Sanders Calls For Trump Debate In 'Biggest Stadium Possible'

[Purveyor]

Source: The Hill

Bernie Sanders wants to debate Donald Trump in as big a venue as they can find.

"I am delighted that @realDonaldTrump has agreed to debate," Sanders tweeted on Thursday. "Let's do it in the biggest stadium possible."

Bernie Sanders wants to debate Donald Trump in as big a venue as they can find.

"I am delighted that @realDonaldTrump has agreed to debate," Sanders tweeted on Thursday. "Let's do it in the biggest stadium possible."

Read more: http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/281419-sanders-calls-for-trump-debate-in-biggest-stadium

[yallerdawg]

1. "Let's Get Ready to Rumble!"

Trump will be there for $10,000,000!

Bernie will do it for free?

[underpants]

2. Yep

It will be a disaster

[SoCalMusicLover]

4. Wrong!

Trump will do it if $10,000,000 goes to charity. He is not saying that Bernie must come up with the money. The network airing it and the sponsors will gladly pay a sum to charity for the rights to broadcast.

[yallerdawg]

5. Wrong!

Trump said he would do it for $10,000,000 - he'll pick a charity, probably women's issues.

Bernie says make it a big stadium.

$10,000,000 won't come from a couple commercials. In sports, that's PPV, stadium ticket-pricing, weeks of promotion.

Trump is into promotion. Is Bernie?

[SoCalMusicLover]

14. $10,000,000

During the Super Bowl, a 30 second ad went for $4,000,000.

Now obviously this isn't the Super Bowl, but it will generate very high ratings, so the ad cost is likely to be substantial.

Even charging $500K for a 30 second spot, a network could have 30 minutes of commercials during a 2 hour broadcast, and that rate would generate $15,000,000. That's without even going into a potential ticket cost to attend the debate, which would also bring in revenue.

[davidpdx]

43. All they have to do is charge $1 for admission and draw 10,000 people

My guess is they would have to AGREE upon a charity. While it may not be exactly the one YOU want, there are plenty of neutral charities that would qualify:

Red Cross
Habitat for Humanity
Covenant House
StandUp for Kids
and the list goes on.....

[agracie]

45. That would bring in $10,000. You would have to charge $1,000 each to bring in $10 million.

[bucolic_frolic]

3. Sounds to me

like they're calling each other's bluff

I've been wrong before

[Purveyor]

8. I'll be surprised if there is ever a debate but hey, it's a fun news cycle

anyway...

[L.A.C.]

13. Yep, probably. Still, it's an entertaining thought.

[Zorra]

17. Bernie isn't bluffing. He'll end Trump's possibility of winning the

GE if Trump debates him, and that's the plan.

[immoderate]

29. How do you debate in a STADIUM? Bernie is trolling the Donald.

--imm

[bucolic_frolic]

35. Absolutely

The films of Donald in a large stadium

could only be compared to Hitler, Nuremberg, 1934

[immoderate]

36. Holy shit! Just imagine the traffic jam in the parking lot!

... much less the freeway on the way home.

--imm

[Brother Buzz]

42. NFL football teams manage it every other Sunday, and the communities abide

[immoderate]

46. I think you are speaking of those Sundays I can't take the Florida Turnpike.

--imm

[spinbaby]

6. What could possibly go wrong?

[valerief]

16. True. Trump supporters will bring guns, and the media will claim Sanders supporters will bring

chairs.

[Duval]

38. LOL!

Except you're likely right!

[riversedge]

7. EYES roll.

[JudyM]

9. It'll be like a huge sporting event, with 1/2 the stadium cheering when their guy advances the ball.

They'd just better not sell beer at the concessions...

[imagine2015]

11. The Los-Angeles-Memorial-Coliseum would be perfect. Bernie supporters could be on both sides and

one end zone and Trumpets could be in the other end zone if they can fill it up. That'll work!

[JDPriestly]

24. The Rose Bowl would be best.

[Politicub]

12. How does it feel being Trump's puppet, Bernie?

What an attention whore.

[valerief]

18. Wouldn't it be wonderful for Bernie to get all that exposure?! nt

[A Simple Game]

32. Makes me wonder what Trump is up to. Is he making all of this noise

so Hillary's problems stay out of the headlines? Trump is no fool and knows he can beat Hillary easily and he most likely would lose to Bernie.

Trump probably has cancelled checks with Hillary's signature on them; he could run on that alone for weeks. Then there's the transcripts, etc., etc.

But none of it matters if Hillary loses to Trump, besides those damn liberals the third way Democrats will also have Bernie to blame.

[Algernon Moncrieff]

22. If he keeps this up, he can look forward to being invisible in the Senate for the rest of his term

Unless he wants to caucus with the GOP.

If the Dems win back the majority, the leadership will see that he gets no important committee assignments.

[Purveyor]

25. So if the dems get a 1 point majority in the Senate, Bernie should just

piss off then?

[Algernon Moncrieff]

31. Essentially, he's becoming a willing participant in a pro-Trump, FOX News staged event

He's not going to be the nominee, so it's not helping him. Even on the theory that he could might, maybe, sorta still have a glimmer of a chance, you don't get in bed with the GOP to make that chance happen -- not if you are running as a Dem.

So if he's going to keep this crap up - yes, he should just piss off.

[Peachhead22]

34. So if (when) Bernie cleans Trumps clock...

...and softens him up for the GE, Bernie should be punished?

[Algernon Moncrieff]

39. Softening up Trump doesn't look like what's going on here

[LiberalLovinLug]

41. If anyone will not pull punches on Trump it's Sanders

The MSM has been kind with no follow up questions for Trump.

Bernie would destroy him in a debate. So, admittedly, would Hillary. If Hillary does win, it would be a one two punch on him. And Hillary's team could learn from this debate how to approach the one she may have with him.

Also, I think it could be great for Hillary. Not only would the media not be talking about her emails for a few days, but if the debate turns into a circus with the help of Fox n Friends poking at both candidates, and the rest of the MSM portrays it as two extremists, Hillary could rise from the ashes and be portrayed as the only "sane" choice.

It could also be good for Bernie of course if he just does what he does...communicate directly to the American people, including those that would never have listened to him before.

[Lokijohn]

33. At least he's not a corporate whore

[Marty McGraw]

44. Because...

...Hillary...


Exciting!.....

[Politicub]

48. Because - he's even more of a pathetic loser

Than I expected.

[valerief]

15. I'd LOVE to see this! nt

[berniebroski]

19. Clinton circling the drain

If this happens it would be an epic Bernie smack down which would give him California. That might just sway a few super delegates. Pls, take the bait Drumpf!!!!

[ancianita]

20. An end run around Hillary won't help her image or campaign, imo. Might not hurt it, either.

But still. Maybe nothing about that debate will do anything but shore up her seriousness as a candidate and tarnish Bernie's.

This could show Trump people that Bernie can put the choke hold on the WWE host.

Regardless, this will be yuuuuge.

[ancianita]

21. Now Trump says Bernie's gotta pony up $10M or he'll back out. What a cheap-ass shyster.

[redstateblues]

27. Unfortunately Bernie is broke!

[SylviaD]

23. It's a Trump publicity exercise...it's not serious.

Bernie should back away from this very fast. He should not agree to something like this.

[Jackie Wilson Said]

26. Agree it is a Drumpf pr stunt but Bernie should debate, he would destroy Drumpf

and never once would he attack Hillary.

Take that to the bank.

It would help Hillary.


BTW, there is NO chance, NONE that asshole sociopath is going forward with this.

[Helen Borg]

30. Righto! He'd make Hillary look like a wimp!

[tavernier]

28. For charity?

Yeah, right. Ask the veterans how well that went at Trump's last "charity" event.

[tomm2thumbs]

37. Hollywood Bowl sounds perfect!

Expose Trump's empty head in a huge bowl -- seems perfectly appropriate

[ancianita]

40. Pay or no pay, since Trump already agreed, Bernie will make Trump a chump, show or no show.

[Angel Martin]

47. I can see it now...

[OnDoutside]

49. Trump turns down debate !!!! No surprise. Poor Bernie ....