IMO there should be one more debate -- seated, with no audience, on PBS and hosted by Jim Leher

[Armstead]

I believe anotehr shoulting match that is amped up by the Corporate Media as Reality TV/WWE grudge Match would not serve any purpose.

However, an old fashioned debate/discussion in a studio, with a host who is merely facilitating a conversation of issues and their differences WOULD be a good clarifying thing, as the campaign moves into the home stretch.

[uponit7771]

1. For what? So Sanders can call her a Wall St. poopy head some more? Wasting time and resources

[Armstead]

4. God forbid there should be an actual discussion of issues

Can't have that. Just have to focus on how cranky Bernie can be as a person......The future of the country makes no difference as long as the Clintons (TM) are allowed to bring their stale brand of the 90's back to the WH with no questions asked.

[uponit7771]

8. There wont be, he'll be impugning her character more by connecting to the the boogyman of the

... privileged and not talking to the issues of the dem base with the same vigor as he does the privieged.

[Armstead]

12. I agree with him. You don't

It's a debate the democratic Party ought to be having. Elections are when parties define themselves.

You want a party owned by Goldman Sachs, wal mart and the whole Corporatocracy that has been major backlers of the Clintons throughout their careers?

Fine. Your prerogative.

But some of us think we should be trying to break away from that.

Just telling at least 40 percent of the primary voters to sit down and shut up isn;t going to reinvigorate the Democratic party -- and it is badly in need of ingratiating, if you hadn''t noticed.

[uponit7771]

28. No its not, its a debate of the privileged and well off seeing that's not the dem bases boogyman...

I don't want a party owned by people who think it's the 1960s and whole demographics issues will be back paged to the point of a side note.

No one is telling 40% of anyone to do anything except to stop whining

[DemocratSinceBirth]

6. The only beneficiary of another Democratic debate is Donald Trump!

[uponit7771]

9. +1

[Armstead]

14. No it would be the Democratic Party

A discussion of issues and different visions of what the Democratic Party shold be about is kinda what the political process is supposed to be about.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

18. The primary season is essentially over.

If the runner ups of the respective parties want to have a televised debate he should debate Ted Cruz.

[Armstead]

20. There's going to be six months of the Clinton V Trump pissing match over nothing

Personally, that's going to get real old real fast. I don't know why there is this desire to prolong that awful campaign.

[YouDig]

2. Definitely better than FOX, but what's the point? The race is over. Bernie lost.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

7. It's over Johnny

[Sancho]

3. Why? Will Bernie present some new idea?

This primary is over.

[Armstead]

5. Yeah let's just shut down all discussions about issues and the future

Just put on our nice shiny Clinton T-Shirts (made in China and supplied by Wal Mart) and go rah-rah-rah...go team go.

[uponit7771]

10. Again, what issues other than calling her a Wall St. poopy head?

[Armstead]

15. Again, I could give you a long list, but it's a waste of time

Your mind is already sealed. shit on the matter, so it's not worth taking the time to try and point out where there is MUCH more involved than whether Clinton is a "poopy head."

[uponit7771]

25. typical cut and run, that's Sanders attitude now too... call her a WSt poopy head and complain about

...the same system the long shot black guy won with in 08

[yellowcanine]

11. Jim Lehrer? Come on. The guy is 82 years old. He has paid his dues.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Lehrer

[Armstead]

13. An equivalent younger journalist, if you prefer

Point is to get someone who doesn't see their role as cracking the whip to rile up the lions, but to foster an actual discussion and debate instead.

[Hoyt]

16. If one happens, I think you are right -- that is the way to do it. I'd also like to see it focused

on why Democratic candidates are better than the GOPers.

[Armstead]

17. I think both Sanders and Clinton would agree on that...They already do....

and bernie has made that abundantly clear.

This is a primary, and the question is HOW should the Democrats be better than the GOP.

[Hoyt]

22. In any event, I like the idea of a "sit down debate," rather than the loud sound bytes of the

podium debates. I think it will make our side look better able to handle the issues we face. Good point.

[EndElectoral]

19. I'd prefer Moyers as the moderator

[Armstead]

21. He'd be my ideal choice...

But the Clintons would say he's too "radical"

[pangaia]

26. Right. The truth tellers are always too radical.

[Codeine]

23. The time for that has passed.

I wish we had seen better-formatted and better-moderated debates earlier in the primary cycle, but it's done now. At this point it's not about anything but Bernie's pride and desire of his supporters to get a few more licks in before the bell.

It's done. Time to move on.

[Armstead]

24. ........................................

http://www.democraticunderground.com/12512040416

[highprincipleswork]

29. You're Ok with Hillary backing out of her agreed-to debate in California?

[Codeine]

30. I do not have any issue with her turning down

a debate. I have seen nothing to indicate whether she already agreed upon one or not, but at this stage in the game no frontrunner would bother debating the loser or losers.

[highprincipleswork]

35. Well, here you are. You know who is the loser right now? The Democratic Party, and its alliance

with Progressives. Do you consider yourself a Progressive?

http://www.politico.com/blogs/on-media/2016/02/bernie-sanders-hillary-clinton-debates-michigan-california-218691

[highprincipleswork]

27. That would be am amazing.

[Tarc]

31. The primary is already a done deal.

[karynnj]

32. Sounds like a great idea to me

It would likely be the most thoughtful, interesting debate this year.

[Cali_Democrat]

33. No more debates.

If Bernie had a better attitude, Hillary might have accepted.

But because Bernie acted like a spoiled child, he gets no more debates.

Period.

[TexasBushwhacker]

34. It could be an opportunity for her to get back some

ground from Trump. He seems to say something ridiculous on a daily basis.

[bettyellen]

36. I would have loved the League of Women voters, they always did a great job. And women's issues

have been deeply overlooked this campaign season.

[Armstead]

38. I wish someone like that were still in charge

The networks have turned it into a commercial entertainment spectacle. Makes everyone look bad.

[bettyellen]

39. Totally agree with you there. I thought Gwen Ifill was pretty good, almost everyone else

was going for angry soundbites at least part of the time.

[Armstead]

40. She's an honest to goodness journalist

It's too bad there aren't more around these days.,

[reddread]

37. Moyers