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In reply to the discussion: DNC Chair Closes Door On More Debates [View all]CincyDem
(6,419 posts)31. I caught my wife getting ready to drop a DNC contribution in the mail...
...it's been a usual thing for us and not something that we usually discuss in advance. It was only by coincidence that I was taking the mail out and noticed the envelope. Told her I was dead set against it but we would send it on if, after her doing a little more reading, she still felt it was right. She's a big picture person and I'm more the day to day details but, in general, we usually end up on the same side of just about every issue by our own paths.
She wasn't aware of the current issues with debate schedules, the code of silence constraint (no other debates) or the unwillingness to have a DNC resolution to support the current Democratic President (Iran). Needless to say, by the time she dug into a little more that little check is going into the void pile. We'll support candidates directly.
Good that I was taking the mail out.
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She didn't "close the door" - it was never truly OPEN! There will be SIX debates, live with it!!
George II
Sep 2015
#4
DWS is a close friend of H.Clinton. This is totally irresponsible. She is acting like a tyrant and
rhett o rick
Sep 2015
#8
MOST members of the DNC are "close friends" of past and present Democratic office holders.
George II
Sep 2015
#24
I hope most are not "close" enough to rig the game against other "close friends." n/t
Gore1FL
Sep 2015
#49
You are really scrambling with your rationalizations. DWS is limiting debates to help her very
rhett o rick
Sep 2015
#56
So much this. They know Clinton will "work with them", and Bernie will spit in their eye.
Ikonoklast
Sep 2015
#40
And that's exactly the position that Goldman-Sachs and the Oligarchy want us in.
rhett o rick
Sep 2015
#58
We are not going to live with it. What is Clinton hiding from? Why doesn't
totodeinhere
Sep 2015
#25
"Spiral out of control" - nice eupemsim for not getting your boss into the CIC seat.
erronis
Sep 2015
#16
Clinton never said she was in favor of more debates. She said she was "open" to them.
jeff47
Sep 2015
#21
so which candidates will put action before their words and participate in outside debates? nt
msongs
Sep 2015
#18
The DNC would then not give a dime to the candidates who don't follow the rules
yeoman6987
Sep 2015
#52
Six months ago I'd say no way. But the behavior has been sketchy lately so I wouldn't doubt it
yeoman6987
Sep 2015
#71
We also stopped sending money to the DSCC, & the DNC. We send to the individual candidates now
peacebird
Sep 2015
#43
The CEO of Goldman Sux has said he would be equally happy w either Hillary or Jeb as Pres....
peacebird
Sep 2015
#44
I don't at all agree. They want H. Clinton as their nominee. That is more important than losing
rhett o rick
Sep 2015
#59
I'm glad the DNC has decided only six states are "special" and therefore deserve debates
davidpdx
Sep 2015
#81