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2016 Postmortem

Jarqui

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1. Debates tend to expose candidates to problems

Reply to CTyankee (Original post)

Mon Dec 21, 2015, 04:51 PM

Dec 2015

The DNC doesn't want Hillary damaged/exposed to a lot of problems from debates.

To minimize the potential damage, they're minimizing the number of debates and the number of people who would see them.

And it keeps the competitors like Bernie from getting known/exposure

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I am really not understanding why DWS or the DNC or whoever is driving this [View all] CTyankee Dec 2015 OP

Debates tend to expose candidates to problems Jarqui Dec 2015 #1

It makes no sense. Exposure is her strong point. It exposes her strengths, not her CTyankee Dec 2015 #3

In 2008, she got whacked a few times Jarqui Dec 2015 #4

I get that but she is being foolish. she'll be attacked for being so secretive. what is the CTyankee Dec 2015 #6

I think it's harder to attack something voters can't see than something they can see Jarqui Dec 2015 #9

Please don't be naive. DWS knows full well that debates promote not so well known candidates... AZ Progressive Dec 2015 #2

not naive. just incredulous. CTyankee Dec 2015 #7

Hillary is an extremely weak candidate. Debates will expose that. Motown_Johnny Dec 2015 #5

but she's not. look at her in the debates. look at her and then look at the lineup of the CTyankee Dec 2015 #8

In my view, the problem is Bernie. PatrickforO Dec 2015 #10

well, the voters have the last word and he WILL be on the ballots in the primaries and CTyankee Dec 2015 #11