I've a different take on Hilary desperate calls for another debate.

[snagglepuss]

I think Hils internal polling shows Bernie will either win both Iowa and NH or that Iowa is too close to call. However it turns out, this was not how it was supposed to be so I doubt she nor anyone else on her team planned on her being in this position.

Given all resources and time Team Hillary has spent in Iowa, I don't think its a stretch to say it will be a considerable blow for her to see a repeat of 2008.

The upshot is that I think she and her team are desperate to find ways to keep her spirits up and what better way to do that preparing for and participating in a heated debate. Basically she needs to stay in "the zone" for SC rather than in the Slough of Despond but that will be difficult to do if all she does till NH is meet small groups of polite supporters in lacklustre bowling alleys.

I hope Bernie lets her flap in the wind and if there are to be more debates, they need to be planned in advance.

[onecaliberal]

1. IMO, the debates do not help her cause.

[hollysmom]

2. she does fine in debates, so why not another one.

[liberal N proud]

3. It is amazing how this call for more debates has been twisted by those who spent MONTHS...

Doing exactly the same.

And now they don't want to play ball?

Hypocrisy and projection at it's best.

[Fumesucker]

5. Berniebros have been calling for the DNC to *sanction* more debates

Since Bernie is an honorable person he will not violate the agreement he signed to only attend debates sanctioned by the DNC.

[kcjohn1]

6. Your projecting

Sanders wants more debates, but official sanctioned debates. He is smart not to do debates when its convenient for Hillarys campaign.

She wants NH debate to try to salvage her prospects there? Fine, get her hengewoman to formally sanction it and while we are adding more debates, add debates in NY, California, etc.

[GoneFishin]

8. Hillary's team made up the rules. Tough shit on her if she has tied herself and DWS into pretzels

over it.

[kcjohn1]

4. How many times has she called into tv shows?

She was giving 1 interview every 6 months before last couple of weeks. Now all of sudden she is calling into all sorts of tv shows. Meeting with Maddow, when she never responded to her requests before. Calling for debates, when she asked for the fewest possible before.

The ship is sinking. She knows it. The establishment knows it too. Thankfully its too late at this point. IMO she will lose Iowa, lose huge in NH, and its all downhill from there. I expect NV to be where campaign dies.

[awake]

7. She may also want not to debate Bernie after NH

If Bernie agrees to debate in an unsanctioned debate then the DNC can keep him out of the rest of the sanctioned debates which will help Hillary not to have to answer any uncontrolled questions in the latter states. By getting Bernie to debate in the one state he will win walking away Hillary could get out of ever having to face him again.

[nashville_brook]

9. the more people see of her campaign, the less they like...

that she actually wants more attention is a sign of desperation.

[olddots]

10. debates are product placement

Advertise something enough and people will buy it especially when you call it new and improved or tryed & true .