Hello Darkness, My Old Friend: Why Hillary Refuses to Debate Sanders Before the California Primary

[k8conant]

By SaibBilaval
Sunday May 29, 2016 · 9:03 AM EDT

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2016/5/29/1532261/-Hello-Darkness-My-Old-Friend-Why-Hillary-Refuses-to-Debate-Sanders-Before-the-California-Primary
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"She had expected to be welcomed to lead the charge against the Republicans in the general election. Her run has become one, of her trying to convince voters that she is not unsuitable for the position."

[AzDar]

1. She's in hiding at this point...fundraisers excepted, of course.

[k8conant]

2. I'd noticed that.

[riversedge]

13. what are you talking about. she was in several places in CA last week and did a few interviews

--and yes since he State dept Report was released. Stop making stuff up and posting it as if it were the truth. Makes you look foolish

[eastwestdem]

3. Because she already won the primary? No reason to give the second place guy any more air time.

It GE time!! Look into your hearts, if you were running a political campaign you would do the exact same thing in this situation.

[k8conant]

4. No. I'd wait until I won the nomination.

[eastwestdem]

5. Exactly. Everyone knows she will be the presumptive nominee in 8 days. nt

[cliffordu]

16. Busy Busy!!!

Talking point ONE: Presumptive nominee!
Talking point TWO: THREE MILLLION.....!
Talking point THREE: Berniebro/HillaryHater!
Talking point FOUR: SHE DID NOTHING WRONG, Illegal, whatever.....!
Taking point FIVE: X more days!!!!

Rise, Hillary, Rise....

[MariaThinks]

6. She is the frontrunner. She wants to focus on the election and help us win the whitehouse, rather

than waste time on a candidate who has already lost and can only win by convincing superdelegates to go against the will of the people.

[rhett o rick]

15. She wants to tack back to the right and can't do that while debating Sen Sanders. nm

[Metric System]

7. Then candidate Obama said no to more debates back in 2008. That's what you do when you're ahead and

have no chance of falling behind.

[DefenseLawyer]

8. That strategy worked perfectly for Alexander Rossi

Outta gas, coasting to the finish line, hoping like hell that no one is close enough to catch you.

[Lil Missy]

9. She has already won. No need to feed into the delusions of Bernie and supporters.

The only people whining about it are people who are not interested in a debate, but for a chance to steer her into an ambush where they hope she'll give them gist for more bullshit mountains out of mole hills.

Fact: Bernie says the same thing over and over and over and over and over and over and over - nothing new anyway
Fact: Bernie never wins these debates. Hillary always wins.
Fact: (my personal favorite) HRC supporters are not "shakin' in our boots!" There's no fear in HRC supporters that Bernie is turning the tables and winning. (Or is it "already won?&quot We live in reality, where she already won, Bernie already lost, and focus will continue to be on the GE. (Not on some has-been who wants his ego stroked)
Fact: There is no Bernie Logic or Bernie Math in reality - superdelegates DO count, and none of them are going to suddenly switch to Bernie (a.k.a. The Loser).

[polly7]

10. She really does seem to be hiding.

Not just from Sanders, but from any questions about ............. anything. Why so quiet when millions haven't decided on who to vote for yet?

[Babel_17]

11. I just read that the Clinton campaign is focusing on California

I think many Californians will be wondering about the refusal to debate, and with the Clinton campaign running around California, it will seen odd to have gone back on the agreement to do one.

Sanders is willing to debate why he deserves the votes.

[Tarc]

12. The "why" is simple; the primary is effectively over.

[KoKo]

14. "Hello Darkness My Old Friend"......Bernie Sanders~

[barrow-wight]

17. The reason Hillary Refuses to Debate Bernie Sanders Before the California Primary

is the same reason she won't debate Colonel Sanders before the California Primary. Neither are relevant to the process.

[k8conant]

18. So, she continues to be dismissive?

Or is that her supporters?

[barrow-wight]

19. Dismissive of what?

Someone who has already lost?

[k8conant]

20. No, of someone who has not lost yet.

[barrow-wight]

21. Oh. You mean Hillary?