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elleng

(130,861 posts)
Wed Sep 2, 2015, 03:50 PM Sep 2015

O’Malley urges protest at DNC HQ over debate schedule.TheHill

Democratic presidential candidate Martin O’Malley is urging supporters to join a protest outside of the Democratic National Committee’s headquarters over the decision to hold only six debates.

In an email to supporters with the subject line “Time to protest,” the O’Malley campaign said “it’s time to take it up a notch” and pressure the DNC to expand the number of debates by joining the protest of another group, #AllowDebate, that is planning a Sept. 16 rally outside the committee’s headquarters in Washington.

“It's important that we bring our call for more debates directly to the group that is restricting candidates' ability to debate,” the email says. “It's, frankly, undemocratic. Enough tweeting. Let's take action.” The email asks recipients to RSVP using a link that takes them to O'Malley's website.

In recent weeks, O’Malley has been singularly focused on pressuring the DNC to expand the debate scheduled. . .

He has called the debate process “rigged” and accused the DNC of limiting the debate schedule to “facilitate a coronation” for Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton.

O’Malley has also questioned whether it’s legal for the DNC to exclude candidates from future DNC-sanctioned debates if they participate in an unsanctioned debate.

Sanders has similarly expressed frustration with the smaller than usual debate schedule.

The DNC has sanctioned six debates spanning from October to March, a dramatic cut reduction from the more than two-dozen debates in 2008.

http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/252547-omalley-organizing-protest-at-dnc-hq-over-debate-schedule

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O’Malley urges protest at DNC HQ over debate schedule.TheHill (Original Post) elleng Sep 2015 OP
Ellen! HappyPlace Sep 2015 #1
Yes it should be, HappyPlace elleng Sep 2015 #2
He is 100% right. It is undemocratic to exclude candidates from debating outside of the Luminous Animal Sep 2015 #3
Yes it is. elleng Sep 2015 #4
I wonder how much rigging the DNC will do on the October 13th debates teach me everything Sep 2015 #5
They will mount a red flashlight under his chin MoveIt Sep 2015 #6
I don't expect that, possible tho, elleng Sep 2015 #7

Luminous Animal

(27,310 posts)
3. He is 100% right. It is undemocratic to exclude candidates from debating outside of the
Wed Sep 2, 2015, 11:05 PM
Sep 2015

"official" debates.

 
5. I wonder how much rigging the DNC will do on the October 13th debates
Wed Sep 2, 2015, 11:15 PM
Sep 2015

maybe putting him far away from everyone, in a unflattering light, with a filtered microphone to alter his voice? Who knows?

elleng

(130,861 posts)
7. I don't expect that, possible tho,
Wed Sep 2, 2015, 11:21 PM
Sep 2015

but the worst, imo, is few debates not starting til mid-Oct, so at this point MO'M's virtually unknown in most of the country.

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