The pledge includes a clause saying that the candidate will support the eventual GOP nominee.

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        The networks that broadcast the debates want drama because they want views. Trump speaking is one of the biggest draws they can get. I mean he’s a bumbling idiot but everyone, left and right, is gonna want to know what he says.

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      Republicans don’t watch the debates, and literally cheered their candidates for ducking debates with democrats last election.

      If they did watch debates, they would realize their candidates had zero platform worth voting for. The ones that do watch them are there for the drama, which this move also satisfies.

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        Ehh. Trump did terrible in the 2020 debates(although Pence did okay)- but the CNN townhall reflected well on him.

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      Because he is their most popular candidate and like we’ve seen from the failures of his copy cats he’s only one with a hold on the alt right voter base

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        Most of the GOP voters aren’t loyal to the GOP, they love the particular candidate. George HW Bush gave them wars up the kazoo and couldn’t hold on to them. They’ll write his name in on any ballot, primary or the main event.