DNC Chair Defends Debate Schedule As GOP Contests Grab Attention

[portlander23]

DNC Chair Defends Debate Schedule As GOP Contests Grab Attention

“I want the American people to get as much of a look at these Republican candidates in these debates as possible,” she told The Huffington Post. “The food fight that they had tonight was extraordinary in its extremism.”

Democratic campaigns have criticized the DNC for starting debates a couple months after the Republicans and limiting the process to six sanctioned events -- a schedule that’s perceived to help front-runner Hillary Clinton.

Politico reported Wednesday on the rift between Democrats over the schedule amid perceptions that Clinton is being protected by party leaders.

Wasserman Schultz defended the DNC’s schedule Wednesday night in the post-debate spin room at the Reagan Library. The process allows candidates “the opportunity to balance the time they need to spend in the early primary states, in particular, doing the retail politics that is so important for them to be able to have those voters kick the tires,” she said.

[PoliticAverse]

1. But not to get as much a look at the Democratic candidates as possible? n/t

[liberal_at_heart]

5. +1000000

[Pope Sweet Jesus]

2. Memo to Debbie Wasserman-Schultz

Stop sending me emails encouraging me to watch the Republican Party debates. I know they are morons. What's the point? I want Democratic debates EVERY week from now until the Iowa caucuses begin.

[winter is coming]

3. So, we should take a long look at the GOP, but when it comes to the Dem candidates,

we're supposed to buy a pig in a poke?

Tell me, Debbie, how well did that "Republicans are scary crazy people" tactic work in 2014?

[liberal_at_heart]

4. As much as Wasserman Schultz would love to skip the primary and declare Hillary the nominee,

that is not how American politics works.

[Fred Sanders]

6. Candidates in a party play by the party rules. That is why it is called a party.

Folks are confusing the GOP booster shows going on now for actual debates.

Do folks completely forget how the mass media attacked Democrats at all their hosted debates the last time around?

So folks really think the media will treat Democrats as kindly? Keep dreaming!

Better the party control the agenda than the fucked up mass media...isn't that obvious?

[portlander23]

7. The party is playing by one candidate's rules

[Fred Sanders]

8. If you say so. Good thing the Democratic Party rules welcomes non-members to be candidates.

Looks like Clinton, who as you say controls all the rules of the party, overlooked that huge loophole!

[840high]

9. Shut the hell up Debbie.