You think your big win is that Greg Gutfield wrote some jokes for Don, and somehow that puts the integrity of all of the Fox News organization in question? This is dumb even for you, which was already a very low bar.
Also, good to know that an influential, successful VP at a $B healthcare-adjacent company can spend all day arguing dumb stuff on a low-rent FF message bored.
Ludicrous? I'll give you three things to consider:
1. One of the biggest knocks on Kamala is her lack of authenticity. This was a chance for her to refute that. She chose not to.
2. She looks weak by chickening out. People don't want a POTUS who backs down from a challenge on the domestic or world stage. Now, you might argue that Trump chose not to do some more 3 on 1 debates, and that's fair. But the Trump cake is already cooked; we know how it comes out. Kamala's cake is still liquid batter.
3. I grew up a Catholic in the Scranton Diocese, PA. In 1984, our bishop John O'Connor was chosen as the Archbishop of NY, and became a Cardinal. It was a huge source of pride for a blue collar community, and always has been. So, I would posit that dissing the NY Diocese might not sit well with some PA Catholics who were sitting on the fence.
I could be wrong about all this of course. But in a tight race, every bit matters. It's certainly not "ludicrous."