Martin O'Malley
Related: About this forumMartin O’Malley Plans Revolt Over Democratic Debate Rules.
At issue is how much time Hillary Clinton's challengers will have on stage with the frontrunner.
Martin OMalleys campaign plans to organize debates outside the six-debate framework announced by the Democratic National Committee, a move that flouts Democratic party rules and risks excluding the former Maryland governor from sanctioned debates. . .
The DNC rule tramples over everything that is important about the democratic process, said Jake Oeth, OMalleys state director in Iowa. We welcome anyone who wants to participate and we hope to engage in open conversation with anyone.
Oeth added that OMalley staff are in discussions with other Democratic presidential campaigns about the possibility of expanding the number of debates. Deputy campaign manager Lis Smith on Thursday reiterated the point in a tweet.
A spokesman Sen. Bernie Sanders campaign did not immediately respond to questions about discussions with OMalleys campaign.
There were more than 20 debates in the Democratic primary in 2008, and 15 in 2004, including debates that were not sanctioned by the DNC. . .
OMalleys campaign is not alone in opposing the six-debate limit. Sanders, who is trailing in polls against Clinton by less than 10 points in Iowa, has started a petition to call for more debates.
At a time when many Americans are demoralized about politics and have given up on the political process, I think its imperative that we have as many debates as possiblecertainly more than six, Sanders said in a statement Thursday. I look forward to working with the DNC to see if we can significantly expand the proposed debate schedule.
http://time.com/3987454/democratic-debates-hillary-clinton-martin-omalley/
arcane1
(38,613 posts)frylock
(34,825 posts)Purveyor
(29,876 posts)cornfield. Nope, not at all...
Tommy2Tone
(1,307 posts)askew
(1,464 posts)Let's see if the other candidates are going to let DNC dictate their campaign schedule or if they will stand up to them.
I saw that MoveOn is pushing for more debates and some prominent journalists. We'll see what happens. But I hope the candidates can work out the details for more debates.
n8dogg83
(248 posts)This really is going to be the 'summer of discontent'.
rpannier
(24,572 posts)it would likely force HRC to attend the unsanctioned debates as well
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