Clinton Campaign: Bernie Sander better watch his "tone" if he wants another debate.

[DFab420]

http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/274470-clinton-aide-new-york-debate-depends-on-tone-of-sanders

After winning a trio of states over the weekend, Sanders on Sunday called for a debate in New York ahead of that state's April 19 primary. The Vermont senator is looking to cut into Clinton's delegate lead and says he has the "momentum" heading into the latter half of the race.

The pair faced off in a Miami debate earlier this month, and a Sanders campaign letter on Sunday said the two campaigns had agreed to a California debate in May but had not agreed to terms on a debate in April, according to The New York Times.

"What's the risk?" CNN's Kate Bolduan asked Monday, pressing multiple times about agreeing to a debate in New York.

"There's no risk. She's done very well in the debates," Benenson responded.

"Sen. Sanders doesn't get to decide when we debate, particularly when he's running a very negative campaign against us," he continued.

"Let's see if he goes back to the kind of tone he said he was going to set early on. If he does that, then we'll talk about debates," Benenson added.

[haikugal]

1. His tone? Man she's shallow. After all the Brock campaign has done she talks about

Bernies tone?

[Vattel]

23. She has no problem going for the big lie.

[haikugal]

25. Yep...the end justifies the means.

[CorporatistNation]

46. But When Someone Tells The TRUTH About Her... HILLARY FLIPS OUT!

HILLARYOUS!

[Ash_F]

2. Running out the clock. /nt

[bravenak]

3. Good

He needs to

[NWCorona]

4. It sounds like Hillary is scared to debate

[Barack_America]

8. Well, I could think of a few headlines today she might not want to discuss.

Might not be able to dismiss that question so easily this time.

[NWCorona]

9. Thinking the same!

[mac56]

10. Yup.

Buck buck bakaw.

[840high]

30. oh yes - so she

blames Bernie.

[geek tragedy]

5. if he's just looking for an avenue to attack her, why help him out?

this won't satisfy those who have no intention of voting for her, but that's not a major concern right now

[CalvinballPro]

11. Exactly. His tone is pure negative now.

I suspect he's whining like this because of that minuscule cash-on-hand number from the last round of reporting. You can't spend like a drunken sailor the whole primary without consequences. Sounds like the Sanders campaign can't afford as much NY advertising as they'd like, and want to get some for free.

Nope.

[hollysmom]

29. yeah Sanderws was really negative when he postedthat video of Hillary ignoring Bill in an exciting

what he didn't? oh maybe it was when he talked about her being senile with unicorns and stuff! What he didn't? he talked about her real and documented connections to wall street !!!! thed never of that guy making it so personal!

[DemonGoddess]

42. Exactly.

I see no reason why she should debate him at a time and place of his choosing, because he demands that it be so. That's just silly.

[JudyM]

45. Is he demanding it more than she demanded New Hampshire?

[Cha]

49. Exactly. That's all he does is disingenuously sling mud @ Hillary.. I would not give him

another chance to bash and stump speech.

[Kip Humphrey]

6. Benenson sounds like our DU Hillarians holed up in Fortress Hillary. Point of order: Hillary has

already committed to 2 more debates, one in April and one in May. "Tone" has nothing to do with it.

[geek tragedy]

13. April 23rd in Maryland sounds like a grand idea nt

[berni_mccoy]

7. Hillary should resign. It's in the best interest of the Nation and the Democratic Party.

[geek tragedy]

12. She resigned from office over 3 years ago. So you should commend her nt

[berni_mccoy]

15. She should resign from politics in general.

[geek tragedy]

16. that's how you feel, yes, but she and the majority of Democratic primary voters disagree with you nt

[berni_mccoy]

18. In case you haven't heard, the primary is not over yet. Hillary is sinking as Bernie rises...

just like she sank in 2008.

[geek tragedy]

22. At what point did Clinton have a 230 pledged delegate lead in 2008? nt

[marions ghost]

14. Hillary can deal with any kind of "tone" I think

Why the need to protect her?

What's the subtext to the "play nicey nice " message here?

[Nanjeanne]

17. "Sen. Sanders doesn't get to decide when we debate . . .

particularly when he's running a very negative campaign

Delusional.

[Oilwellian]

19. Here's the real message

Clinton: "I'm sorry, I will be unable to debate with Senator Sanders this month due to unforeseen interviews I must prepare for with the FBI. Lying is hard work."

[840high]

32. lol - true

[Blue_In_AK]

20. That's hilarious.

So Clinton's campaign sees shedding light on Hillary's record as negative campaigning? Desperation.

[Bluenorthwest]

21. The sanctimony does not play well. Hillary is running a hugely negative campaign and has gone so far

as to claim Ronald Reagan did all the work done by brave activists in the early days of AIDS, nothing could be more negative than that. I think she's afraid of airtime, she knows she might burst out into praise of Bush or something.

[Vinca]

24. Only in Clinton world is telling the truth called negative campaigning.

Poor Hillary. You have to wonder why a person with such tender sensibilities thinks they can run a country.

[bettyellen]

26. that was stupid of them, I can see negotiating the location but.....

I don't get it? Maybe they just wanted people to be aware Sanders is going negative, after claims were made he never would? I dunno.

[Avalux]

27. Sounds like Trump. n/t

[insta8er]

28. She is afraid of his tone? this is the presumptive GE candidate? Can't deal with Bernie's Tone yet

wants to confront Drumpft?

[NWCorona]

31. Here's the video

[arcane1]

33. More lies from Camp Clinton. Expect nothing else for the duration of the primary.

[grntuscarora]

34. I don't think playing the authoritarian

and wagging her finger at Bernie is going to get her very far with voters. But it seems to be her standard response when she's feeling the heat.

[Waiting For Everyman]

35. I think she's afraid he will bring up the emails.

She's hiding.

[CoffeeCat]

36. Both Sanders and Clinton agreed on a debate in April, May and June

That was their agreement.

Remember, when Hillary decided that she needed more debates, because she was dropping in the polls and losing states?

Bernie agreed, but only if there were several more debates. Both sides hammered out an agreement that there would be more debates, including a debate in April, one in May and one in June.

Clearly, he's calling her out on her refusal to hold a debate in New York.

I LOVE IT that he went public with to expose the fact that she's afraid to debate in New York.

So...now the Clinton camp is trying to backtrack on their original agreement. Now the Clinton camp is saying the if Bernie is a good boy, that they will talk about more debates.

These jerks all ready agreed to these debates.

If Clinton continues to act like a petulant child, I think Bernie should just say FU and debate Trump in New York.

[onecaliberal]

37. She's a liar, and she's afraid.

She should be, because there is no way in hell that woman will ever occupy the white house.

[Ino]

41. Errr... women? or woman? (nt)

[onecaliberal]

43. woman.

[glinda]

38. THIS and new "wife "trolling fabricated lie are being used to paint Bernie as an asshole.

A woman hater, etc.....this is going to backfire big. Try to deflect from her own past and who knows what really....it is unfortunate and mean spirited and does not look well on a Presidential candidate.

[treestar]

40. So they did not say "better watch his tone" they said let's see if

he goes back to the kind of tone he said he was going to set early on.

[insta8er]

44. And then she said

[Apollox]

47. Clinton Campaign needs to watch their tone

If i were Bernie Sanders i would tell that Clinton chief strategist Joel Benenson that if she wins the Nomination that i can't promise her that my supporters will support her in the general election so they Better Watch Their Tone!!

[Agschmid]

48. Yes because making demands has always been so successful.