2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumClinton skips MoveOn candidate forum.
(Another version of this 'news.')
'Hillary Clinton skipped the MoveOn.org candidate forum, opting against answering questions from members of one of the nation's largest progressive groups.
Clinton, the Democratic front-runner, was not among the candidates taking questions in a video of the event released with little fanfare on Tuesday, as first reported by MSNBC.
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and former Gov. Martin O'Malley (D-Md.), the other two remaining Democratic presidential candidates, took part in the forum.
Anna Galland, the executive director of the group's non-profit wing, warned that the decision could hurt Clinton's ability to motivate progressives.
"Its a shame that Secretary Clinton declined to participate in the MoveOn member forum; she missed an opportunity to speak directly to and energize the progressive base shell need in her corner not just to win the nomination but also the general election, if she is the party's nominee," she said in a statement.
"Our forum gave grassroots progressives the chance to pose substantive questions directly to presidential candidatesexactly what democracy is about and were grateful to Sen. Sanders and Gov. OMalley for participating."
The Democratic National Committee blessed the candidate forum in October in response to creeping criticism from O'Malley and other Democrats over the limited number of Democratic debates.
The party's first debate in October was the only one of the first three scheduled to take place during a weekday primetime slot, when viewership is higher.
November's debate fell on a Saturday night, earning only about half the audience of the first debate. A December debate is scheduled for the Sunday before Christmas.
Clinton signaled openness to more debates in September, vowing she would "show up anywhere the Democratic National Committee (DNC) tells us to show up."
The MoveOn forum different from the debates in that the candidates did not respond to each other it was not sponsored by the DNC.
But DNC Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz (Fla.) praised the forum it in October as an "important" opportunity for voters to engage with the candidates.'
http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/261242-clinton-skips-moveon-candidate-forum
99th_Monkey
(19,326 posts)Wall St./MIC's candidate cannot stand up under Progressive scrutiny. She knows
where her true support lies, and it's not with genuine Progressives ..
Bernie can take his 'socialist' message into the 'lion's den' at Liberty Univ. and stand
up under the heat; yet Hillary can't stand the heat in the MoveOn kitchen.
roguevalley
(40,656 posts)AtomicKitten
(46,585 posts)Baitball Blogger
(46,758 posts)It may come down to who shows up on Primary day.