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Bernie Sanders

LiberalElite

(14,691 posts) Wed Oct 14, 2015, 07:05 AM Oct 2015

Headline on GMA now -

"Clinton and Sanders Steal Debate Spotlight" "Steal"? that implies taking it from the others who never had it.

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Headline on GMA now - (Original Post) LiberalElite Oct 2015 OP

It was handed to them by CNN. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Oct 2015 #1

Ah. LiberalElite Oct 2015 #2

Yup. Even if Hillary or Bernie had felt like 'punching down', there was no benefit in it for them. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Oct 2015 #3

Erich Bloodaxe BSN

(14,733 posts)

1. It was handed to them by CNN.

Reply to LiberalElite (Original post)

Wed Oct 14, 2015, 07:09 AM

Oct 2015

The way in which the debates rules were set up guaranteed that people who were attacked would get more time to 'defend'. As the two out in front, they were guaranteed to draw more attacks, thus guaranteeing them more time.

LiberalElite

(14,691 posts)

2. Ah.

Reply to Erich Bloodaxe BSN (Reply #1)

Wed Oct 14, 2015, 07:11 AM

Oct 2015

just a teensy weensy tiny bit manipulated.

Erich Bloodaxe BSN

(14,733 posts)

3. Yup. Even if Hillary or Bernie had felt like 'punching down', there was no benefit in it for them.

Reply to LiberalElite (Reply #2)

Wed Oct 14, 2015, 07:13 AM

Oct 2015

Simply by avoiding talking about the other candidates, they could smother them in silence.

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