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Related: About this forumBloomberg: Top Democrat Anita Dunn Defends Debate Schedule
Top Democrat Anita Dunn Defends Debate ScheduleFormer Obama adviser Anita Dunn says six debates are enough for Democrats and accuses critics of the calendar of practicing revisionist history for suggesting primary debates in 2008 helped prepare the future president for his general-election bouts with Senator John McCain.
Anybody who worked for Barack Obama in 2008 is not going to sit here and say, 'Oh, you really need 25 debates,' Dunn said in an interview with Bloomberg's With All Due Respect co-host John Heilemann. While a protracted nomination battle running into June 2016 could force more debates to be added later, she said, I think that six is a good number right now.
Democratic insiders are circling the wagons on this one ...
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Bloomberg: Top Democrat Anita Dunn Defends Debate Schedule (Original Post)
portlander23
Sep 2015
OP
In 2008 , it was really just Hillary who was desperately calling for more debates
virtualobserver
Sep 2015
#2
Who said what when? And the hyperlink again? The bottom of the barrel dumpster diving is hilarious.
Fred Sanders
Sep 2015
#4
randys1
(16,286 posts)1. BASH BASH BASH Hillary, BASH BASH BASH
Even when I find something I agree with, I think I will stop agreeing since those who do this only do this to Bash Hillary
virtualobserver
(8,760 posts)2. In 2008 , it was really just Hillary who was desperately calling for more debates
not Obama
Tierra_y_Libertad
(50,414 posts)3. Why risk debates when you can just buy the election?
Fred Sanders
(23,946 posts)4. Who said what when? And the hyperlink again? The bottom of the barrel dumpster diving is hilarious.
Actually more pitiful than funny and doing no one favors but the GOP..but that is not the intention I am sure.
Please proceed.