Democrats on the Nevada Ballot

[MonkeyFunk]

Biden, Caligiuri, Capalbo, Clinton, Crow, Dodd, Edwards, Gravel, Hewes, Hughes, DR Hunter, Keefe, Killeen, Koos, Kucinich, LaMagna, Laughlin, Obama, Richardson, Savior, Skok.

21 candidates.

For those who argue that ALL candidates should be included in the debates, should all of these people be included? And don't you think that if were known you could get on national television just by filing, there would be hundreds or thousands?

[durrrty libby]

1. Isn't it a caucus like Iowa?

[MonkeyFunk]

yes

but there are "approved" candidates. "On the ballot" is shorthand.

[no name no slogan]

10. What do you mean by "approved"?

It's a caucus. If I want to caucus for Richard Nixon, I can do so. And if my caucus is viable, I get a delegate. Nobody has to "approve" anything, if I have the numbers.

[Olney Blue]

2. That's not Karen Hughes, is it?

:evilgrin:

[MonkeyFunk]

3. LOL

let's hope not.

[femmocrat]

4. Savior?

Uh oh. We're in trouble, I think!

[MonkeyFunk]

6. Yup!

Ole Savior!

[Occam Bandage]

14. More dirty campaign tricks by the Clintons.

This is obviously a Reid-engineered attempt to split Obama's vote.

[TwilightZone]

5. Anything that gets him press seems to be ok with his supporters.

Campaigning in Michigan, for example.

[99th_Monkey]

7. Did they ALL get the SAME invitation that got DK his day in court?

if not, you post is irrelevant.

[durrrty libby]

8. It's kind of mean when one Monkey tells another they are irrelevant

[99th_Monkey]

11. NOT directed at Monkey_Funk personally .. just his post.

But your point is quite funny, I'll give you that, if not entirely accurate.

[dweller]

18. goes somewhat like this ...

sometimes they sling poo.
dp

[AnOhioan]

9. Yes they did...then NBC changed the rules.

[99th_Monkey]

12. That is not my understanding at all

I saw somewhere (I'll dig it up yet .. arghh} that there were four invitations initially, and then
three (excluding DK).

Are you seriously claiming that it was otherwise?

[AnOhioan]

13. My mistake

I cannot read tonight...I thought you were asking the question about the national candidates. I missed that you were asking about all the minor candidates.

[99th_Monkey]

15. no problemo.

thanx for clarifying.

[MonkeyFunk]

16. I'm not arguing

about the details of the Kucinich invite/disinvite, because I don't know them. I only know what Kucinich has said about it.

Regardless of that, many here argue that ALL the candidates should be included. I'm trying to point out that there is ALWAYS a line that's drawn, and the discussion is over where that line should be, not whether it should exist at all.

[99th_Monkey]

17. Yes. There's always a line drawn, and some will be "offended" no matter what

but Dennis was issued a formal invitation to the debate, which was abruptly snatched back out of his hand at the last
minute; which in my book is really poor form and reeks of favoritism and inside maneuvering by Clinton, Reid, et. al.

Thanks for clarifying the intent of your post.

[Renew Deal]

19. Didn't LaMagna drop out.

I'm SHOCKED!

[MonkeyFunk]

20. yes, that's what I've heard

So sad. The media shut him out.