Rachel Maddow - Bernie Sanders proposes more, and bipartisan, primary debates

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[frazzled]

1. How can you have a "bipartisan" primary debate?

I think we've forgotten what a primary is: a process in which a political party chooses the candidate it wants to run in a general election, against the candidates that other political parties have chosen. (I would like to say "members" of a political party choose, but with so many "open" primaries, that's halfway of out the window already: Republicans and Independents can often vote in a Democratic primary.)

If we're saying we want to do away with political parties, fine. But let's call it that, then. Let's say we want primaries to be about choosing the top candidates everyone wants, regardless of party. I'm personally not so comfortable with that, but I'm sure a fair number of people are.

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2. This might work. We can possibly see how dem candidates handle themselves against . . .

repug candidates and their talking points.

This format could be tried in a couple of debates to see how it works but most of the debates would be of the traditional format with same-party candidates vying against each other.

I'd like to see this. Bernie, Hillary and O'Malley would, IMO, do very well against the clown car crazies. This would help us in the general election as the nation would be able to see side by side who is for the 99% vs who works for the 1%.

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3. I watched that. What really made me love it was the joyous look on Rachel's face. She was

thoroughly excited.

I think we should keep the 6 debates between our own candidates but add several of the type Bernie is suggesting in red areas. It is kind of like a 50 state approach. He said we should go where they are not used to seeing us to attract those who are sick of the mess we are in. Makes sense to me.