Daily Beast: Is the Democratic National Committee in the Tank for Hillary?

[portlander23]

Is the Democratic National Committee in the Tank for Hillary?

Earlier Wednesday it was reported by Politico that the DNC had “carefully negotiated” the number of debates with the Democratic campaigns, but Lis Smith, O’Malley’s spokeswoman, said that’s just not true.

The DNC approached the O’Malley campaign in February, March, and April with its six-debate proposal, according to Smith, and she said the campaign shot the DNC down each time. And not only was there no negotiation, Smith said, but the DNC also lied about the exclusivity clause, which stipulates that candidates can’t participate in events not sanctioned by the DNC. The party assured the O’Malley campaign there wouldn’t be one, Smith said, but then, an hour before announcing its debate schedule, it changed course.

O’Malley’s campaign manager, Dave Hamrick, who was also at the protest, echoed Smith. “I do think that’s the only answer,” he said, “that they made a political calculus that somehow they think it’s in Secretary Clinton’s best interest to not have debates.”

[azmom]

1. Was there ever any doubt?

And, they call it democracy.

[840high]

11. No doubt.

[Skwmom]

15. No. I think this is what you call a no brainer. n/t

[HooptieWagon]

2. Hillary is afraid to debate within her own party.

Not the person we want negotiating with Putin.

[portlander23]

3. Don't worry

She'll have Debbie Wasserman Schultz cancel the negotiations.

[HooptieWagon]

6. Before negotiations, she could send Putin...

...a box of cosmetics and household cleaning products.

[restorefreedom]

4. um, i am gonna have to go with

[underthematrix]

5. Great great speech. He is the only one

so far to DIRECTLY call out the KLOWN KAR by name.

[delrem]

7. Well, the DNC has been called on their lies.

So I suppose that it's up to us to figure it out.

[elleng]

8. DNC also lied about the exclusivity clause. . .assured the O’Malley campaign there wouldn’t be one!

which stipulates that candidates can’t participate in events not sanctioned by the DNC. The party assured the O’Malley campaign there wouldn’t be one, Smith said, but then, an hour before announcing its debate schedule, it changed course.

[delrem]

10. It's outrageous.

This isn't leadership fit for outfitting a garden party.

[elleng]

9. Thanks for following this, portlander23.

[mhatrw]

12. I hate the DNC.

Fuck the DNC for hurting the party to rig the nomination.

[Catherina]

13. "not only was there no negotiation, Smith said, but the DNC also lied about the exclusivity clause"

I'm totally disgusted.

[McCamy Taylor]

14. Better question, are the nation's Dem leaders already on board for Clinton?

She has all the Dems I respect most--Al Franken, Howard Dean, John Conyers, Sheila Jackson Lee and the rest---in her camp. THis is not the "DNC". This is the Democratic Party.