The media may cave and allow Biden to debate. Let us not forget, it’s the media that is the Biden campaign. They still have tricks up their sleeve here, such as limiting access to viewers, just like they ignore Trump rallies.
The media’s most potent weapon is in print where they control the narrative. If they could have a situation where there is a debate where viewership is very low, that is ideal because that allows for them to write about it and withhold positive Trump responses. That is the ideal situation for the media.
I suppose they could propose a computerized debate, like the computerized boxing matches they sold CCTV tickets to.
But I think if they do that, or try to hide the truth, the game is up with at least 5% of his potential voters, and that’s enough to lose an election. Probably a lot more than 5%.