nikema Williams, argue that a debate would provide an \u200bimportant contrast between candidates for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kari-lake-warned-by-nrsc-to-stop-dwelling-on-the-past-in-arizona-senate-run\/\" title=\"NRSC cautions Kari Lake to focus on future in Arizona Senate bid.\">undecided\u2062 voters<\/a>. Harris has stated that she is willing to \u200bdebate again, but Trump has\u200c maintained his refusal, emphasizing that he has\u200c already participated in\u200b two debates and suggesting that the opportunity for debate was missed when the Democrats declined earlier invitations.  <\/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\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Georgia voters support Trump refusing CNN debate against Harris in October<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1768667\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>SAVANNAH, Georgia &mdash;<\/strong> Georgia voters strongly support former President Donald Trump&rsquo;s decision not to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/debates\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>debate<\/a> Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Kamala Harris<\/a> on CNN in late October despite growing pressure from Democrats to face off again.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Trump supporters, who descended on coastal <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/georgia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Georgia<\/a> on Tuesday for the Republican presidential nominee&rsquo;s inaugural visit to the city this election cycle, defended him and said he had already been clear about his policy views in the previous two debates.<\/p>\n<p>Harris indicated after the Sept. 10 debate with Trump that she wanted another debate and characterized Trump&rsquo;s disinterest as cowardly. The Democratic National Committee has since <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3162719\/dnc-staffer-dressed-chicken-goad-trump-debate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>launched<\/a> an ad campaign that pictures Trump in a chicken suit in an effort to pressure him into another debate.<\/p>\n<p>Voters on site Tuesday said Trump should ignore Democrats goading.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I don&rsquo;t think there&rsquo;s a need to,&rdquo; said Jamie Kennedy, a Georgia resident who spoke with the <em>Washington Examiner.<\/em> &ldquo;He&rsquo;s already debated twice, and he hasn&rsquo;t changed anything. He&rsquo;s still going to do everything he said he was going to do, whereas [Harris] keeps on flip-flopping. It&rsquo;s not like she&rsquo;s going to answer any questions.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Georgia voter Jamie Kennedy. (Anna Giaritelli \/ Washington Examiner)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Jody Lanier works in the coastal Georgia real estate market and said Trump does not need to clarify his views, unlike the Democratic Party, which has run two candidates, one of whom has admitted to shifting policy views.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;He&rsquo;s already debated Biden, and then he&rsquo;s debated Kamala. So they&rsquo;re the ones that changed nominees, not us. We&rsquo;ve been very consistent. He&rsquo;s been very consistent,&rdquo; said Lanier, 57.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">Since becoming the Democratic presidential nominee, Harris has faced criticism for her shifting stances on&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/medicare-for-all\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Medicare for All<\/a>, the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/green-new-deal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Green New Deal<\/a>, a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/gun-control\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hardly-any-canadians-have-turned-in-their-now-outlawed-firearms-to-the-government\/\" title=\"Hardly Any Canadians Have Turned In Their Now-Outlawed Firearms To The Government\">mandatory gun buyback program<\/a><\/a>, a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/fracking\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">fracking ban<\/a>, expanding the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/supreme-court\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Supreme Court<\/a>, and a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3106367\/harris-reverses-support-federal-job-guarantee\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/six-policies-harris-has-pivoted-on-since-ascending-to-top-of-democratic-ticket-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Six policies Harris has pivoted on since ascending to top of Democratic ticket - Washington Examiner\">federal job guarantee<\/a>.<\/a>&nbsp;However,<\/span> Harris supporters who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3138494\/harris-supporters-georgia-unconcerned-policy-flip-flops\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>spoke with<\/a> the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> at a recent Savannah rally in September said they were not concerned about her change in views.<\/p>\n<p>Melissa Weatherly, a registered nurse and Savannah resident, attended the rally alongside her mother. Weatherly said Trump should refuse to debate unless Fox News hosts the event as opposed to CNN.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;They can go to Fox and do it on Fox because he had one [debate] set up on Fox, and she wouldn&rsquo;t show up to that one,&rdquo; said Weatherly.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Registered nurse and Savannah resident Melissa Weatherly. (Anna Giaritelli \/ Washington Examiner)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Trump declined to debate a third time and stated during a rally in Wilmington, North Carolina, on Sunday that he had already completed two debates.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The problem with another debate is that it&rsquo;s just too late. Voting has already started,&rdquo; Trump said. &ldquo;She&rsquo;s had her chance to do it with Fox. Fox invited us on, and I waited and waited. They turned it down.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Lanier agreed and said another debate would be unfair to people who had already cast their ballots.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I agree with him that the voting has already started,&rdquo; said Lanier. &ldquo;He was always telling them that you should have had the debates before the voting started. She had opportunities to do that and turned him down until after the second debate.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Trump declines second CNN debate: &#8220;I&#8217;ve already done two&hellip;The problem with another debate is that it&#8217;s just too late. Voting has already started. She&#8217;s had her chance to do it with Fox. Fox invited us on, and I waited and waited. They turned it down.&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rhispm3zVZ\">pic.twitter.com\/rhispm3zVZ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; CSPAN (@cspan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cspan\/status\/1837633404671533326?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 21, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Rep. Nikema Williams (D-GA) told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> on Capitol Hill on Tuesday afternoon that another Trump-Harris debate would be a good thing.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I think anyone who&rsquo;s undecided absolutely wants to continue to hear from the candidates because it&rsquo;s about a contrast, and there&rsquo;s a clear contrast on the stage at the first debate,&rdquo; Williams said. &ldquo;However, President &mdash; future President Harris has already agreed to a second debate, and she&rsquo;s ready to continue to put her ideas and put herself before the American people, and he should do the same.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Georgia Southern University student Ethan Miller broke with the others at the rally and supported the idea of Trump debating Harris on <em>CNN<\/em> in late October. Miller said the additional air time could help Trump appeal to moderate and independent voters, particularly if Trump hits on one particular matter.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I do think he should debate again,&rdquo; said Miller, a senior who is studying political science and philosophy in Statesboro, Georgia.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;He needs to hit more on the economy. He has to hammer that in, especially to get at least like, in my opinion, to get more younger voters out there,&rdquo; Miller continued. &ldquo;I&rsquo;m in college. What&rsquo;s going through my mind is being able to go into a job-rich workforce when I graduate. So that&rsquo;s what I&rsquo;m most worried about.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Southern Georgia University student Ethan Miller, center. (Anna Giaritelli \/ Washington Examiner)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In his speech Tuesday afternoon, Trump trounced Harris&rsquo;s performance, adding that he had &ldquo;absolutely destroyed her.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It was 3 on 1, too,&rdquo; Trump said, enforcing an earlier claim that one of the ABC News hosts challenged him to an unfair extent.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1768667\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1768667\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Georgia voters back Trump&#8217;s choice to skip CNN debate with Harris<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3086,"featured_media":2345461,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/trump-rallygoers-triptych.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[32651,32650,3634],"class_list":["post-2345460","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-cnn-debate","tag-georgia-voters","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/trump-rallygoers-triptych.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2345460","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\/3086"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2345460"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2345460\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2345461"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2345460"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2345460"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2345460"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}