Democratic Primaries

We can't cancel the debates. If we cancel them now because we don't want any more bad press for Joe (negative attacks from the left, whatever), then what's to stop Trump and the republicans from turning around in the fall and saying, "Oh, we're canceling all the debates just like the democrats did."

If we cancel the rest of the primaries and refuse to allow the other states to vote because some people are so eager to hand this to Joe when he doesn't even have half the delegates he needs to win the nomination, what is to stop Trump from calling off the elections in November, citing some equally goofy excuse? We may say it's because of the coronavirus. He'll say that, too. We may say it's because the result is already a foregone conclusion. He'll say that, too--and that he's the winner.

There is also the danger that it will make Joe Biden look weak if all of these party leaders rush in to try to cancel the debates as if he's incapable of standing up there for two hours, if they try to cancel the rest of the primaries as if he can't make it to the finish line. Biden had a rocky start. It took several people dropping out and a slew of endorsements for him to pick up steam. He needs to finish strong and WIN the primary so he will look strong going into the fall. He needs to show that he can stand on a debate stage against Sanders. If he cannot debate Sanders, will people start to get nervous and worry he is no match for Trump?

There are very real reasons that we need to allow the process to play out.