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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Will Hillary get another excellent debate bump? [View all]Armstead
(47,803 posts)24. Oh, please stop advocating against democratic processes
Maybe the debate will benefit Clinton. Maybe bernie. Maybe O'Malley.
That doesn't matter as much as the principle of the thing. As shallow and stupid as debates can be, tghey are a chance for voters to see compare candidates for better or worse. That is a basic part of democracy. And that means making it easy to access.
The GOP is the party who is supposed to be ones against electoral democracy. But some Democrats are putting them to shame in the "let's stop bothering with the messy rituals of democracy" department.
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I watched the last one with five other Democrats--none of us are going to vote for a GOP candidate.
MADem
Dec 2015
#11
Look, there are THREE PEOPLE running--and one doesn't have a hope in hell, so there are TWO
MADem
Dec 2015
#15
Since I work the evening shift it isnt a problem for me to record many programs.
Thinkingabout
Dec 2015
#26
No, I'm not. Unless my "personal bias" is that Democrats who want more information are not stupid,
MADem
Dec 2015
#17
Yes, because forcing people to watch something Right Effing NOW!!!!! is so "Democratic."
MADem
Dec 2015
#29
I'm not stretching so my back is fine. You're the one crying that no one will seeeeeee
MADem
Dec 2015
#54
If you did, check yourself--or look under your foot and see if you stepped on the cat.
MADem
Dec 2015
#57