US news organizations urge Biden and Trump to agree to TV election debates

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

79% : Trump has said he is willing to go head-to-head with Biden "anytime, anyplace and anywhere", starting "now".
66% : Twelve US news organizations are urging Joe Biden and Donald Trump to agree to TV debates ahead of the November presidential vote, a typical feature of an election year and one that can sometimes play a crucial role.
16% : But the two major candidates have so far resisted debating rival candidates from their own parties, with Trump refusing to participate against the former South Carolina governor Nikki Haley and others, and Biden resisting calls to set foot on a TV stage with rival Democratic candidates, who have since abandoned their electoral efforts to challenge him in the party.
10% : In 2020, Biden and Trump debated twice, with a third debate canceled after then-president Trump tested positive for Covid-19.

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