@bkahn
I think that the media is doing a disservice by not stating to their audience that the assumption is that Trump will be in jail after this New York trial so he won't be available to debate anyways.
But of course I don't expect them to say that like would anyone else ready to go to trial for the crimes he's committed. They should still highlight how he lied about his covid status at the last one in an effort to try killing his political opponent.