When this debate is over, American voters will decide they don't want either one of them to be President.

That seems highly irregular.

money for charity.

This would be epic. It would be a great way for Bernie to redeem himself.

She doesn't deserve a pass from that.

He should be able to get this one little thing done since Trump has already agreed.

Don't piss on a good thread.

now focused on the GE. But, I would FOR SURE watch BS debate the Racist.

Let's see if Bernie can make this happen!

This will be a damn PPV quality event! Get the popcorn!

somebody tell the ref to call off the fight. this is murder.
if this happens, like everything else, really, its all her own fault.

He should be able to pull off this one small thing, right!

After all, Bernie is vastly more popular than Trump.

Let's see how much clout Bernie has amassed.

but they can.

Trump has said on national TV that he will debate Bernie, Bernie announced on his verified Twitter account that he would debate Trump. I don't see what your point is, that somehow Bernie and Trump can't make it to the same building?

We've all seem how Trump went after all the others in the repug debates.

Sanders is taking a risk of his baggage being exposed.

This is a debate I would pay to watch!

I think we have us a battle royal in the making!

Maybe she should take some time off.

Write a book.

Maybe Hill can stage another one of her rallies in front of 10 people in a HS gym while millions are tuning in to watch Bernie's debate.

(worth following on twitter if you're not already )

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/seth-abramson/fox-news-should-give-america-what-it-wants-a-primetime-sanders-trump-debate_b_10112262.html?utm_hp_ref=politics

The possibility of this debate is gaining a lot of positive attention.

You can thank Twitter if this happens!
I reported about it here several days ago! http://www.democraticunderground.com/12512019674
Let's do this!

and even if Trump joked about it, I don't think Bernie is joking. If Fox or another station will pick it up, I think it will happen.

they can webcast, stream, sell tickets and break records.

they will have no problem finding a willing venue.
something to consider for sure.

I think Trump will end up backing out before it happens, but if not, this could be huge.

LOL.

This is the debate Millennials want.

Hell, this is the debate America wants.

enough to book this?

I sure hope so.

Watching this would be EPIC!!!!

and I think that Trump is so brash an egotistical that he truly thinks that he can take down either (or both) Bernie and Hillary.

What an ass, eh?

Any other suggestions?

San Francisco - please!! oh PLEASE!! Maybe UC Berkeley, Bill Graham Civic or the Masonic.

Would LOVE to see both of them in Mississippi on a hot spring night.

debate Bernie in California, many of us have been suggesting (tweeting) that the two of them debate instead. Even TYT has been pushing for it.

We haven't had a debate and we're the biggest state in the nation (delegate wise). We need a debate!

YES!!!! lol...

Like say the LA Coliseum

right now, super large crowds for an event like that?
dont seem safe.

I had to get my Northern California plug in.

Two candidates from the opposing major parties debating each other before the conventions have even been held? Has this ever happened before?

but thats not much of a wild guess.

watch Hillary look to horn in now.
for certain.

Hillary, Wasserman Schultz, Harry Reid, and other Democratic scolds will try to block the Trump-Bernie debate somehow. Just watch.— Michael Tracey @mtracey

maybe a three way debate.

I hope they keep her out though. The rest of the Dems - I don't think that Bernie would listen to them anymore.

She'll be far away, watching, with lots of hot buttered popcorn.

This will be like Christmas come early for America!

But how could she resist? And I think that Debbie and co. would tell her that it makes it look too much like it will be Trump and Sanders (even if she believes otherwise).

Anything they could possibly threaten him with that would be effective at stopping it with would rip the party in two. Way too many people want to see this debate happen. There's nothing the DNC could do to stop it that wouldn't backfire on them ten fold.

Although I don't think I could get through such a debate without getting a severe headache. After two minutes of listening to those two I'd be like

She makes me cringe.

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And, especially, don't use that gorgeous red-head to score dumb points.

She's lovely and deserves much better.

I mean, it already is a big story, and it's just snowballing. She broke another promise with respect to the debate, and it sounds like Trump and Sanders are going to take advantage of that ill-considered move. Meantime, she has some very, very serious questions to answer--for the FBI, and for the American public.

I'll enjoy watching this debate if Trump doesn't back out (I suspect he will), but it will also serve as a stark reminder of how far she has fallen in such a short period.

If Clinton agreed, Sanders would ask for another debate after that and it would never end. The race is effectively over save for the formalities and everything has been debated thoroughly. Most people are not running around crying "omg, she broke her promise to debate". At this point I would wager that viewers are weary of debates and this protracted campaign.

I'm not that jaded yet.

Secretary break promises.

If he wants to be seen as Presidential...he MUST hold Trump to his word! Otherwise, how can Bernie ever hope to hold his own with the likes of Putin and Netanyahu? Bernie needs to make this happen!

Don't be so caught up in Hillary. This is a BIG CHANCE for Bernie to prove he can get things done!

And for charity to boot! Bernie would want you to be more positive about his ability to make big things happen!

Trump flakes out because he's Trump, and then you get to claim that Samders failed to seal the deal. The problem with this is that you don't get to create the narrative, and also that Sanders supporters aren't quite that wooden. You can attempt to create that reality, but you won't enjoy any success.

that was a very unfortunate event in Nevada but Dolores is too well respected (deservedly) and I think that Bernie MUST respect her.

Trump? Who cares.

Probably Komen or National Coalition for Homeless Veterans.
Either way, it's good stuff.

doesn't steal the donations like he did the last time.

Just plain old Hunger in America should probably be the cause if I had my druthers.

It's a filthy shame that so many kids are going SO hungry.

That I honestly wasn't aware of.

There's a lot out there though.

but it was my understanding he donated $1 mil to vet charities. It was the other millionaires who pledged and then didn't follow thru on their donation making Trump look bad in the WaPo article.

Anyway hope this goes down. It would be great exposure and would love to see the contrast between Sanders and Trump on the issues. The charity idea is great. DWS, Hillary, etc that potentially try to stop such a debate would look bad considering the proceeds go to charity.

I know one angle of this story that partisans will enhance - Bernie will show he's formidable against Trump. Clinton supporters will declare him delusional and presumptuous.

But there's another angle here worth exploring for both Bernie and Hillary supporters.

The party is fractured right now. There are many on the Left and left-leaning Independents who love Bernie but are chilly at best towards Clinton.

But what if Sanders goes toe to toe with Trump? Then the focus shifts. If his supporters, especially Millennials, see Bernie painting Trump as the ultimate enemy in a debate, they may find shifting to Clinton much more comfortable.

He could bring reticent or disillusioned supporters into the NeverTrump camp by nakedly exposing Trump's danger.

So, it feels kind of win-win to me. Bernie has the potential to gain further influence in the party, but he'll also be uniting the party by singling out the common enemy.

Part of me wants to say, "Going after the Republican nominee should be the Democratic nominee's prerogative." I want to go, ooh, poor form. But . . .

But if the goal is unity and shifting focus, this could work well for Clinton in the general.

I have a suspicion and think Trump still may yet back out, but if this did come off, I would be glued to the screen! I would LOVE to watch these two debate!

attack the Democratic Party's nominee? Not just telling the same lies about Hillary as Trump, but doing so on the same stage?

This is unprecedented treason against the party by a sore loser--joining the other party's General Election campaign while pretending to seek "his" party's nomination. Is this what Bernie means by "opening up the Democratic Party"?

The "treason against the party" line actually made me laugh a little. What's the punishment for this form of treason?

by his colleagues. Oh, wait, that's been happening for decades now. He'd expose himself to the whole world for what his colleagues in Congress see already--an egotistical, hare-brained little opportunistic demagogue.

Answer: so low that they can't even convene the Party Treason Star Chamber--about 8%.

and she is NOT the nominee. She may well be in July but until then Bernie has as much right to debate Trump as Hillary does.

Treason - like threatening National Security by writing e-mails on your own unapproved, hackable server?

Someone may soon be yelling at me "off with her head!"

So this won't happen.

about the show was the money raised for charity, with celebrities raising awareness for different organizations. This would be very much in keeping with his "prior to politics" public persona.

Celebrities never take game show money.
So if you are going to put a famous person on a game show for increased ratings by definition the money goes to charity, he had no say.

Please do provide a list of Trump Foundation - I've never heard of one - activities or anything else he has ever contributed to.

Some voters and hopefully superdelegates could realize he's the stronger candidate to take on Trump.

If the debate is scored a big win by Sanders, that shoots down the argument that Clinton is someone better prepared to stand up to Trump,doesn't it?

It could also hand California to Sanders. Clinton is foolish to duck and dodge, while Sanders is showing incredible backbone to take on the bully Trump before the primary is over.

I really hope that she doesn't though.

from twitter:
"Mind if I cut in?"

Thanks for the thread, dana_b.

IMO the way Tom Cotton has been seen since he and 46 Senate Rs sent a letter to the Iranian Parliament, trying to undermine US nuclear nonproliferation policy.

Bernie may be so miffed at DWS and the DNC that he wants to preempt them NOW, consequences be damned. The man doesn't seem to think two steps ahead, let alone play the three-dimensional chess of a President Obama or HRC.

leader of the Democratic Party? If somehow he actually got the nomination, like his role model George McGovern(1972), IMO he'd "lead" the Party to devastating defeat in 49 states.

Debate will be over, also agree they will not release their DAMN tax returns, see another point to agee.

his constant criticism is getting tiresome

and now he proves it...can't wait until he is back in vermont being the same angry old socialists rejected by the american people...

In the eyes of Hillary supporters and the DNC.

In the eyes of Hillary supporters and the DNC". Why should he? He's done nothing wrong. They should be embarrassed for the crap that they've pulled from the beginning.

Bernie actually does very well at the debates. He crushes her in the after polls. You say "stump" and I say consistency. Something Hillary has no clue about.

Is this actually happening?

LOVE LOVE LOVE the idea on so many levels.