FALSE! DWS--"Democratic debates set to 'maximize' exposure"

[pinebox]

Politifact goes after DWS and gives her a false rating for her comments regarding only 6 Dem debates.

Democratic debates set to 'maximize' exposure, Wasserman Schultz claims, but evidence is dubious


Our ruling

Wasserman Schultz says the party came up with a debate schedule "to maximize the opportunity for voters to see our candidates."

Wasserman Schultz’s best point is that the Democrats largely scheduled their debates with TV networks, which means viewers without cable can see them. But other than that, her statement is very disingenuous.

There are six Democratic party debates compared with 11 scheduled for the Republicans, and half of the Democratic debates are on weekends -- including one the weekend before Christmas and another on the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday weekend. If the Democrats had wanted to "maximize" opportunities for viewers, the party could have added more debates, scheduled them on weekdays and avoided holidays.

We rate this claim False.

[bvf]

1. Get rid of her. n/t

[99th_Monkey]

2. She's not even a good liar. Sad that. Time to go Debbie. n/t

[Uncle Joe]

3. Kicked and recommended.

Thanks for the thread, pinebox.

[Warren DeMontague]

4. She claims she's "not against medical marijuana" but votes to put sick people who use it in prison.

So you can take whatever she says with a grain of salt.