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Bernie Sanders
In reply to the discussion: Why Bernie should be very careful about O'Malley's proposal to hold Debates himself. [View all]tularetom
(23,664 posts)25. I guess I didn't express myself well
I would advocate that Sanders agree to participate in the O'Malley debates only if all other candidates do the same. Then the DNC would be forced to either (a) back down from their rule and lose face or (b) ban Sanders, O'Malley, Chaffee and Webb from their debates and lose face.
If this (b) happens they won't have any other candidates to put on stage with Hillary.
I dont propose that Sanders unilaterally agree to participate in any debates.
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sabrina 1
Aug 2015
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I don't think that Bernie should have anything to do with the O'Malley debates
virtualobserver
Aug 2015
#30
I think the DNC would be only too happy to use any excuse to dump Bernie from the debates
djean111
Aug 2015
#14
Very clever of them to place a ban on anyone who decides to debate outside of their
sabrina 1
Aug 2015
#5
I agree. And I am not so sure that we should be using the 6 debate idea to go after them. Better
jwirr
Aug 2015
#19
I know. I have been voting in every election since JFK and this is not the same party. We have
jwirr
Aug 2015
#28
Those are very good points and I agree completely that the focus should be on
sabrina 1
Aug 2015
#29
Totally agree. Hillary has to be pressured about the O'Malley debate proposal because she has to
jwirr
Aug 2015
#33
I like O'Malley but he has nothing to lose by doing this, in fact, a lot to gain.
sabrina 1
Aug 2015
#7
I edited to include Hillary btw. Why what Chafee and Webb do is so important is that
sabrina 1
Aug 2015
#18
Ignore other debates, even if the DNC lifts the ban? NO to that, so I voted wrong.
merrily
Aug 2015
#34
I agree completely re focusing on that rule, which is happening. But O'Malley's proposal kind of
sabrina 1
Aug 2015
#38
"After a few debates" will carry us into December. If only one Dem candidate,
winter is coming
Aug 2015
#50
Puhlease. Don't consider this an O'Malley ploy intended to hurt Bernie, or orchestrated
mikehiggins
Aug 2015
#52