It may seem early to be thinking about presidential debates, but they are coming and everyone who is thinking of taking on President Trump, either in Republican primaries (good luck with that) or in the general election, needs to face a threshold question: whether or not to debate him. I recommend boycotting. In fact, it's not a close question.
Since he's the current front-runner on the Democratic side, let's start with former Vice President Joe Biden. A recent Mother Jones article by Pema Levy makes as cogent a case as I can imagine that, based on his performance debating House Speaker and Republican vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) in 2012, Mr. Biden would fare well in a debate with President Trump.
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