Another point in favor of Donny showing up for at least one debate: He’s still working on a 2016 mindset, where his ability to avoid shitting his drawers on live TV was hailed as “presidential” by a press who had lowered the bar to the floor of Satan’s wine cellar. He still thinks he’s gonna be able to “dominate” the debate despite the formats being totally different, where he can’t play to a crowd and stomp around like a fucking golem. And he expects Joe to act like Hillary, smiling and giving polite “laughter” whenever Donny tries to bully him into keeping quiet.