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slipslidingaway

(21,210 posts)
Tue Mar 29, 2016, 06:31 PM Mar 2016

Weaver: Not going to engage in a process where the only time we have debates is when Clinton feels

under pressure.


Sanders Counters Clinton’s Debate Challenge With His Own
January 28th


http://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2016-01-28/sanders-counters-clintons-debate-challenge-with-his-own

"Bernie Sanders sees Hillary Clinton’s challenge, and is raising the stakes in their race for the Democratic presidential nomination.

A day after Clinton, the Democratic front-runner, urged Sanders to participate in a proposed, unsanctioned debate next week, the Vermont senator, her closest rival, fired back with a call for more debates.

.....Clinton’s call for more debate opportunities is relatively new, and comes as the race in Iowa has appreciably tightened and as Sanders passed her in New Hampshire polling.

....."From the beginning of this campaign Sen. Sanders has called for more debates. Secretary Clinton has not,” Weaver said in a statement. “Now she is asking to change the rules to schedule a debate next week that is not sanctioned by the DNC. Why is that? The answer is obvious. The dynamics of the race have changed and Sen. Sanders has significant momentum.”


Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders agree to four more debates

February 3rd


http://money.cnn.com/2016/02/03/media/hillary-clinton-bernie-sanders-new-hampshire-debate/

"Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders have agreed to add four more debates, including one this Thursday in New Hampshire just days before that state's primary...."


Video
https://twitter.com/morning_joe/status/692694482521714689



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Weaver: Not going to engage in a process where the only time we have debates is when Clinton feels (Original Post) slipslidingaway Mar 2016 OP
If Clinton won't debate then Bernie is free to debate other people Cheese Sandwich Mar 2016 #1
I'm not sure I understand your point. Could you clarify please? nt revbones Mar 2016 #3
Yeah, like, other people! Town hall! Town hall! Do a town hall! Or call it a press conference! thereismore Mar 2016 #5
Not a bad idea.. HughLefty1 Mar 2016 #7
It's a shame Trump already chickened out once. bobbobbins01 Mar 2016 #9
Tempting But We Need Face-To-Face Contrasts corbettkroehler Mar 2016 #16
Would be interesting for smaller parties to be involved. Bet Hillary would say yes if she thought GreenPartyVoter Mar 2016 #13
Another day, another bunch of hypocrisy and falsehoods from Clinton... revbones Mar 2016 #2
referring to dates, primaries and debates that are already past their due dates n/t Sheepshank Mar 2016 #4
Good for Jeff Weaver...Why should Hillary Control all the Debates with DWS? KoKo Mar 2016 #6
why would he not want to debate in Pennsylvania? nt geek tragedy Mar 2016 #8
... NWCorona Mar 2016 #10
Do a 2 hour Town Hall that is mostly audience questions BernieforPres2016 Mar 2016 #11
"What remains undecided is where the Democrats will hold the April debate." CalvinballPro Mar 2016 #12
Yesterday Clinton camp: Sanders' debate request a ‘stunt’ And TODAY ... slipslidingaway Mar 2016 #14
She only agreed to April 'cuz she thought she'd be done in March. Barack_America Mar 2016 #15
Thx everyone :) Sanders Welcomes Clinton Agreement on New York Debate slipslidingaway Mar 2016 #17
 

Cheese Sandwich

(9,086 posts)
1. If Clinton won't debate then Bernie is free to debate other people
Tue Mar 29, 2016, 06:32 PM
Mar 2016

I'm sure there are tons of people who would love a chance to debate Bernie Sanders on a stage right now and would attract a lot of interest.

Dr. Jill Stein from the Green Party would do it for sure. Maybe some prominent Republicans like Rand Paul or even John Kasich.

Actually this wouldn't be the worst thing. At least it would be interesting and we would probably get a more honest debate on the issues from any of those people than we would get from Clinton.

thereismore

(13,326 posts)
5. Yeah, like, other people! Town hall! Town hall! Do a town hall! Or call it a press conference!
Tue Mar 29, 2016, 06:35 PM
Mar 2016

Something is telling me that this time it will be televised, emerging from (hopefully) a win in WI.

HughLefty1

(231 posts)
7. Not a bad idea..
Tue Mar 29, 2016, 06:41 PM
Mar 2016

A moderate R such as Kasich is actually very close on many issues to HRC.
A Sanders/Trump debate would be a huge ratings winner..another poster already mentioned that idea a few days back.

bobbobbins01

(1,681 posts)
9. It's a shame Trump already chickened out once.
Tue Mar 29, 2016, 06:45 PM
Mar 2016

He probably wouldn't do a debate with Bernie before the general. He wants to run against Hillary and Bernie would destroy him with the entire nation watching and that would pretty much be checkmate for both the primary and the general right there.

GreenPartyVoter

(72,377 posts)
13. Would be interesting for smaller parties to be involved. Bet Hillary would say yes if she thought
Tue Mar 29, 2016, 07:11 PM
Mar 2016

that Bernie was going to do that. Can't risk giving people alternatives to her should she winthe nom.

BernieforPres2016

(3,017 posts)
11. Do a 2 hour Town Hall that is mostly audience questions
Tue Mar 29, 2016, 06:58 PM
Mar 2016

I find the idea of Bernie debating somebody other than Hillary at this point to be ridiculous.

 

CalvinballPro

(1,019 posts)
12. "What remains undecided is where the Democrats will hold the April debate."
Tue Mar 29, 2016, 07:07 PM
Mar 2016

Shouldn't this stop all the efforts by Sanders supporters to pretend it was supposed to be NY this whole time? Rather than after Sanders decided to try to "make a play" for the state?

There are two other primaries in April, it's perfectly legitimate that any of the three could be the location or deadline for the April debate.

slipslidingaway

(21,210 posts)
14. Yesterday Clinton camp: Sanders' debate request a ‘stunt’ And TODAY ...
Tue Mar 29, 2016, 07:41 PM
Mar 2016
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/onpolitics/2016/03/28/clinton-campaign-sanders-debate-stunt/82353672/

Brian Fallon: Hillary Clinton Is Willing to Debate Bernie Sanders in April
http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/videos/2016-03-29/fallon-clinton-is-willing-to-debate-sanders-in-april

"Mar 29, 2016 5:58 PM EDT


On “With All Due Respect,” Brian Fallon, national press secretary for the Hillary Clinton campaign, discusses the possibility of his candidate debating Bernie Sanders in New York in April. "

slipslidingaway

(21,210 posts)
17. Thx everyone :) Sanders Welcomes Clinton Agreement on New York Debate
Wed Mar 30, 2016, 12:13 AM
Mar 2016
https://berniesanders.com/press-release/17381/


"MILWAUKEE – U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders on Tuesday welcomed Hillary Clinton’s agreement to debate him in New York before the state’s April 19 primary election.

“Let’s do it,” Sanders said on CNN.

After her campaign opposed a New York debate for over a month, Clinton told reporters at a campaign stop in La Crosse, Wisconsin, that she was open to the idea of debating Sanders in Brooklyn.

The Sanders campaign hailed the development as a victory for Democratic voters everywhere and for New York voters in particular.

The Clinton campaign’s earlier position was that the April debate agreed upon by both campaigns should be held after the New York primary. In recent days, one Clinton operative suggested the debate might not happen at all if Sanders did not change his “tone.”

The Sanders campaign has consistently pushed for a debate in New York to be held prior to the April 19 primary election."]/b]






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