THIS WAS A MISTAKE; IT WOULD HAVE MADE FOR GREAT CAMPAIGN VIDEO: Trump Backs Out of ‘Easy Payday’ Bernie Debate.

Not to mention, a great practice bout for October’s debates with Hillary.

On the other hand, perhaps The Donald doesn’t wish roughing up a potential veep…

Update: Dan Riehl tweets an interesting take: “think chess not checkers. It’s a thing of beauty, he’s now saying he won’t debate Bernie but he sure elevated him.” It should certainly put a little wind in Bernie’s sails for the last phase of the far left’s internecine version of 2008’s “Operation Chaos.”