50+ DNC members push for a debate devoted to climate change -- 1 debate of the 12

[DFW]

1. They might hold out and not hold such a debate, but.....

They are picking the wrong time of year to get stubborn. The floods have been going for weeks now, the tornadoes, too, and the fires will soon be starting, along with increased shark attacks in coastal areas ever father north and drying cornfields in the midwest.

I have seen Jay Inslee, in particular, attacked as a "one-issue" candidate, but besides that not being true, as the governor of a state that suffered massive summer wildfires recently where there used to be hardly any, he hardly can remain neutral on the issue, and nor should any of the others. Massachusetts, Vermont and California all have huge forests to protect, not just the Cascades.

A debate on an issue where all Democrats are of the same general opinion (i.e. this IS happening) would NOT be just a 90 minute back-slapping session, because almost none of the declared candidates have yet said what they, as president, would try to to DO about it. I think we, the Democratic voters, need to hear this as much as we need to hear about proposals for health insurance and immigration. Having southern Florida under water is one solution for discouraging immigration to the area, but hardly the ideal one.