2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumNew Meme of the day: "Clinton camp: Sanders' debate request a ‘stunt’"
It is no longer about "tone" now it is about "stunts". Make sure you Hillarians stick to the script.
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/onpolitics/2016/03/28/clinton-campaign-sanders-debate-stunt/82353672/
Clinton camp: Sanders' debate request a stunt
Clinton press secretary Brian Fallon told CNN that the campaign considers the request a stunt by a campaign struggling for attention and an effort to get back on peoples radar.
Sanders campaign manager Jeff Weaver sent a letter to the Clinton camp on Sunday making the request.
Our campaign continues to believe that the people of New York, the largest April primary, deserve to have the debate held in their state, and that it should be held prior to the New York primary, Weaver wrote.
Clinton strategist Joel Benenson told reporters Monday that that would be unlikely at this point.
Were still in the month of March, weve got real estate to go before New York, he said.
Wisconsin is scheduled to hold a Democratic primary April 5, and Wyoming will have caucuses April 9. New Yorkers will have their primary April 19.
The campaigns had agreed to at least one debate each in March, April and May. March debates were held in Flint, Mich., and Miami. The May debate is slated for California, according to Weavers letter.
Can you please explain why New York should not host the April debate? he wrote. Is the Secretary concerned about debating before the people who twice elected her to the U.S. Senate?
Benenson suggested that the Clinton campaign also has been concerned with the tone of Sanders campaign and that negativity which he had foresworn earlier in the race could lessen the chances she will debate.
MisterP
(23,730 posts)"you'll vote for me anyway, I don't need to spend any time in your smelly little backyard"
Lans
(66 posts)Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders have agreed to add four more debates, including one this Thursday in New Hampshire just days before that state's primary.
The decision expands the total number of Democratic debates from six to ten, and suggests both campaigns are prepared for a drawn-out primary battle that will extend at least until May.
The first additional debate will take place in New Hampshire on Thursday. The campaigns have also agreed to a March debate in Flint, Michigan, and two more debates in April and May. The May debate is likely to take place in California.
http://money.cnn.com/2016/02/03/media/hillary-clinton-bernie-sanders-new-hampshire-debate/
Sounds like their campaign is desperate to flip flop on the agreement
polly7
(20,582 posts)Lans
(66 posts)CorporatistNation
(2,546 posts)I mean not maintaining the protocols as required to maintain... NATIONAL FRIGGIN SECURITY... BECAUSE ITS WHAT... INCONVENIENT? IS JUST THE THING THE AMERICAN PEOPLE WANT IN THEIR NEXT PRESIDENT ISN'T IT NOW?
WHAT IS WRONG WITH PEOPLE IN THIS COUNTRY... I AM SPEAKING OF DEMOCRATS...
Art_from_Ark
(27,247 posts)she knows that she has difficulty in a debate against a tough opponent like Bernie.
Her first election as New York Senator was in a Democratic state and on the coattails of her outgoing President-husband. Her re-election campaign was against token opposition. So her opposition in those races could not really be described as "competitive". This is really the first time she has had to face a seasoned, adept challenger. And then, Bernie is originally from New York, so Hillary doesn't necessarily have a "home field advantage".
morningfog
(18,115 posts)yourpaljoey
(2,166 posts)That is funny.
Viva_La_Revolution
(28,791 posts)She's speaking right to to an invite only crowd+msm. It would be the perfect time...
BreakfastClub
(765 posts)GeorgiaPeanuts
(2,353 posts)when Hillary Clinton was begging for a debate before New Hampshire.
BreakfastClub
(765 posts)GeorgiaPeanuts
(2,353 posts)Yet he ended up debating before the New Hampshire primary...
Aerows
(39,961 posts)I swear, the excuses get worse every day.
JonLeibowitz
(6,282 posts)ljm2002
(10,751 posts)This stuff is a matter of public record, you know. So please, go find a link showing that Bernie agreed to a debate and then went back on his word.
Waiting...
JonLeibowitz
(6,282 posts)ljm2002
(10,751 posts)NWCorona
(8,541 posts)Delegate position has nothing to do with it.
ljm2002
(10,751 posts)...if he had already agreed to a debate.
That is one of the reasons I am for him and not Hillary: integrity.
hootinholler
(26,449 posts)I would love a nice camel back truss.
Oh, do I realy believe that Bernie would debate if he were ahead? Hell yeah I do. Not only because he's done it in the past, in fact he negotiated having one in a state he was ahead in, but also because Bernie is about the free expression of the ideas and letting the best ones win.
It's not about Bernie winning, it's about the ideas he champions winning. That's why he is so beloved.
peace13
(11,076 posts)She is the one who is backing out. I believe that Bernie would do what he promised. If you think Hill is ahead and that she can wait it out you may want to think that through again. My best to all candidates.
winter is coming
(11,785 posts)DisgustipatedinCA
(12,530 posts)Uncle Joe
(58,483 posts)Bernie Sanders challenges Hillary Clinton to debate in Brooklyn
Updated: Sunday, January 31, 2016, 12:09 PM
Bernie Sanders wants Hillary Clinton to prove her Brooklyn values with a debate.
The Sanders campaign abruptly challenged Clinton to debate in the borough, where Sanders grew up and where Clinton has her campaign headquarters.
The request came as the neck-and-neck Democratic presidential contenders are figuring out where to hold their upcoming debates.
(snip)
The Sanders campaign shot back that Flint is fine so long as Clinton agrees to squaring off in Brooklyn.
Sanders is pleased to do the Michigan debate, his campaign said in a statement, provided the Clinton campaign will agree to Brooklyn, New York, on April 14.
http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/brooklyn/bernie-sanders-challenges-hillary-clinton-brooklyn-debate-article-1.2515494
Having just won Washington, Alaska and Hawaii by landslides, Bernie is on the peoples "radar" but the citizens of the largest state to vote in the east certainly deserve a debate.
Thanks for the thread, GeorgiaPeanuts.
Snotcicles
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whatchamacallit
(15,558 posts)beam me up scottie
(57,349 posts)He's bullying the woman they claim is the strongest most fearless heroine ever!
Broward
(1,976 posts)Jitter65
(3,089 posts)SHRED
(28,136 posts)Who the hell does the HRC camp think it is?
Sorry if Bernie is interrupting the Coronation.
arcane1
(38,613 posts)Coronations are not supposed to go this way!