Bernie Sanders Challenges Hillary Clinton To A Debate In New York

[Henhouse]

By Jason Easley on Sun, Mar 27th, 2016 at 1:30 pm

Sen. Bernie Sanders is challenging Hillary Clinton to debate him in New York before the state's primary on April 19.

The Sanders campaign thinks that they have a shot at winning New York, and they would like a chance to debate former Sec. of State Clinton ahead of the state’s primary. Frontrunners don’t like debates. Clinton really doesn’t need the debate in New York, so it is easy to see why her campaign would not be interested in the Sanders proposal.

Supporters of the trailing candidate like to frame these questions as a matter of political courage or cowardice, but the truth is that no frontrunner in any election likes additional debates. Debates always benefit the challenger more. That being said, the April Democratic primary debate will likely end up in Wisconsin, New York or Pennsylvania.

Bernie Sanders is pressing hard, but Hillary Clinton has little to gain by debating in New York.

[Satch59]

1. Is he seeming more like an arrogant bully?

It's good to be positive about your wins and "momentum" after some caucus wins, but he's acting like he's got this locked up and Huff Post's lead is "Bernie: Super delegates will switch to me"...jeez...

Did Hillary gloat like this after going 5 for 5 in diverse primary states?

She wants to debate in PA before that primary so there needs to be a compromise...

[Henhouse]

2. HRC is winning and can afford to be gracious....

Bernie is losing and he has no choice, if he wants to remain relevant, but to go negative.....

Bernie is trying to make it sound like she is trying to get out of a debate that was already scheduled....that is a lie. Hillary agreed a April 26th debate in PA...Never a April 19th debate in NY....

[Thinkingabout]

3. In the debates there has not been a lot of discussion about issues from

Sanders, diversion answers to questions, skirting questions about foreign policy has shown lack of knowledge of foreign policy. What has changed since the last time he did not do well in the debate.

[jsmirman]

4. If they hold it in New York City

Sanders' supporters will discover what it actually means to be loud. You will hear me on your tvs, I guarantee that.

[FloridaBlues]

5. I don't blame her for not giving into demands

She is way better than him in debates and her polling increases he's stupid for demanding this in NY
Maybe he thinks people still want to hear a 10 month rehashed stump speech

[pandr32]

6. It's infuriating how he continuously insists on being in charge

He isn't a Democrat--he's not helping Democrats--in fact, he's suing the DNC. There is a word for people like him.

[DemonGoddess]

7. No more debates

there have been enough. I really don't want a rehash of the damn stump speech from him again.