2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumSecretary 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.
amborin
(16,631 posts)corbettkroehler
(1,898 posts)bigtree
(85,986 posts)...but you already know that, thus the phony taunts.
Hillary would Lazio Sanders in a NY debate.
Hydra
(14,459 posts)So it's all about what she needs? I thought she was running for the office of the People?
CorporatistNation
(2,546 posts)DisgustipatedinCA
(12,530 posts)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.
Vote2016
(1,198 posts)LWolf
(46,179 posts)Exactly.