The campaigns of Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump are arguing in advance of their high-stakes Sept. 10 debate over whether microphones should be muted except for the candidate whose turn it is to speak.While it's common for campaigns to quibble beforehand over debate mechanics, both Harris and Trump are under pressure to deliver a strong performance next month in Philadelphia. The first debate during this campaign led to President Joe Biden's departure from the race.Trump on Sunday night raised the possibility that he might not show up on ABC, posting on his Truth Social network that he had watched the network's Sunday show with a 맥스카지노�so-called Panel of Trump Haters맥스카지노� and posted, 맥스카지노�why would I do the Debate against Kamala Harris on that network?맥스카지노� and urging followers to 맥스카지노�Stay tuned!!맥스카지노�The current dispute centers on the muting of microphones when a candidate isn't speaking, a condition both Biden and Trump accepted for their June debate hosted by CNN. Both sides are accusing the other of gaming the system to protect their candidate.Biden맥스카지노�s campaign team made microphone muting a condition of its decision to accept any debates this year, and some aides now regret the decision, saying voters were shielded from hearing Trump맥스카지노�s outbursts during the debate. That move likely would not have helped the incumbent Democrat맥스카지노�s disastrous performance.The Harris campaign now wants microphones to be live all the time, according to Harris spokesman Brian Fallon, who issued a statement needling Trump.맥스카지노�Trump맥스카지노�s handlers prefer the muted microphone because they don맥스카지노�t think their candidate can act presidential for 90 minutes on his own,맥스카지노� Fallon said. Harris 맥스카지노�is ready to deal with Trump맥스카지노�s constant lies and interruptions in real time. Trump should stop hiding behind the mute button.맥스카지노�Trump spokesman Jason Miller retorted that the Republican nominee had 맥스카지노�accepted the ABC debate under the exact same terms as the CNN debate." He alleged Harris맥스카지노� representatives sought 맥스카지노�a seated debate, with notes, and opening statements.맥스카지노�Miller then took a shot at Harris not sitting for an interview or holding a news conference since Biden ended his reelection and endorsed her, arguing her campaign now wants 맥스카지노�to give her a cheat sheet for the debate.맥스카지노�The Harris campaign denied Miller's claim that she wanted notes or to be seated during the debate.맥스카지노�I맥스카지노�d rather have it probably on,맥스카지노� Trump said Monday during a stop in the Washington area, when asked if he wanted microphones muted. 맥스카지노�I didn't like it the last time, but it worked out fine,맥스카지노� he added, in terms of the policy during his debate with Biden.맥스카지노�We agreed to the same rules 맥스카지노� same rules, same specifications,맥스카지노� Trump noted, for his Sept. 10 debate with Harris. "And I think that맥스카지노�s probably what it should be.맥스카지노�Asked how he was preparing for the debate, Trump responded, 맥스카지노�I맥스카지노�m not. ... I think my whole life I맥스카지노�ve been preparing for a debate.맥스카지노�Complicating the negotiations this year is that debates are being orchestrated on an ad hoc basis by host networks, as opposed to the bipartisan Commission on Presidential Debates, through which debate rules were negotiated privately.Microphones have been unmuted for both candidates for most of televised presidential debate history. The debate commission announced that its October 2020 debate would have microphones muted when candidates were not recognized to speak after the first Biden-Trump contest descended into a shouting match. The second 2020 debate with the microphone muting rules was widely celebrated for being more substantive than the earlier matchup.___Associated Press writers Zeke Miller and Colleen Long in Washington, and Jill Colvin in New York contributed to this report.