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riversedge

(70,267 posts)
Sun Apr 3, 2016, 06:42 AM Apr 2016

Fallon: "The Sanders campaign needs to stop with the games," they have REJECTED 3 dates for debate

The Sanders camp is trying hard to make an national issue of this--of course the media helps them. They just look foolish--while Hillary calmly says we can work this out.



Apr 3 2016, 5:39 am ET

Clinton Campaign Says Sanders 'Rejected' New York Debate Dates

http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2016-election/hillary-clinton-s-campaign-says-bernie-sanders-rejected-new-york-n549671

by Monica Alba and Danny Freeman
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NEW YORK — Hillary Clinton's campaign said Saturday that rival Bernie Sanders has rejected three proposed debate dates ahead of the New York primary on April 19 — marking the latest dustup in an increasingly heated fight for the Democratic nomination.

But Clinton said in an interview that will air Sunday on NBC's "Meet The Press" that "I'm confident we will" have a debate.

"Our campaigns are trying to reach an agreement about that. We've offered dates and we've done it over the last several weeks, so we've been trying to figure out when we could do this. But there's a lot to talk about," Clinton told moderator Chuck Todd. "I'm confident that there will be," she said in the interview.

Clinton's campaign said in a statement Saturday that it offered April 4 as the first potential date, but the Sanders team wanted instead to schedule the debate after the Wisconsin primary on April 5. Clinton officials then suggested April 14 and April 15 as possibilities and are hopeful Sanders will come to accept one of these dates.

"The Sanders campaign needs to stop with the games," Clinton spokesman Brian Fallon wrote
. "The Sanders campaign needs to stop using the New York primary as a playground for political games and negative attacks against Hillary Clinton. The voters of New York deserve better." ...................





Meanwhile--Hillary continues to work for the votes in WI on Saturday






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Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, right, is joined by Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-WI, left, at a campaign event, Saturday, April 2, 2016, in Eau Claire, Wis.

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Cha

(297,446 posts)
1. The Voters Deserve Hillary and BS can go back to Senate.. see if he pulls his games on them, too.
Sun Apr 3, 2016, 06:53 AM
Apr 2016

'Course he's already called them "the #establishment" because they endorsed Hillary over himself.

Thank you, Rivers and Brian Fallon~

FarPoint

(12,423 posts)
10. That is definitely his game strategy..
Sun Apr 3, 2016, 01:29 PM
Apr 2016

Keep the masses in outrage.... We see the same tone with hate radio... Same game plan. Forget facts.

BlueCaliDem

(15,438 posts)
16. That's my sense, too. It drives their donors to open their wallets so Devine can get his
Sun Apr 3, 2016, 03:38 PM
Apr 2016

huge payout every month.

They darn well know there's no path to victory for Bernie, but they need to keep that gravy train flowing.

Now it's all about the $$$.

Walk away

(9,494 posts)
3. I'm pretty sure that Bernie is headed off to bigger things...
Sun Apr 3, 2016, 08:08 AM
Apr 2016

Maybe he and Jane can start a new society in the jungle of some Central American country. I'll bet that every single Democrat in the Senate would be glad to chip in for a one way ticket. Then his Followers would finally have someplace to follow him!

Walk away

(9,494 posts)
7. Sure! Where else can they go after they leave their parent's basements???
Sun Apr 3, 2016, 12:52 PM
Apr 2016

They can go to Bernie University for free and get free health care from Dr. Bernie!

BlueCaliDem

(15,438 posts)
17. I am so sick and tired for all the crap thrown at Hillary. This is just too much for any sane
Sun Apr 3, 2016, 03:43 PM
Apr 2016

person to bear.

I'm feeling the same thing I felt back in 2012 when everyone was piling on President Obama, and he was getting the least favorable coverage while Rick Perry had received the most favorable, according to a 2012 Pew Research study that you can read here: http://www.journalism.org/2011/10/17/cr/

Thinkingabout

(30,058 posts)
6. Protest after protest, I would say only one more time to set the date and say there
Sun Apr 3, 2016, 09:38 AM
Apr 2016

Will not be a debate, enough is enough.

Lucinda

(31,170 posts)
15. I think Sanders was misleading so he could fund raise on the controversy
Sun Apr 3, 2016, 03:36 PM
Apr 2016

They've done that since they got caught with their hand in the data cookie jar.

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