Consider this an update on a post I wrote last week. It was reported that news networks came together to sign a letter to the Biden and Trump campaigns urging them to speak out publicly in support of doing debates.
The letter had not officially been sent to the campaigns at the time. Now it has.
News organizations released a joint statement Sunday morning urging public comments that the candidates will participate in debates.
“If there is one thing Americans can agree on during this polarized time, it is that the stakes of this election are exceptionally high. Amidst that backdrop, there is simply no substitute for the candidates debating with each other. Before the American people, their visions for the future of our nation,” the letter read.
The organizations signing on to the statement include ABC News, the Associated Press, CBS News, CNN, C-SPAN, Fox News Media, NBC…
