Bernie Sanders

malokvale77

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53. Might I add a #4...

Sat Aug 8, 2015, 06:40 PM

Aug 2015

It makes the Democratic Party look too much like the Republican Party.

That's what happens when you put a Republican in charge of the DNC.

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Why Bernie should be very careful about O'Malley's proposal to hold Debates himself. [View all] sabrina 1 Aug 2015 OP

DNC is behaving badly, but defying the DNC would be a horrible idea virtualobserver Aug 2015 #1

And he has a lot to gain. sabrina 1 Aug 2015 #2

They will go after him either way virtualobserver Aug 2015 #8

Yes, they will. However, we don't know what O'Malley has in mind, how many sabrina 1 Aug 2015 #22

I don't think that Bernie should have anything to do with the O'Malley debates virtualobserver Aug 2015 #30

I think the DNC would be only too happy to use any excuse to dump Bernie from the debates djean111 Aug 2015 #14

Yes, I'm kind of glad that 'some people' are not yet aware of the power sabrina 1 Aug 2015 #24

Interesting move on the DNC's fredamae Aug 2015 #3

Very clever of them to place a ban on anyone who decides to debate outside of their sabrina 1 Aug 2015 #5

But, apparently Not fredamae Aug 2015 #9

Right, sometimes you can be a bit too clever for your own good. sabrina 1 Aug 2015 #12

Once an "insder" fredamae Aug 2015 #15

I know, ten years ago I would have been jumping up and down with joy sabrina 1 Aug 2015 #26

^^^ this ^^^ malokvale77 Aug 2015 #54

I agree. And I am not so sure that we should be using the 6 debate idea to go after them. Better jwirr Aug 2015 #19

You raise good points and fredamae Aug 2015 #23

I know. I have been voting in every election since JFK and this is not the same party. We have jwirr Aug 2015 #28

I wasn't Quite old fredamae Aug 2015 #32

Those are very good points and I agree completely that the focus should be on sabrina 1 Aug 2015 #29

Totally agree. Hillary has to be pressured about the O'Malley debate proposal because she has to jwirr Aug 2015 #33

Point... malokvale77 Aug 2015 #55

Might I add a #4... malokvale77 Aug 2015 #53

Too soon and too little information to vote. TM99 Aug 2015 #4

I like O'Malley but he has nothing to lose by doing this, in fact, a lot to gain. sabrina 1 Aug 2015 #7

If all agreed, and you have updated your poll to reflect that, TM99 Aug 2015 #61

Thank you. Good observation. jwirr Aug 2015 #20

The way this poll is set up made my choice difficult. merrily Aug 2015 #6

I edited to include Hillary btw. Why what Chafee and Webb do is so important is that sabrina 1 Aug 2015 #18

Ignore other debates, even if the DNC lifts the ban? NO to that, so I voted wrong. merrily Aug 2015 #34

He should agree if the others participate and screw the DNC tularetom Aug 2015 #10

I don't agree virtualobserver Aug 2015 #11

Her absence from the "O'Malley debates" would be noteworthy tularetom Aug 2015 #13

they would be viewed as the "kids table" debates virtualobserver Aug 2015 #16

They'd be the ONLY debates tularetom Aug 2015 #21

Yes, but so long as they have other candidates to put on stage with Hillary sabrina 1 Aug 2015 #17

I guess I didn't express myself well tularetom Aug 2015 #25

Thanks, that makes a lot of sense and is a very good strategy imo. sabrina 1 Aug 2015 #31

Or they'll get a Joe Biden or Alvin Green to debate Hillary. Scuba Aug 2015 #27

Agree aspirant Aug 2015 #39

It would look really bad if the DNC's "debates" were only HRC n2doc Aug 2015 #37

The "Show of Shows" persay? nt malokvale77 Aug 2015 #56

I'm sure whatever Bernie chooses will be an intelligent, reasoned decision. fbc Aug 2015 #35

We should go after the exclusivity rule hammer and tongs. winter is coming Aug 2015 #36

I agree completely re focusing on that rule, which is happening. But O'Malley's proposal kind of sabrina 1 Aug 2015 #38

She'll only demand that the rule be lifted to help DWS save face. winter is coming Aug 2015 #49

Focus on the rule, yet: aspirant Aug 2015 #40

"After a few debates" will carry us into December. If only one Dem candidate, winter is coming Aug 2015 #50

IMO aspirant Aug 2015 #51

I like the way you think. nt malokvale77 Aug 2015 #57

The DNC is in the pocket of the oligarchs. blackspade Aug 2015 #41

Don't forget NRN aspirant Aug 2015 #42

We'd have to wait a year for that, but if they are what they claim to be sabrina 1 Aug 2015 #43

Why would we have to wait a year aspirant Aug 2015 #44

Because NRN holds their convention once every year. Not sure what they do sabrina 1 Aug 2015 #46

Are you saying Shouting Down only occurs at NRN? aspirant Aug 2015 #48

This has been on my mind as well. Thanks, sabrina1. Zorra Aug 2015 #45

I'm certain he is smart enough not to bite but it would be good sabrina 1 Aug 2015 #47

Puhlease. Don't consider this an O'Malley ploy intended to hurt Bernie, or orchestrated mikehiggins Aug 2015 #52

bernie MUST debate hillary directly restorefreedom Aug 2015 #58

I agree! sabrina 1 Aug 2015 #60

How does the DNC define a debate, I wonder Babel_17 Aug 2015 #59

O'malley is just a Hillary surrogate ibegurpard Aug 2015 #62