The Latest on the 2016 race: Sanders pushes for more debates

[Omaha Steve]

Last edited Sun Sep 27, 2015, 01:49 PM - Edit history (1)

Source: AP

WASHINGTON (AP) — Here's the latest news on the 2016 race for president. (All times local):

12:35 p.m.

There's no debate about it for Bernie Sanders.

Any chance there will be more than the six debates already sanctioned by the Democratic National Committee?

"I have the feeling that there will be," the Vermont senator tells CBS' "Face the Nation."

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Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., delivers the keynote address at the Portsmouth Democrats Annual Banquet Friday, Sept. 25, 2015 in Portsmouth, N.H. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

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[merrily]

1. Meanwhile, media have been focusing on Republican debates and Republicans. Thanks a lot.

[thesquanderer]

2. If DWS or HRC decide that having more debates would be beneficial to HRC...

...then there will be more debates.

And if it reaches that point, she's kinda toast.

[99th_Monkey]

3. Dump Debbie! MORE DEBATES please. -nt-

[daleanime]

13. Leads my list of Democrats....

who should not be in politics.

Now, if you include republicans, she wouldn't ever make the top one hundred.

[OhWiseOne]

4. Just buy the TV time and stop whining

[Geronimoe]

5. Make a deal with CSPAN

I'd like to see O'Malley, Bernie and others make a deal with CSPAN and other Networks. And have the League of Women Voters modorate them. If Hillary is too afraid to participate, she doesn't have to. In other words opt out of DNC debates that we already know, will be a freak show, favoring Hillary.

She can debate herself with DNC debates as she has taken all positions on everything.

[Gregorian]

6. Finally: I have a voice. That's what Bernie is doing.

This is the first time any candidate has spoken for everything I stand for.

[retrowire]

8. THIS

Well said. It's the reason that I've finally gotten politically involved.

[Ned Flanders]

7. Let Hillary Debate by Herself

Go ahead, Bernie, debate with O'Malley, Webb, Chafee, and anyone else who is interested in explaining their positions, take those fucking sanctions, and leave Hillary to debate by herself in the official DNC debates. Wouldn't that be awesome!? I so hope he's negotiating behind the scenes with the other candidates to do so.

[Demeter]

12. That is a delightfully evil idea

I don't think Bernie wants to do that just yet.

After all, the DNC may come to its senses and decide to put Party funds at the service of the candidate who runs away with the nomination....and all the votes!

Bernie wants to give them some time to mull over their choices...between the frying pan and the fire.

[brooklynite]

15. Actually the DNC -DOESN'T- provide funding to the Presidential candidate.

The DNC is limited to giving a grand total of $5,000 to the nominee. It can give money to the STATE Parties, but of course people here don't trust the "establishment" Party people either.

Guess Bernie will have to raise his own money (like every other Democratic nominee in the past 50 years) or accept Federal campaign financing, in which case he'll be outspent 3-1 by the Republicans.

http://www.fec.gov/info/contriblimitschart1516.pdf

[Javaman]

9. don't worry, the DNC, Hillary's mouth piece, will turn him down .

“I will certainly show up anywhere the Democratic National Committee tells us to show up,” Clinton said"

http://time.com/4039536/hillary-clinton-cnn-interview/

[Andy823]

10. All Bernie has to do is

Get with O'Malley and do more debates. O'Malley has been pushing this for a long time now, and if Bernie really is serious about more debates they can make it happen.

[leftofcool]

11. Again?

[SoapBox]

14. When Bernie is President, DWs is going to be out of a cushy job.

Say, Buh-Bye Deb!