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highprincipleswork

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10. What a process?
Sun Sep 20, 2015, 12:56 AM
Sep 2015

Hillary supporter or Sanders supporter, if there are not more debates, the spirit will be out of the Democratic Party, as more and more people weigh in on the perceived inequality in the process for those less well-known.

What is the purpose of 6 debates and penalties for any more?

High principles work. Low principles lose, in the end, sometime, some day. And that may come back to haunt any victor in what is perceived as a rigged nomination.

Just as Sanders supporters should be respectful of Hillary supporters and their feelings.

We all need each other in the end, if this is to be a Democratic victory.

But why can't the process appear to be more democratic? It can, if we all call for it. And I would suggest that Hilary supporters should join in on the cry, including Hillary herself.

More debates, more exposure, more press, more chance to practice the art of debating when that skill will be needed in the general, more testing of ideas and personalities, more everything.

We need more debates and they need to be perceived to be fair and equal to all parties.

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I saw a few. msrizzo Sep 2015 #1
Not this woman.. Cha Sep 2015 #2
You got that right! leftofcool Sep 2015 #3
^^^^Ha!^^^^ sheshe2 Sep 2015 #4
Nope! Starry Messenger Sep 2015 #5
No. Actually I did not, smile. Anyone got a link to those sullen faces? oldandhappy Sep 2015 #6
This is Hillary's Group in case you're wondering why we're talking about the "sullen faces". Cha Sep 2015 #8
OK got it, red face. oldandhappy Sep 2015 #19
This was really necessary??? sunnystarr Sep 2015 #7
This message was self-deleted by its author Cha Sep 2015 #9
Sorry, I misintrepreted what you were saying, sunnystar. Cha Sep 2015 #14
Happy it was straightened out. nt sunnystarr Sep 2015 #15
Me too! Cha Sep 2015 #16
What a process? highprincipleswork Sep 2015 #10
Hillary has already said she's open to more debates. Obviously you didn't know that. This is Cha Sep 2015 #11
Lighten up and make less assumptions highprincipleswork Sep 2015 #12
Now you're just being rude.. like I said.. this Group is not for you to come into and tell Cha Sep 2015 #13
The other candidates have been squalling about "more debates", and now Hillary has added her voice. Tarheel_Dem Sep 2015 #17
Good point, Tarheel! Is Hillary the boss? Not yet.. she's working on that, but for now, she's Cha Sep 2015 #18
This message was self-deleted by its author postatomic Sep 2015 #22
Actually there weren't all that many sullen faces there - most were there to cheer for... George II Sep 2015 #20
Thank you for that report, George! Cha Sep 2015 #21
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