Flashback 2008: 'Hillary Clinton Calls for More Debates. Is the DNC Listening?'
Back in 2008, Hillary was calling for more debates. This is AFTER there had already been 18. She called limiting debates, "UnAmerican". And said if DNC chair Howard Dean was behind this, he should resign. Hmmmm.....
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In a letter to David Plouffe, the Clinton campaign stresses in explicit terms how important additional debating is, implying that less debating may even be un-American. Debating is "the American way":
"The American people are choosing a direction for their children and families. They have a right to hear from those who want to be their leaders. Our Democratic primaries reflect the keen interest of the American citizenry in this election. Our primaries have brought millions of new people into the political process and invigorated a national conversation about the best solutions to meet our challenges.
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Clinton's campaign also insists that debates in swing states are critical for party-building and may be the key to actually winning tough states like Indiana, adjacent to her rival's home state of Illinois:
"I have no doubt that Sen. Obama, who hails from that great state, understands how valuable and vital these national conversations were to the heart of America. ... If we debate, Americans will come," Williams wrote.
And:
I've said I'll be anywhere anytime in order to debate because I think the people of Indiana after having wandered in the wilderness of American politics for forty years deserve a debate.
Who knows, we might even carry Indiana in the fall if we start with a good debate right here.
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Clinton's campaign wants to know: Why is the head of the DNC limiting the number of debates?
"If Howard Dean had anything to do with this he should resign as national chairman," Davis told Fox News. "He has compromised himself completely."
The proclamation, as Talking Points Memo's Greg Sargent noted, "pushed the envelop pretty hard," and likely only increased the friction between the DNC and camp Clinton that has been bubbling beneath the surface.
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/08/29/1416509/-Hillary-Clinton-Calls-for-More-Debates-Is-the-DNC-Listening
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