2016 Postmortem

rateyes

(17,438 posts) Tue Dec 22, 2015, 05:53 PM Dec 2015

Bernie and O'Malley should tell the DNC to f--k off when it comes to debates.

They should get together, find some universities, or other sponsors to set up more televised debates, invite Hillary to be on stage with them to debate. If Bernie and O'Malley are then barred from the DNC debates, then there won't be any DNC debates. Hillary can do what she does best, and debate herself. Meanwhile, if Hillary doen't show up for the other debates, she will look like she is running scared.

Who says we have to play by these fucked up rules?

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Bernie and O'Malley should tell the DNC to f--k off when it comes to debates. (Original Post) rateyes Dec 2015 OP

By all means, you should tell them to go for it. leftofcool Dec 2015 #1

As I understand it, the agreement is that if they participate in a non-DNC debate rateyes Dec 2015 #2

Sanders would do it. Smarmie Doofus Dec 2015 #3

Sanders would want to talk about his issues...Trump would play to the audience brooklynite Dec 2015 #4

It's a stupid rule anyway. I would prefer more debates, NorthCarolina Dec 2015 #5

Beenie knows how unions work. Time to go on strike. I bet he could get O'Malley on board. rateyes Dec 2015 #6

I'm pretty sure that NorthCarolina Dec 2015 #7

From your lips to all the voters' ears. rateyes Dec 2015 #8

it's better to whine about the DNC conspiracy than act on your beliefs by staging your own debates n msongs Dec 2015 #9

leftofcool

(19,460 posts)

1. By all means, you should tell them to go for it.

Reply to rateyes (Original post)

Tue Dec 22, 2015, 05:56 PM

Dec 2015

Never mind they signed an agreement.

rateyes

(17,438 posts)

2. As I understand it, the agreement is that if they participate in a non-DNC debate

Reply to leftofcool (Reply #1)

Tue Dec 22, 2015, 05:58 PM

Dec 2015

then they are barred from the DNC debates. Well, big woo!

I hope they do go for it..

Smarmie Doofus

(14,498 posts)

3. Sanders would do it.

Reply to rateyes (Original post)

Tue Dec 22, 2015, 06:02 PM

Dec 2015

MO'M: unlikely. He wants a long future for himself in the party bureaucracy. Veep, Atty Gen , Senate nom., cabinet, SCOTUS,.... what have you. He hasn't come all this way because he thinks the DNC is corrupt or that there are any profound problems w. the system as is.

But Bernie could take on Trump.... or whomever..... one on one.

I guarantee you ratings for that one will *dwarf* Wasserman's Saturday nite specials.

brooklynite

(94,738 posts)

4. Sanders would want to talk about his issues...Trump would play to the audience

Reply to Smarmie Doofus (Reply #3)

Tue Dec 22, 2015, 06:04 PM

Dec 2015

NorthCarolina

(11,197 posts)

5. It's a stupid rule anyway. I would prefer more debates,

Reply to rateyes (Original post)

Tue Dec 22, 2015, 06:05 PM

Dec 2015

but I also understand that public exposure in a debate setting is like kryptonite to the Clintons who prefer more intimate personal gatherings where the $2,700 entrance fee keeps out the riff raff.