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Karmadillo

(9,253 posts)
Tue Mar 29, 2016, 07:18 PM Mar 2016

Secretary Anytime Anywhere runs away from debates. What would Paul Wellstone do?

This is a great ad. While it did the job of making Sen. Boschwitz look bad for ducking debates, it also let everyone see what a great guy Paul was. I wish the Sanders campaign would do a new version of this one with Bernie wandering through New York in search of Secretary Anytime Anywhere.



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Secretary Anytime Anywhere runs away from debates. What would Paul Wellstone do? (Original Post) Karmadillo Mar 2016 OP
K&R amborin Mar 2016 #1
Sign Sanders' Debate Petition corbettkroehler Mar 2016 #2
people losing an election don't normally get to bully front-runners into debates bigtree Mar 2016 #3
Funny, she needed some debates not that long ago Hydra Mar 2016 #6
Hillary Cannot Keep A Promise! CorporatistNation Apr 2016 #8
She can crawl away at her own peril. May as well write the words I'm a Coward in 60-foot letters. DisgustipatedinCA Apr 2016 #9
either she loses the debate or looks like a debate-a-phobe. I'm good either way Vote2016 Mar 2016 #4
"If you debate, you're kind of standing there without money." LWolf Mar 2016 #5
Kick since Secretary Anytime Anywhere is running away again. Karmadillo Apr 2016 #7

bigtree

(85,986 posts)
3. people losing an election don't normally get to bully front-runners into debates
Tue Mar 29, 2016, 07:35 PM
Mar 2016

...but you already know that, thus the phony taunts.

Hillary would Lazio Sanders in a NY debate.

Hydra

(14,459 posts)
6. Funny, she needed some debates not that long ago
Tue Mar 29, 2016, 08:43 PM
Mar 2016

So it's all about what she needs? I thought she was running for the office of the People?

 

DisgustipatedinCA

(12,530 posts)
9. She can crawl away at her own peril. May as well write the words I'm a Coward in 60-foot letters.
Fri Apr 1, 2016, 10:01 PM
Apr 2016

I understand what you're saying--you're using standard political wisdom. But what you're forgetting is that every time a frontrunner declines a debate, there's going to be a negative reaction in addition to the lead-saving action of not debating. In this particular case, it looks really bad for her, now that her campaign is looking like the Hindenburg, and now that half the country is wondering whether or not she's a felon. So she can duck it, yes. But that will come at a cost, and the cost might be greater than the benefit.

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