If Clinton ducks NY debate, Sanders should challenge Trump

[kcjohn1]

There is supposed to be debate in April, but Clinton is resisting it being in NY. My guess is she is hoping to have it April 30 when NY/PA are complete and it's irrelevant. After all this was only put on the calendar after Bernie agreed to unscheduled one when Clinton was trailing.

If she doesn't agree he needs to publicly challenge the other New Yorker in the race. Trump already backed out of one debate, but his ego will not allow him to back out of a public challenge especially on home court.

[DisgustipatedinCA]

1. I like your idea. He'd be functioning as the frontrunner if she ducked a debate and he took on Trump

[femmedem]

2. that would be the most highly viewed debate of the primary season. n/t

[BillZBubb]

26. Yep, it would be Yuuuge!

[emulatorloo]

3. She won't 'duck' it. Trump won't debate Bernie though. Not even in the general

My impression is that Trump is done Debating

[Beacool]

4. No, there's not supposed to be a debate in April.

Apparently, the Sanders people are pushing for a debate in NY.

[HerbChestnut]

9. There is, actually.

Check the democratic party's debate schedule

https://www.democrats.org/more/the-2016-primary-debate-schedule

[Beacool]

10. Yes, but it's TBD.

I should have been clearer in my previous post. It doesn't indicate that it has to be in NY. The Sanders campaign is pushing it to be in NY and prior to that state's primary.

[ThePhilosopher04]

20. Why is she afraid to debate Bernie in NY before the primary?

[slipslidingaway]

34. Sanders has asked for a debate in NY for well over a month, what is the objection from the Clinton

campaign?

The point of debates is to let the voters make decisions before they vote, NY before the primary is an ideal location!

[Beacool]

36. It doesn't matter what he wants. They both have to agree.

Her campaign may agree or they may not. I have no idea what they'll choose to do.

[slipslidingaway]

38. Yes they both have to agree, but not sure why NY would not be a perfect choice prior to

their primary. Clinton resides in the state and has represented the state, why not?

[NWCorona]

12. The April and May debates have been TBA since jump

What's up with that? I've always thought that meant, if needed.

[Logical]

16. Bullshit again, sure there was. nt

[CorporatistNation]

5. IF Hillary "ducks' She Must Be BLASTED from Every Quarter!

!

[2banon]

6. Can you imagine! I LOVE this idea!

[Lucinda]

7. Link please? n/t

[HughLefty1]

8. Thinking out of the box..not a bad idea.

The debates with Trump bring in ratings. The more eyeballs on our candidate the better.. Bernie would shine. He would handle it so much better than the dunces on the GOP side who have been on the debate stage with him.

[KingFlorez]

11. That would be a disaster

We all know that everyone who has tried to out-Trump Donald Trump has gone on to completely sink afterwards. Granted that was on the Republican side, but nonetheless I think debating Trump while the primaries are still ongoing would backfire.

[kcjohn1]

13. Its only backfired

Because GOP base is nuts.

This would give Bernie much bigger platform to get his message out than even debating Clinton. In addition he will look good to all the Trump haters as he slams him. Plus Clinton is going to be harmed by negative media coverage showing indifference to NY voters and coming off as too scared/elite to campaign. Not great optics.

[awake]

14. If Hillary backs out then she risks further erosion of her trustworthiness

Hillary already has a trust problem and going back on her promise to debate will only make it worse it will prove that her words are meaningless and that she will say anything in the moment that she thinks will help her but never has any intention of sticking to what she says.

[BernieforPres2016]

15. Trump wouldn't agree to debate Bernie unless he's a complete idiot

Hilary is a much easier debating target for Trump and still the Democratic front runner.

Bernie should say if Hillary won't debate, why don't I do a 2 hour televised town hall in New York with questions entirely from the audience? That would bring Hillary back to the table.

[Trenzalore]

24. I'm partisan to Hillary

However, Trump doesn't want to debate either one on one. Trump's debate strategy during the primaries was to hurl personal insults and duck and cover. It worked in a format where there were 7 other people on stage. It doesn't work one on one and it is why Trump has opted out of debating Cruz and Kasich.

I prefer Hillary, but either one of them would make Trump look like an ass as long as they didn't play his game.

[flamingdem]

17. Yes, great idea!

Float it to CNN, they could make millions

[Autumn Colors]

18. Moderated by Jon Stewart?

Just a thought ...

[paulthompson]

19. It's possible

From what I understand, Trump and Sanders were going to share a town hall a few weeks ago. But then Trump backed out, citing a scheduling conflict, then Sanders was going to do it alone. Then Clinton joined in at the last minute.

So it would seem Trump isn't totally averse to the idea.

I agree that the more people hear Sanders' message, the more they vote for him.

[Depaysement]

21. Good idea

Trump will duck though. He gets nothing out of it.

[oasis]

22. A debate on foreign policy should be a good matchup since

neither Bernie, nor Trump would have an advantage.

[CorporatistNation]

25. A Debate on Foreign Policy Would Be Nice... Then We Could Compare JUDGEMENT!

TOUCHE'

[BillZBubb]

27. Baloney, Bernie would have a huge advantage, just like if he debated super hawk Hillary.

[Beacool]

29. No, he wouldn't.

Every time there's a foreign policy question at a debate he reverted to his standard answer that he didn't vote for the war in Iraq. That's no foreign policy plan.

[BillZBubb]

30. Oh, it is a very good one compared to Hillary's let's start another war plan.

She's never met a war she didn't support.

[Trenzalore]

23. Trump will delay a one on one debate with Sanders or Clinton as long as possible

Trump has been dodging a one on two showdown with Cruz and Kasich. He is a coward and will not do well when the format requires longer answers. What makes you think that Trump wants to actually debate either Sanders or Clinton before he absolutely has to?

[Sunlei]

33. No debate with Trump until primaries are over. Let the republicans suffer their Trump alone.

[Trenzalore]

28. To clear up some bullshit that is being posted here

There is no NY debate on the calendar. There is a debate TBD in April on the Calendar. Right now the campaigns are negotiating when and where it will take place.

One side has decided they can get leverage by taking the negotiations public and calling the other side a chicken and rely on their supporters to post half truths.

[litlbilly]

31. If Hillary doesnt agree, that tv ad writes itself IMO

[Sunlei]

32. Sanders should schedule the April debate now for 5th -10th. It's almost April, doesn't matter where.

[AzDar]

35. He should also 'challenge' Trump to release his Transcripts... so that Hillary would have NO MORE

weak EXCUSES...

[morningfog]

37. He could just say what is it about millionaires that makes them debate adverse?

Why do elites like trump and Clinton feel they can dictate the terms of our democratic process?