Full debate schedule announcement

[brooklynite]

Ithe first Democratic debate will be held in Nevada on Oct. 13 and hosted by CNN.

The next one is Nov. 14, in Iowa, hosted by CBS, KCCI and the Des Moines Register.

Next is Dec. 19, in Manchester, N.H., hosted by ABC and WMUR, and then Jan. 17, in Charleston, S.C., hosted by NBC and the Congressional Black Caucus Institute.

[bigdarryl]

1. That's a big spread and what's this bullshit that a candidate has to have at least 1 percent in the

Polls to be in the debate REALLY!!! Debbie

[frazzled]

6. Really, you don't want the 1% rule?

You do realize there are always a bunch of perennial, sometimes crackpot candidates who file to run for the nomination. Thus far, we officially have these three:

Jeff Boss, a 9/11 Truther from New Jersey who has run in every race conceivable for the past decade or so.

Robby Wells, a former football coach from Savannah State who ran for president before on the Constitution Party and then Reform Party tickets.

Willie Wilson, a successful businessman from Chicago (owns several McDonalds) who ran for mayor of Chicago.

Do you feel these folks need to be in the debates as well? Should we fill the stage with every other person who decides to file for the presidential nomination of the Democratic Party? Should we have a clown car, too?

[stevenleser]

2. Fascinating. I like the schedule. It's really going to help whoever the nominee ends up being.

We're going to have several Republican debates between now and October 13th. There will be a ton of gaffes in those GOP debates considering the number of candidates we are talking about. And the folks participating in the Democratic debates will thus have a lot of Republican silliness to be able to talk about.

[RobertEarl]

13. 2 of our candidates disagree with you and the DNC

So that means anyone liking this limitation on debates is out of touch.

[Wilms]

3. .

[PoliticAverse]

4. Official DNC announcement...

http://www.democrats.org/Post/democratic-national-committee-announces-six-primary-debates

Debbie Wasserman Schultz's comments on the debates: http://tinyurl.com/oww5nfe
(tuny url used to get around DU problem with '@' in link, actual link: https://medium.com/@DWStweets/announcing-the-democratic-debate-schedule-d8e284513221 )

[underpants]

5. The networks don't get to choose the candidates?

How weird.

[whatchamacallit]

8. Awesome!

[zappaman]

9. We need at least 32 debates!

Starting now!
Maybe even once a week!
Why is Clinton doing this????
What is she terrified of????

[whatchamacallit]

10. Yes, anyone who wants more than six is cRazY

Quality work as always, zappaman.

[zappaman]

11. Well, I don't want to break any traffic laws rushing home to see one.

Nosiree, doing the speed limit in the right lane suits me just fine by golly!

[kenfrequed]

12. Slippery slope

I have seen arguments against raising the minimum wage that use similar logical tenor.