My view too. (Reply #92) - Democratic Underground

In the discussion thread: Martin O'Malley Says He Asked Bernie Sanders To Debate. Sanders Said No. [View all]

Tue Dec 29, 2015, 02:21 PM

92. My view too.

About this:

more debates are the last thing he needs

He's a good candidate, a decent person, and I will proudly vote for him if he is the Dem nominee. But debates are not his forte, at least not debates with Hillary and Martin. Bernie's stump speech is outstanding and I love the economic issues that he raises. But when he is presented with a non-economic issue where he has to think on his feet and adapt not only to the questions but to the responses of the other candidates, he is not quite as strong.

On the other hand, MOM is an excellent debater.

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110 replies	Author	Time	Post
Martin O'Malley Says He Asked Bernie Sanders To Debate. Sanders Said No. [View all]	Cali_Democrat	Dec 2015	OP
M'OM and Dean are now under the bus for this.	leftofcool	Dec 2015	#1
Getting pretty crowded undr there!	MoonRiver	Dec 2015	#2
So pointing out an extremely misleading statement...	ljm2002	Dec 2015	#19
Exactly. This is not an issue.	Jackilope	Dec 2015	#30
This!	yuiyoshida	Dec 2015	#31
Since he is a "new" Democrat, for this campaign specifically, I suspect that	tblue37	Dec 2015	#36
How do we know it's either "an extremely misleading statement, aka lying"?	George II	Dec 2015	#54
We know, because Sanders was vocal...	ljm2002	Dec 2015	#56
An amazing number of Dems under the bus in order to keep a nonDemocrat on a pedestal. Nt	seabeyond	Dec 2015	#23
martin is fine. Dean however knows that the DNC will bar both of them	roguevalley	Dec 2015	#66
He CAN NOT debate or he will be kicked off the DLC debates	fasttense	Dec 2015	#75
Really?	Lochloosa	Dec 2015	#3
The OP is not talking about the sanctioned debabtes.	riversedge	Dec 2015	#6
I understand that but the DNC made it clear they did not want unsanctioned debates.	Lochloosa	Dec 2015	#15
And would punish, or attempt to punish, any who participated.	SusanCalvin	Dec 2015	#25
The DNC.	Warren Stupidity	Dec 2015	#37
If Bernie can't manage the DNC, how will he manage China?	yardwork	Dec 2015	#49
Could be, I guess.	SusanCalvin	Dec 2015	#61
Maybe he'll just decline to engage on the debate question, like Hillary.	AtheistCrusader	Dec 2015	#72
And Dean and O'Mally know this	fasttense	Dec 2015	#82
O'Malley is a Hillary supporter?	yardwork	Dec 2015	#96
I think he is running for Hillary's VP	fasttense	Dec 2015	#108
Oh, Sanders is managing the DNC just fine when it matters.	TM99	Dec 2015	#86
NO SHIT.	AtheistCrusader	Dec 2015	#43
That's not how politics works.	yardwork	Dec 2015	#51
And if he did	AtheistCrusader	Dec 2015	#53
Not me. I expect successful politicians to overcome barriers.	yardwork	Dec 2015	#94
Oh please. There was nationwide outrage when the rule was announced.	AtheistCrusader	Dec 2015	#97
This link also crossed my path ...	NurseJackie	Dec 2015	#4
O’Malley Accuses Sanders of Not Wanting More Debates	riversedge	Dec 2015	#5
K&R	NCTraveler	Dec 2015	#7
They all want O'Malley to go away.	Koinos	Dec 2015	#10
I doubt they care if he stays or goes.	cali	Dec 2015	#64
I've never heard anyone say a bad word against O'Malley (until today)	nxylas	Dec 2015	#80
If he said something like this	AtheistCrusader	Dec 2015	#89
Funny how you think a lie of omission is 'the truth'.	AtheistCrusader	Dec 2015	#44
I don't think a lie of omission is the truth.	NCTraveler	Dec 2015	#52
And yet here you are, still calling it the truth after multiple posters supplied you with documentat	AtheistCrusader	Dec 2015	#55
Correct. I believe O'Malley and Dean.	NCTraveler	Dec 2015	#58
It's not a conspiracy if it's right there on the DNC website.	AtheistCrusader	Dec 2015	#65
That isn't what I'm debating.	NCTraveler	Dec 2015	#67
You're supporting O'Malley's lie.	AtheistCrusader	Dec 2015	#70
Sorry but the evidence is all over DU this morning...	ljm2002	Dec 2015	#60
As the only other actual Democrat in the race, he'd be my 2nd choice.	Amimnoch	Dec 2015	#59
Mine too. eom	BlueMTexpat	Dec 2015	#90
Why am I not surprised?	Koinos	Dec 2015	#8
This isn't news. We all heard it as it happened.	Schema Thing	Dec 2015	#9
Do you actually believe Sanders and O'Malley would be kicked from future "official" debates?	LonePirate	Dec 2015	#13
Rachel Maddow et al, found a way around the "debate" issue	Sheepshank	Dec 2015	#20
And it's hardly a debate w/o Hillary there.	Schema Thing	Dec 2015	#21
In other words, he's only interested in doing something if it's politically beneficial?	Amimnoch	Dec 2015	#62
Bernie very openly asked for more debates.	Schema Thing	Dec 2015	#79
Read the OP?	Amimnoch	Dec 2015	#99
I think DWS and Hillary would be perfectly happy cancelling the remaining debates	thesquanderer	Dec 2015	#29
Per Omalley, Sansders was comfortable with 6. Contradicts what you are saying. NT	seabeyond	Dec 2015	#26
O'Malley is omitting the exclusivity rule.	AtheistCrusader	Dec 2015	#45
No, it does not make Omalley a liar and it amazes me how quickly Sanders supporters will point to	seabeyond	Dec 2015	#73
Dean did craft the 6 debate schedule.	AtheistCrusader	Dec 2015	#78
But of course we know this isn't true because we use our big ears to listen.	Schema Thing	Dec 2015	#46
But that just reinforces the fact...	ljm2002	Dec 2015	#48
Sanders could have equally been lying. I do not know. You do not know. What he said to Omalley	seabeyond	Dec 2015	#68
Actually, we DO know...	ljm2002	Dec 2015	#76
Knowing he wouldn't get them. A game? No, we do not know.	seabeyond	Dec 2015	#81
Weak sauce. n/t	ljm2002	Dec 2015	#88
Not really.	seabeyond	Dec 2015	#91
Oh no!!! So sad	Autumn	Dec 2015	#11
If he had decided not to comply with the rules	dragonlady	Dec 2015	#27
No matter what Bernie does	Autumn	Dec 2015	#38
Why should he...	lame54	Dec 2015	#12
They could have gotten around the exclusivity clause in any number of ways if they'd wanted to.	ucrdem	Dec 2015	#14
The candidates already did one event with Maddow.	Sheepshank	Dec 2015	#22
Bernie lost his summer lead in the first 30 minutes of the first debate.	ucrdem	Dec 2015	#28
My view too.	BlueMTexpat	Dec 2015	#92
Yep	Uponthegears	Dec 2015	#101
What was Hillary's reaction? Did he ask her for a one on one debate?	Tierra_y_Libertad	Dec 2015	#16
It's Bernie who has been claiming he wants more debates, not Hillary. nt	SunSeeker	Dec 2015	#18
Well, we certainly know that Hillary doesn't want to risk more debates.	Tierra_y_Libertad	Dec 2015	#69
Her numbers went up after every debate with Sanders. nt	SunSeeker	Dec 2015	#71
Why isn't she demanding more debates if that's the case?	Tierra_y_Libertad	Dec 2015	#74
Sanders and O'Malley joined forces to add one more debate	CoffeeCat	Dec 2015	#17
Very, very interesting. Thank you. nt	SusanCalvin	Dec 2015	#35
The children's table is reserved for Republican debates.	DisgustipatedinCA	Dec 2015	#24
And is Bernie supposed to forfeit future DNC debates to have an	valerief	Dec 2015	#32
What's O'Malley polling at?	jalan48	Dec 2015	#33
The meme that "Bernie can't debate" is right up there with "Obama needs a teleprompter"....	Spitfire of ATJ	Dec 2015	#34
O'malley	mgmaggiemg	Dec 2015	#39
my my, and had he who woulda been the first to breathlessly top post	stupidicus	Dec 2015	#40
Our Lady of Perpetual Triangular Motion (St. HRC) is most pleased	Jackilope	Dec 2015	#41
Well Thom Hartmann has said it's a big fat lie and played a clip	Cleita	Dec 2015	#42
Ever Heard of Dems Exclusivity Clause? n/t	fredamae	Dec 2015	#47
So, despite the protestations of his supporters, Sanders is apparently happy with the debate....	George II	Dec 2015	#50
No, he is not and that has been explained endlessly. It would be pointless	Douglas Carpenter	Dec 2015	#57
Let's review...	brooklynite	Dec 2015	#77
I hope so.	Cleita	Dec 2015	#83
You forgot Hillary.	AtheistCrusader	Dec 2015	#84
K & R	SunSeeker	Dec 2015	#63
With the exclusivity rule Sanders would have the most to	jwirr	Dec 2015	#85
Did O'Malley ask Clinton?	TM99	Dec 2015	#87
So from all the comments from the Bernie gang	Andy823	Dec 2015	#93
There's an exclusivity clause. Get informed first, THEN post. nt	Romulox	Dec 2015	#95
I am informed	Andy823	Dec 2015	#103
You're making O'Malley look like a VP-seeking Hillary hitman. nt	Romulox	Dec 2015	#105
I have no problem	Uponthegears	Dec 2015	#100
Here is some advice	Andy823	Dec 2015	#104
By standing up to the "powers that be"	Uponthegears	Dec 2015	#110
Deja vu	Uponthegears	Dec 2015	#98
Regarding this Exclusivity Clause ...	1StrongBlackMan	Dec 2015	#102
Understandable. Dean:..	Cha	Dec 2015	#106
The Reluctant Revolutionary	LuvLoogie	Dec 2015	#107
It's been one hell of an informative morning on DU so far.	Number23	Dec 2015	#109

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