Sanders: DNC using debates to rig primary!!!!!The Hill

[elleng]

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) believes the Democratic Party is using its meager primary debate line-up to rig the nomination process.

“I do,” Sanders reportedly responded when asked Friday whether he agrees with former Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley’s assertion that the debate schedule is “rigged.”

The two Democratic presidential candidates were speaking at the Democratic National Committee (DNC) Summer Meeting in Minneapolis on Friday. . .

Sanders previously said he would not agree to additional debates unless all of the Democratic presidential candidates participated.

But he has expressed concern with the number of debates.

“At a time when many Americans are demoralized about politics and have given up on the political process, I think it’s imperative that we have as many debates as possible,” Sanders said in a statement earlier this month. “I look forward to working with the DNC to see if we can significantly expand the proposed debate schedule."

“Further, I also think it is important for us to debate not only in the early states but also in many states which currently do not have much Democratic presidential campaign activity,” Sanders wrote in a letter to DNC Chair Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.) in June.

The first Democratic Party debate will be held on Oct. 13 in Las Vegas.

http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/dem-primaries/252227-sanders-dnc-using-debates-to-rig-primary

SOMEONES WILL HAVE TO CONFIRM OR DENY THIS!!!

[HappyPlace]

1. Something fishy in Denmark!

Good for Martin!

[FlatBaroque]

2. Someone needs to start a DWS Appreciation thread

and watch the recs pile up.

[JustAnotherGen]

3. There it is

I just told someone in another thread that Sanders is brave -

And he is!

[Andy823]

4. Does this mean

Bernie is ready to talk with O'Malley and start some debates of their own? I sure hope so because if the two of them stood up to Shultz and challenged her to ban them from the DNC debates, they would proving they "both" have what it takes to stand up to the system. O'Malley can't to it alone, but together they an make a difference.

[elleng]

5. Not clear to me, Andy;

Bernie's said 'positive' things before but later appeared to back away. I'm HOPING!

[FSogol]

6. Unfortunately, he'll only talk about it. He will not schedule any debates

with O'Malley or invite the other candidates to join.

Talk, not action.