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Proud Liberal Dem

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119. Says who?

Reply to last1standing (Original post)

Wed Aug 19, 2015, 08:26 PM

Aug 2015

That's quite a bold pronouncement- to personally disqualify a candidate you don't happen to like.

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If Hillary Will Not Join With Other Dems To Demand More Debates, She's Not Qualified To Run. [View all] last1standing Aug 2015 OP

Good grief! hrmjustin Aug 2015 #1

I'll raise you one. KMOD Aug 2015 #4

Looks like nothing changed here in my absence. hrmjustin Aug 2015 #6

Yeah republican TROLLS claiming there Sander supporters bigdarryl Aug 2015 #7

Well what bothers me is when they can not say they support the nominee that makes me suspicious hrmjustin Aug 2015 #10

that bothers me too. if you're a dem DesertFlower Aug 2015 #101

Said the same thing two months ago.....a HIDE!? Fred Sanders Aug 2015 #19

Did you just call last1standing a troll? Qutzupalotl Aug 2015 #37

It's all part of the cycle. last1standing Aug 2015 #103

Your OP does not take into consideration that they all yeoman6987 Aug 2015 #110

And what choice did they have? last1standing Aug 2015 #111

Maybe the DNC is preferable to secretary Clinton yeoman6987 Aug 2015 #112

O'Malley announced his candidacy nearly a month after this decision. last1standing Aug 2015 #114

Well we will see what happens. Kinda weird that the GOP yeoman6987 Aug 2015 #115

Generally, these rules are squabbled over but agreed to because they're not so cynical. last1standing Aug 2015 #116

Source please. Scuba Aug 2015 #127

I have been trying to find it. yeoman6987 Aug 2015 #128

"Republican trolls" with about as many posts as you? John Poet Aug 2015 #84

A republican troll who's been here since 2001 and served 2 terms as a moderator, no less. last1standing Aug 2015 #93

Jeez. Objects are even further off then they first appeared, eh? LOL eom John Poet Aug 2015 #95

Still the same ole, same ole KMOD Aug 2015 #8

Thank you and missed you as well. hrmjustin Aug 2015 #9

Welcome back my friend Gothmog Aug 2015 #98

Thank you. hrmjustin Aug 2015 #100

Wait, I think I agree. Hell, I cant WAIT to see the dead bodies in the back randys1 Aug 2015 #28

I second that! leftofcool Aug 2015 #46

K&R azmom Aug 2015 #2

It simply isn't in the interest of the best known candidate to give more exposure to the lesser PoliticAverse Aug 2015 #3

I'd rather support the country than a candidate. last1standing Aug 2015 #5

OTOH, it's also not in the best interest of the front-runner to look afraid of the competition. winter is coming Aug 2015 #17

^^^this^^^ peacebird Aug 2015 #29

Which is why it would be good for the front-runner to have a third party PoliticAverse Aug 2015 #36

LOL at the notion that the DNC is a disinterested third party. winter is coming Aug 2015 #47

Believe me, Hillary Clintno is NOT "afraid" of anything. She's put up with.... George II Aug 2015 #64

Recent polls disagree. eom John Poet Aug 2015 #86

Then she should call for more debates... Lancero Aug 2015 #109

It is NOT in the interest of the Democratic party for the DNC to limit debates for the benefit of Kip Humphrey Aug 2015 #52

Giving the republicans a 2-month lead? You do realize that they have 17 candidates.... George II Aug 2015 #67

5 Cherry Creek Native Aug 2015 #80

But not 17. George II Aug 2015 #87

197 days until Clinton withdraws from her race Cherry Creek Native Aug 2015 #113

You speak as though all that exposure helps them Proud Liberal Dem Aug 2015 #121

This. Control-Z Aug 2015 #123

Regardless of what's in the best interest of the party John Poet Aug 2015 #83

I think Nate Silver has said it best ericson00 Aug 2015 #11

Wow. cyberswede Aug 2015 #14

More than 6 a waste of time. She'll have at least 3 in the GE. oasis Aug 2015 #31

You and he deem public debate on issues a waste of time? Ed Suspicious Aug 2015 #49

Debates in general are a waste of time - the accomplish nothing except give the candidates... George II Aug 2015 #62

So you won't be watching them then? n/t PoliticAverse Aug 2015 #126

Well if she is such a "runaway frontrunner" maybe the election itself is a waste of her time? tularetom Aug 2015 #81

plus a thousand. nt restorefreedom Aug 2015 #117

Yeah, total waste of time. John Poet Aug 2015 #90

Simple: other candidates can debate each other with an an empty chair on the side. Hoppy Aug 2015 #12

Or a chair with a chicken in it nxylas Aug 2015 #59

LOL. Fawke Em Aug 2015 #122

Hi there. You may wish for more debates, but what makes people think Hillary won't slaughter OKNancy Aug 2015 #13

You'd think she would be eager to demonstrate that. nt cyberswede Aug 2015 #15

+1. If Hillary thought debates would help her "slaughter" her challengers, we'd winter is coming Aug 2015 #16

You would have to have something threatening nearby that you may need to slaughter. Fred Sanders Aug 2015 #20

Why? She can dispatch them in short order OKNancy Aug 2015 #18

All the nore reason to do it now Armstead Aug 2015 #39

So why schedule debates for AFTER Super Tuesday? Comrade Grumpy Aug 2015 #92

Has she said she wasn't? hrmjustin Aug 2015 #23

If she has better ideas and the ability to sell them, I'd like to hear her do that. last1standing Aug 2015 #21

Then why wouldn't she want to do so? jeff47 Aug 2015 #35

I thnk she held her own against Obama in several debates, which is no small feat. last1standing Aug 2015 #41

If she does then she'd have more legitimacy than hiding out Armstead Aug 2015 #38

This information could actually hurt her more than help her possibly. glinda Aug 2015 #130

She won't and she won't demonstrate it. elleng Aug 2015 #45

foreign policy? women and children? OKNancy Aug 2015 #58

I said 'many/most.' elleng Aug 2015 #60

Wider knowledge like knowing what 'wiping data' from a server means? n/t Dawgs Aug 2015 #51

People like and trust her less, the more they hear her speak. It's as simple as that. nt Romulox Aug 2015 #22

6 is plenty MaggieD Aug 2015 #24

People don't need your sympathy. ibegurpard Aug 2015 #27

Funny. That's what repubs say about the poor pulling themselve up by their bootstraps. last1standing Aug 2015 #32

+1, dems dont have 200 people running for potus uponit7771 Aug 2015 #68

title alone, without reading further. bullshit. nt seabeyond Aug 2015 #25

Interesting. I didn't have to get beyond your avatar to think the same thing. nt last1standing Aug 2015 #26

Wow. Thanks for your admittedly valueless contribution. Ed Suspicious Aug 2015 #50

clinton doesnt do what sander supporter says then he declares she is not qualified to run seabeyond Aug 2015 #108

every candidate who doesn't do everything I want them to do is unqualified to run. must be true nt msongs Aug 2015 #30

I'll never accuse you of not knowing what a strawman is. last1standing Aug 2015 #33

She's keeping her head down and counting the money. Or, counting on the money. Tierra_y_Libertad Aug 2015 #34

This message was self-deleted by its author Corruption Inc Aug 2015 #40

You won most ludicrous post of the day. zappaman Aug 2015 #42

Thanks. When will the ceremony take place? last1standing Aug 2015 #43

... ismnotwasm Aug 2015 #44

More debates? That's not how Hillary wants to "manage" the situation. jalan48 Aug 2015 #48

a primary wasn't supposed to happen: by keeping with a schedule arranged in--what, April? MisterP Aug 2015 #53

FFS Action_Patrol Aug 2015 #54

OFFS. Which news outlet do you have in mind for "managing" the event? Which of the other Democratic Hekate Aug 2015 #55

Post removed Post removed Aug 2015 #56

My questions are serious, and I see you cannot answer them. Inquiring minds want to know why. nt Hekate Aug 2015 #57

Serious questions don't start with "OFFS." Silly, self-justifying, rants do. last1standing Aug 2015 #61

Rants are longer. You still don't answer my questions. Does that mean you only intend to slam HRC... Hekate Aug 2015 #65

One has to give respect to get it. last1standing Aug 2015 #69

You're right. You get no respect. You're wrong: no bile, just hilarity. nt Hekate Aug 2015 #70

I'll agree with the hilarity. last1standing Aug 2015 #71

Personally, I would be satisfied if they moved the dates up BuelahWitch Aug 2015 #63

I think that would be a compromise most of us could live with. last1standing Aug 2015 #66

In 2008, it was the DNC who requested that candidates John Poet Aug 2015 #94

I was in Michigan at the time as well. last1standing Aug 2015 #97

Specify what "dirty tricks" Hillary is using. You'll have to start another thread of course... Hekate Aug 2015 #125

Nonsense. If any of the FEW candidates can't make their case in 6 long debates, pnwmom Aug 2015 #72

Ok. You're on record as supporting Democrats being LESS informed. last1standing Aug 2015 #74

No, I don't think debates are the best way of informing voters. pnwmom Aug 2015 #77

So we shouldn't have debates because Al Gore rolled his eyes. Gotcha. last1standing Aug 2015 #79

The more she goes out in wider public view... SoapBox Aug 2015 #73

And she isn't going to have the luxury in the general election. last1standing Aug 2015 #75

That makes no sense. Renew Deal Aug 2015 #76

I think that's exactly what the DNC would do. last1standing Aug 2015 #78

They didn't keep Obama off the ballot in Florida. Renew Deal Aug 2015 #82

Obama and Edwards pulled out to fall in line with DNC rules. last1standing Aug 2015 #85

They will never cancel the debates Renew Deal Aug 2015 #88

I hope your right and I'm wrong. last1standing Aug 2015 #89

I think I'm correct about how it would play out. Renew Deal Aug 2015 #91

6 is enough. n/t Lil Missy Aug 2015 #96

Thank you for your insightful comment. You've changed my mind completely. last1standing Aug 2015 #99

It's not my job to convince you. Lil Missy Aug 2015 #118

You got to be kidding Gothmog Aug 2015 #102

So you approve of not having the first debate until a couple of months before the first contest? last1standing Aug 2015 #104

If Clinton is way ahead, it makes sense for her to keep the number of debates low. Chemisse Aug 2015 #105

Avoiding the debates is not helping her win the White House, only the primaries. last1standing Aug 2015 #106

Its a long way to the first primary on Feb. 1 2016..... Historic NY Aug 2015 #107

Says who? Proud Liberal Dem Aug 2015 #119

I find two things interesting about this proclamation: George II Aug 2015 #120

Can you make this a thread all of its own? leftofcool Aug 2015 #132

Thank you. George II Aug 2015 #133

Hillary wouldn't have to demand more debates jfern Aug 2015 #124

There's nothing for her to say, why bother? harun Aug 2015 #129

This message was self-deleted by its author ecstatic Aug 2015 #131