2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumDebates? DEBATES? WE don't need no STINKING debates... WE got us some SUPERdelegates!
Democracy. In. Action.
msongs
(67,193 posts)often as they like. those who want debates should set time and place and go for it
cherokeeprogressive
(24,853 posts)Brilliant strategy I might add.
daleanime
(17,796 posts)Uncle Joe
(58,111 posts)cherokeeprogressive
(24,853 posts)kenfrequed
(7,865 posts)Rather than take advantage of the free media and getting rational Democratic ideas out to the public in a stronger represented manner they are just letting the GOP Trump the mainstream media.
All so that the front running candidate doesn't actually have to deign to debate any of the other candidates.
It is the very definition of thinking tactical rather than strategic. It is as though Rahm Emmanuel is still holding sway over the DNC.
rhett o rick
(55,981 posts)The DNC insisted. And now the DNC is cutting back the debates to 4. Soon to be 3.
The lack of national debates will hurt the Democratic nominee in the general. But apparently the DNC doesn't care as long as Clinton is the nominee.
Live and Learn
(12,769 posts)But you wouldn't really like your candidate to be facing the debates all alone. Or would you?
sabrina 1
(62,325 posts)think DWS needs to hear that. She doesn't seem to think that anyone can have as many debates as often as they wish WITHOUT being silenced in the Party Debates.
That's the part you left out 'without being punished for doing so'.
Puzzledtraveller
(5,937 posts)cherokeeprogressive
(24,853 posts)Gimme those and who needs a vote in the primary? I'm ready for Hillary.
hrmjustin
(71,265 posts)Ever state should have s primary.
cherokeeprogressive
(24,853 posts)ludicrous and reinforces the notion that THE POWERS THAT BE hold the reigns.
BuelahWitch
(9,083 posts)ruffburr
(1,190 posts)I guess I won't have to bother my little brain with such silly things like choice, I'm so glad that DWS and Hillary have taken all that stress from me,
slipslidingaway
(21,210 posts)although not one I would prefer our party to embrace
Tierra_y_Libertad
(50,414 posts)Democracy..Democratic Party style.
cherokeeprogressive
(24,853 posts)moobu2
(4,822 posts)would you. That isn't a question.
MoveIt
(399 posts)left-of-center2012
(34,195 posts)What are they afraid of?
Scuba
(53,475 posts)MohRokTah
(15,429 posts)has had in place for over forty years for the nominating process.
But then again, your posting of right wing bullshit causes me to question whether or not you've ever been a Democrat.