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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsDebate Early and Often: Ask the Democratic Party to start the presidential debates.
https://go.berniesanders.com/page/s/debates?source=em150603su-aThe people will get what they ask for if enough of us act.
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Debate Early and Often: Ask the Democratic Party to start the presidential debates. (Original Post)
Gregorian
Jun 2015
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Buzz Clik
(38,437 posts)1. Screw 2016. Let's start debating for 2020.
Maedhros
(10,007 posts)2. Careful, now.
What you're suggesting might bring this primary election perilously close to being about policy instead of personality.
Gregorian
(23,867 posts)5. But voters learn from self-congratulatory photo ops.
Thanks to Bernie's campaign I now reallize that Americans aren't as dim as the mainstream media would like us to believe. Got to keep that military machine well oiled.
jwirr
(39,215 posts)3. I have suggested that we keep the 6 debates between our own candidates and add some like
Bernie is suggesting. Would add interest and depth.
peecoolyour
(336 posts)4. Any candidate who is driven by principle, rather than ambition,
should have no problem with this.
raouldukelives
(5,178 posts)6. K&R nt