# Biden campaign to "skewer" the Republican debate in Wisconsin **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [August 17, 2023, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biden-campaign-to-skewer-the-republican-debate-in-wisconsin/988743 "2023-08-17T23:18:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Roderick\_Femm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/roderick_femm/32/14875_2.png) [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2023, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biden-campaign-to-skewer-the-republican-debate-in-wisconsin/988743/1 "2023-08-17T23:18:49Z")
[Here is a Reuters article.](https://www.reuters.com/world/us/biden-campaign-plans-first-big-push-skewer-republican-debate-2023-08-17/) They’re going to push a lot of Biden advertising before and during the debate, focusing on his accomplishments, and especially aimed at Black and Latino voters in this 2nd term election. Also, they’re planning to mobilize thousands of volunteers to do social media posts making the same points. The volunteers will be getting some kind of training this weekend. Good. And none too soon. ---
**Author:** ![Euphonious\_Polemic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/euphonious_polemic/32/3002_2.png) [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2023, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biden-campaign-to-skewer-the-republican-debate-in-wisconsin/988743/2 "2023-08-18T00:18:30Z")
A bunch of positive messages about what Biden has done. Versus a big whiny baby crying about how everyone is mean to him and he really won, and his only plan for the presidency is to get back at the mean people. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2023, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biden-campaign-to-skewer-the-republican-debate-in-wisconsin/988743/3 "2023-08-18T00:56:03Z")
Yet, going negative and being on the attack works really well. Shame on humans. ---
**Author:** ![Euphonious\_Polemic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/euphonious_polemic/32/3002_2.png) [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2023, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biden-campaign-to-skewer-the-republican-debate-in-wisconsin/988743/4 "2023-08-18T01:22:55Z")
> [@Atamasama](#): > > Yet, going negative and being on the attack works really well. Trump is rapidly moving from “negative attack” to “Sad Annoying Crybaby Man” He’s looking weak. And a few MAGAts don’t like “weak”. ---
**Author:** ![MulderMuffin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muldermuffin/32/2862_2.png) [@MulderMuffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MulderMuffin)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2023, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biden-campaign-to-skewer-the-republican-debate-in-wisconsin/988743/5 "2023-08-18T01:54:40Z")
I read a news article this morning speculating that trump would time his surrender at the Atlanta jail to coincide with the Republican debate so as to get all eyes on him instead of those other nasty people and to make sure the next day’s headlines are all about him. Plausible. As long as you truly believe there no such thing as bad publicity… ---
**Author:** ![PhillyGuy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ed655f/32.png) [@PhillyGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PhillyGuy)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2023, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biden-campaign-to-skewer-the-republican-debate-in-wisconsin/988743/6 "2023-08-18T02:18:42Z")
> [@MulderMuffin](#): > > I read a news article this morning speculating that trump would time his surrender at the Atlanta jail to coincide with the Republican debate . . . The debate starts at 9 PM Georgia time. Would the judge really agree to that time? ---
**Author:** ![Aspenglow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspenglow/32/76_2.png) [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2023, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biden-campaign-to-skewer-the-republican-debate-in-wisconsin/988743/7 "2023-08-18T02:23:35Z")
The jail is open 24/7. It’s not a problem. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Bravo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_bravo/32/493_2.png) [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2023, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biden-campaign-to-skewer-the-republican-debate-in-wisconsin/988743/8 "2023-08-18T02:52:32Z")
> [@Aspenglow](#): > > The jail is open 24/7. The jail is, but what happens if the judge isn’t available to negotiate bond? Won’t he have to stay overnight? ---
**Author:** ![Aspenglow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspenglow/32/76_2.png) [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2023, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biden-campaign-to-skewer-the-republican-debate-in-wisconsin/988743/9 "2023-08-18T02:56:27Z")
There’s always an on-call judge who can deal with such things. Or maybe defendants just sit in a holding cell until the judge is available. Risky on a Friday night – you could sit for up to 72 hours before learning your bond amount! ---
**Author:** ![Ann\_Hedonia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ann_hedonia/32/319_2.png) [@Ann\_Hedonia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ann_Hedonia)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2023, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biden-campaign-to-skewer-the-republican-debate-in-wisconsin/988743/10 "2023-08-18T03:00:33Z")
From this article it sounds like they will just be booked and fingerprinted, then released on pre-arranged conditions. The initial appearance before the judge will happen at a later date. > **[Georgia prosecutor seeks March trial date in Trump election case](https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2023/08/16/georgia-trump-trial-date-march/)** > > In a motion, Fulton County District Attorney Fani T. Willis sought a March 4 trial date and proposed arraignment hearings for each of the defendants during the week of Sept. 5. ETA: My cite is in the last paragraph of the article. ---
**Author:** ![Aspenglow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspenglow/32/76_2.png) [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2023, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biden-campaign-to-skewer-the-republican-debate-in-wisconsin/988743/11 "2023-08-18T03:02:50Z")
Thanks for setting us straight. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Bravo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_bravo/32/493_2.png) [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2023, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biden-campaign-to-skewer-the-republican-debate-in-wisconsin/988743/12 "2023-08-18T03:05:14Z")
> [@Ann\_Hedonia](#): > > My cite is in the last paragraph of the article. > As of Wednesday afternoon, none of the 19 people charged had surrendered. (I’m being a butt, I see what you mean) ---
**Author:** ![MulderMuffin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muldermuffin/32/2862_2.png) [@MulderMuffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MulderMuffin)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2023, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biden-campaign-to-skewer-the-republican-debate-in-wisconsin/988743/13 "2023-08-18T03:08:05Z")
> **[What debate? Trump could time his Georgia arrest to blot out first matchup](https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/trump-arrest-debate-rcna100090)** > > Allies say lining up his surrender with the first debate would be a wise political decision. But those aligned with his rivals say Trump won't be able to overshadow the contest. It’s all speculation, of course, but this part of the article really set the stage: > The potential to embarrass the Republican National Committee, which is hosting the debate, and Fox News, which is airing it, could make a jailhouse counter-programming opportunity all the more alluring to Trump at a time when his relationships with those pillars of the conservative establishment are strained. Plus, there’s always the whole “LOOK AT MEEEE!!!” thing he’s got going on. ---
**Author:** ![Ann\_Hedonia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ann_hedonia/32/319_2.png) [@Ann\_Hedonia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ann_Hedonia)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2023, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biden-campaign-to-skewer-the-republican-debate-in-wisconsin/988743/14 "2023-08-18T03:09:25Z")
I must admit I’m a little disappointed. One of my occasional guilty pleasures is the REELZ reality show _ **Jail** _, which films the action in the intake area of various urban jails. It’s common for them to stick anyone that comes in drunk -and a lot of people come in drunk- into a holding cell for several hours to sober up before they’ll let them go before the judge. I was really hoping that would happen to Rudy, who I’m pretty sure is drunk 24/7. ---
**Author:** ![Aspenglow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspenglow/32/76_2.png) [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2023, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biden-campaign-to-skewer-the-republican-debate-in-wisconsin/988743/15 "2023-08-18T03:10:32Z")
It’s sweet to think about, for sure. Now I’m disappointed, too! ---
**Author:** ![Cervaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cervaise/32/16693_2.png) [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2023, 5:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biden-campaign-to-skewer-the-republican-debate-in-wisconsin/988743/16 "2023-08-18T05:36:34Z")
It’s yet another demonstration of how Trump destroys everything he touches that this thread started out discussing how Biden’s campaign would attempt to counterprogram the GOP debate and then was immediately swamped with Trump’s apparent intention to do the same. Sigh.