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K&R..... daleanime Aug 2015 #1
Obvious what's going on... raindaddy Aug 2015 #76
It's pretty obvious..... think Aug 2015 #2
Afraid? Who is afraid of Bernie Sanders? Thinkingabout Aug 2015 #3
Spam deleted by MIR Team Turchinsky Aug 2015 #4
You guys are funny. Everything ever done in the world is not about Bernie S. Evergreen Emerald Aug 2015 #6
Everything ever done in the world is not about Bernie S. AlbertCat Aug 2015 #66
I don't think its about anybody. Evergreen Emerald Aug 2015 #70
I don't think its about anybody. AlbertCat Aug 2015 #71
And God forbid it should be about voters. merrily Aug 2015 #94
Are you suggesting that you are undecided? Evergreen Emerald Aug 2015 #123
Bernie is part of it.. kenfrequed Aug 2015 #137
+1 n/t Admiral Loinpresser Aug 2015 #138
I think the Party leadersip would like to see Clinton slide into the nomination w/o any pesky rhett o rick Aug 2015 #122
Welcome to DU. The DNC prefers we watch the GOP debates instead..... think Aug 2015 #8
Worst decision made by DWS. She should be busy scheduling all 6 debates, plus an additional 4 more. Turchinsky Aug 2015 #16
The election is almost 2 years away. JaneyVee Aug 2015 #21
These are the primary debates and the first caucus is in less than 6 months. think Aug 2015 #23
+1 nashville_brook Aug 2015 #124
Which election is almost two years away? merrily Aug 2015 #93
The one they want to assume someone is already anointed to be in... cascadiance Aug 2015 #133
Iowa and NH, 5 mo.; Super Tuesday, 6 mo; General 15 mo. merrily Aug 2015 #134
I like the GOP Bingo card DesertRat Aug 2015 #43
The leadership of the Democratic Party. It's obvious. nm rhett o rick Aug 2015 #121
Done now- ruffburr Aug 2015 #5
Thursday Aug. 27th, anniversary of March on Washington would be a great date 4139 Aug 2015 #7
Don't know where I read it here on DU but some group has one planned for Aug. 3. jwirr Aug 2015 #54
You read wrong, sorry. George II Aug 2015 #149
There was a reason for that timing. merrily Aug 2015 #95
It's obvious: Sinistrous Aug 2015 #9
Insofar as I can tell, OilemFirchen Aug 2015 #10
You really have absolutely no inkling? Elmer S. E. Dump Aug 2015 #25
No. OilemFirchen Aug 2015 #30
It's really very simple Elmer S. E. Dump Aug 2015 #35
Careless talk like that will almost guarantee an Emmanuel Goldstein presidency RufusTFirefly Aug 2015 #39
You'll have to point out where I was "careless". Elmer S. E. Dump Aug 2015 #117
I was being facetious. RufusTFirefly Aug 2015 #120
Unfortunately, it is no longer over-the-top here. (nt) jeff47 Aug 2015 #126
Sadly, you're probably right. RufusTFirefly Aug 2015 #130
Well, I should have looked at your profile first, that may have clued me in. Elmer S. E. Dump Aug 2015 #153
And that causes "fear"? OilemFirchen Aug 2015 #42
That the more people hear his message, the more they like him. Unlike Hillary. peacebird Aug 2015 #45
I could not have made my query simpler. OilemFirchen Aug 2015 #50
But, why? *answer* But, why? *answer* But, why? OmahaGTP Aug 2015 #59
Or, someone could answer the question directly. OilemFirchen Aug 2015 #99
I did, you just don't want to hear it - I'm done, as the rest should be. Elmer S. E. Dump Aug 2015 #155
Why would a Democratic Senator exclude single-payer advocates from a panel on health care reform? RufusTFirefly Aug 2015 #31
Great analogy... TY /nt think Aug 2015 #34
What does fear have to do with your example? OilemFirchen Aug 2015 #40
Of course it's about fear RufusTFirefly Aug 2015 #47
I remember that Franka Potente was hawt. OilemFirchen Aug 2015 #53
Lola didn't fear for her life. She was afraid for her boyfriend's life RufusTFirefly Aug 2015 #58
My mistake. OilemFirchen Aug 2015 #103
You're starting to sound deliberately obtuse RufusTFirefly Aug 2015 #112
Obtuse? OilemFirchen Aug 2015 #115
+1! The economic royalists do not want to hear a single peep about single payer. Enthusiast Aug 2015 #57
Don't remind us of things like that zeemike Aug 2015 #78
I am cursed with a decent memory and a fascination for history RufusTFirefly Aug 2015 #79
Some day they will find a cure for that affliction. zeemike Aug 2015 #83
I'll keep hoping... RufusTFirefly Aug 2015 #96
Thank you for that Babel_17 Aug 2015 #144
Then tell us, why don't the establishment Democratic party want as many Democratic Debates as Vincardog Aug 2015 #88
You'd have to ask them. OilemFirchen Aug 2015 #106
The problem with having debates is a candidate might lose support when she starts talking. Autumn Aug 2015 #11
While "HE" is talking. Thinkingabout Aug 2015 #13
Bernie will handle himself quite well. Autumn Aug 2015 #14
As can the other candidates. Thinkingabout Aug 2015 #15
If you say so Autumn Aug 2015 #19
Then why are you so afraid of Bernie? Elmer S. E. Dump Aug 2015 #26
Clinton suffers from foot-in-mouth disease more than once.... Turchinsky Aug 2015 #18
lolwut? JaneyVee Aug 2015 #22
That lie will not die. askew Aug 2015 #80
Foot in mouth, would Bernie shouting "shutup" at a town hall meeting? Thinkingabout Aug 2015 #24
Message auto-removed Name removed Aug 2015 #129
I agree n/t MissDeeds Aug 2015 #64
What? Why would speaking her positions out loud in front of people cause her to lose support? Vincardog Aug 2015 #91
Why does the DNC have to do what the GOP does? We have planners in the DNC, we do not need to Thinkingabout Aug 2015 #12
The DNC is doing what the GOP does. jeff47 Aug 2015 #127
Following, it is more like the GOP is following the DNC. Thinkingabout Aug 2015 #128
Except the DNC announced their plans after the GOP did. jeff47 Aug 2015 #131
The date I saw for DNC was 5 5 2015, the earliest for the GOP was 5 20 2015 Thinkingabout Aug 2015 #132
The GOP started proposing limited debates in their 2012 post-mortem jeff47 Aug 2015 #136
They also proposed reaching out to minorities, so wouldn't call that cast-iron resolve.. whatthehey Aug 2015 #140
Admit the DNC put their plan out first this year and did not follow the GOP. Thinkingabout Aug 2015 #143
There seems to be an on going need to be "first" in politics, here on DU Sheepshank Aug 2015 #159
So you want me to call it "first" even though it was two years later. jeff47 Aug 2015 #165
Whatever, facts are facts, it doesn't change the fact thw DNC put plan public before the GOP. Thinkingabout Aug 2015 #167
Public debates are the heart of the decision making process. JEB Aug 2015 #17
Ya - we wouldn't want to stand for Democratic principles FreakinDJ Aug 2015 #20
Both Bernie and O'Malley are a problem for Hillary on the issues. sabrina 1 Aug 2015 #27
Bernie has mentioned the Democrats and Republicans having joint debates. A Simple Game Aug 2015 #69
I recall this suggestion and think it's a wonderful idea RufusTFirefly Aug 2015 #72
They can't debate because DWS put in a exclusivity clause in the debate rules for the askew Aug 2015 #82
What a scam. Can't other candidates appeal that ruling? The voters? sabrina 1 Aug 2015 #146
The O'Malley campaign pushed back hard and the DNC basically said take it askew Aug 2015 #162
At which point one has to retort, Le Taz Hot Aug 2015 #166
Yes. PatrickforO Aug 2015 #28
Is there any Democratic candidate who is clamoring for early debates? Attorney in Texas Aug 2015 #29
Bernie as suggested early one-on-one debates between Democratic and Republican candidates. Maineman Aug 2015 #41
Agreed but neither Sanders nor Clinton are pushing to expedite the Democratic debates, and it seems Attorney in Texas Aug 2015 #55
Expediting the six debates is not the issue. Increasing the number of debates and merrily Aug 2015 #97
You say “Expediting the six debates is not the issue…beginning them as soon as possible is the issue Attorney in Texas Aug 2015 #104
Of course, your ellipsis intentionally omits the critical words from my post, so you merrily Aug 2015 #105
What's the hury? The first two primaries are in the first two months of 2016. Or are we supposed to jwirr Aug 2015 #77
I agree that plenty of substantive debates are beneficial but I'm unsure that stretching the primary Attorney in Texas Aug 2015 #86
I hear what you are saying and regarding money you are correct. We have always had these jwirr Aug 2015 #102
Obama had over 70% name recognition in early 2007 when he announced he was running mythology Aug 2015 #90
The DNC is supposed to be unbiased toward all candidates. There have been a number of examples jwirr Aug 2015 #150
I thought the LWV druidity33 Aug 2015 #135
I do not know when the last one was but they do a good job. jwirr Aug 2015 #148
Even further back than that. 1988. Buns_of_Fire Aug 2015 #152
Yes, candidates would like more debates, the sooner and the more numerous, the better. merrily Aug 2015 #84
I have not seen where Sanders or Clinton have requested a debate or complained about the scheduling Attorney in Texas Aug 2015 #89
Then you missed it as to Sanders. OF COURSE Hillary doesn't want more debates. merrily Aug 2015 #92
We are agreed as to more debates. I don't see Sanders or any candidate demanding sooner debates Attorney in Texas Aug 2015 #110
I don't attach the same degree of importance to what you don't see merrily Aug 2015 #113
You are missing the point. This not about what the candidates want. It is about what the voters jwirr Aug 2015 #151
We disagree that "it is about what the voters want." To me, it is about selecting the best candidate Attorney in Texas Aug 2015 #161
. FlatBaroque Aug 2015 #139
I think the oligarchs are tired of debates. jalan48 Aug 2015 #32
Yes, they are. Why can't the rabble seem to understand the concept of "inevitability"? n/t RufusTFirefly Aug 2015 #36
Here are your choices-blue or red. That's it. If you don't like them don't vote. jalan48 Aug 2015 #38
Exactly zeemike Aug 2015 #81
yes, and that's why so many people don't vote. nashville_brook Aug 2015 #125
Sort of like the Romans sitting in the coliseum getting tired of the contrived sport erronis Aug 2015 #48
Brave votes for the Iraq war but cowards when it comes to Bernie. Got it. L0oniX Aug 2015 #33
Be afraid, be very afraid... wundermaus Aug 2015 #37
Probably they are just protecting Hillary and her billionaire pals by killing US democracy. Cheese Sandwich Aug 2015 #44
afraid of the voters reddread Aug 2015 #46
Well, exactly. Afraid the voters might hear and like policies that are diametrically Nay Aug 2015 #68
The 1st Democratic primary debate in the 2008 elections was on April 26th 2007 think Aug 2015 #49
Now, really. I think you *know* the answer to that question. n/t Smarmie Doofus Aug 2015 #51
The DNC And HRC Are Hoping He Bows Out Of The Race Before A Debate Is Necessary cantbeserious Aug 2015 #52
Yet if this campaign rested on ideas instead of money, the "inevitable" candidate would be Bernie! RufusTFirefly Aug 2015 #74
Yes - Agree Completely cantbeserious Aug 2015 #98
Scared of the pitchforks. polichick Aug 2015 #56
Kicked and recommended to the Max! Enthusiast Aug 2015 #60
Not at all. D. Wasserman-Schultz is just an ineffective, uninvolved Triana Aug 2015 #61
I very much disagree that Debbie Republican Schultz is uninvolved in this merrily Aug 2015 #111
Why do followers of a man who never felt the need. ... George II Aug 2015 #62
Haha! That's rich! Coming from someone who recently switched from a Canadian flag to a Hillary logo! RufusTFirefly Aug 2015 #65
So you're saying Bernie should mount a third party campaign in 2016? SolutionisSolidarity Aug 2015 #109
It's the candidate protection program. askew Aug 2015 #63
Done! Petition signed tinkerbelle Aug 2015 #67
Silly question, really malthaussen Aug 2015 #73
let's do the math restorefreedom Aug 2015 #75
Signed it zeemike Aug 2015 #85
Yes, that's got to be it! rock Aug 2015 #87
Yes, yes, of course. NanceGreggs Aug 2015 #100
Maybe Bernie could do an internet mock Dem debate, with actors playing the other candidates, Zorra Aug 2015 #101
Same reason certain voices on msnbc were silenced. polichick Aug 2015 #107
Yes and no. RufusTFirefly Aug 2015 #114
imo what the two have in common is not wanting the people... polichick Aug 2015 #116
as much as i am not a fan of chuck toaster pastries restorefreedom Aug 2015 #108
I believe they should have the schedule out by now, but with the rumors Raine1967 Aug 2015 #118
If they are "waiting for Biden" they should be fired for incompetence. BillZBubb Aug 2015 #154
I don't disagree with this at all. Raine1967 Aug 2015 #160
"Why would you need more than none?" whatchamacallit Aug 2015 #119
Should DU hold a contest to guess when the 1st debate will be? think Aug 2015 #141
Signed (nt) Babel_17 Aug 2015 #142
If the debate schedule is thin and late, Sanders can hold roundtables Babel_17 Aug 2015 #145
I was also searching for some gorilla forum/discussion format to circumvent the debate blockade GoneFishin Aug 2015 #147
I'd frame it as bypassing the stall, though "guerilla" gives it a vibrant vibe :) Babel_17 Aug 2015 #156
Yes. "Stall" is a better description. GoneFishin Aug 2015 #164
I may know something this Thursday... brooklynite Aug 2015 #157
Yea I'm sure Hillary is shaking in her heels to debate ole Bernie ! FloridaBlues Aug 2015 #158
A debate of registered democrats runnimg for president arely staircase Aug 2015 #163
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