how easy that is to do.

Like the fact that we haven't even scheduled a single debate yet?

just have to roll our sleeves up and do without.

and as few as we can get away with. No worries, there will bigger obstacles ahead of us. Have a good evening, time to get some dinner. (The only eating related smilies you saw.)

But they haven't even scheduled the first sanctioned DNC debate.
there are only 6, and none scheduled after the primaries start,
just as in 2007......but they are starting much later this time.

There were a total of 26 debates in 2007-2008

what about it, if Bernie does lead after say, the second debates and maintains and increases it daily - does the DNC want more debates in the hopes of torpedoing Sanders?

let alone making it 20 years on the national & international stage. So Bernie does his Gish Gallop of political shoulda, coulda woulda's and the DNC gotta dance to his tune.

the question is will they have 12-15 so called
candidates, so that each may have 15 seconds
for an answer or comment?
That would work well for the DNC's candidate.

they may not be able to keep him out, but if they let enough others in, not only will they be able to keep Bernie's input to a minimum, they'll also be able to keep Hillary's to a minimum, and that means she won't have as many opportunities to give her vague non answers.it's clear that the DNC fix is in. They're just waiting for the last possible moment so they rig it exactly to their liking.

Which would be excluding Bernie. The OP can't make a claim otherwise. In fact, all indications are that exclusion of Bernie is the M.O.

OP fails. The Party heads are being very anti-democratic.

Wouldn't you want to hear from them and make an informed choice? Validation of your choice need not be limited to ridicule of the front runner.

everyone can relax now

The pertinent bits and pieces will show up, buried in popular or must pass legislation.

The moment the anti-TPP forces relaxed their guard it sailed through.

A warning to those who would trust the DNC and fail to be vigilant against treachery.

stop paying attention.

And as soon as a convenient distraction came by (the Charleston massacre) they tried again, and passed it less than 24 hours later while everyone was grieving over the tragedy.

It's an object lesson in how faux-democracy works, really.

I didn't look that close at it.

is that when dealing with anything political, you should expect to be stabbed in the back by the agents of the elites until all possibility of an event - whether passing an odious trade bill, or rigging the procedure and conditions of a candidate debate - is truly and finally past.

I dont not trust DWS

She blocked Democratic candidates challenging Congressional seats held by her Cuban-republican friends. She was behind Florida moving up the primary, in an effort to boost Hillary (which cost us delegates). And she's repeatedly lied about both circumstances. There's plenty of reasons not to trust her.

Thank you for pointing those examples out

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2012/09/03/wasserman_schultz_puts_florida_in_the_win_column_says_planting_a_flag_in_the_south.html <<< SMH

What I am more concerned with is Wasserman adding a lot of additional candidates beyond the five (or so) that seem to be running.

Bernie is polling too high and has too much momentum to be excluded out right. But if she lets enough others on stage, he won't have much of an opportunity to speak and get his words out. The reason this is taking so long is they are trying to play it just right. One way or another, they are determined to keep him as silent as possible. Too bad it's going to backfire.

Having as few debates as possible with as many candidates as possible was their plan A.

No one would be so silly as to try to exclude Bernie.

I don't understand that.

something like 17 declared candidates and another bunch "potential." most are people most of us never heard of.

if they allow 7 or so of them onto the stage, that cuts down on the time that each one gets to speak. And of course that will cut down on the time Bernie gets to get his message out. I think Wasserman and Company are trying to cut it just right. let enough in to cut into Bernie's speaking time, but not so many that it's going to look like the Republican Trainwreck when they have their debate.

There's no way to credibly have a debate with Lee Mercer and James "Titus The Great" Law out there.

I'd be more worried about them cutting Chaffee.

How could she do either?

Don't forget, NYCSkip being banned was the beginning of the purge!!!!

it was a purge

the DNC and Hillary

... were hoping to trade-in their tin-foil hats for sackcloth and ashes.

that Bernie is the candidate that the Wall Street/Money Changers/Billionares have to fear the most. It is not beyond any conspiracy theories to believe that all available means will be brought to bear to keep him out of the mix.

I'm more concerned about O'Malley and others

Six debates. Bernie will pwn Hillary Clinton in a debate of ideas.

Betcha there will be SOME kind of public challenge to Bernie Sanders' right to run as a Democrat.

$200 donation to DU.

If the primaries end with NO public challenge to Bernie Sanders' right to challenge Hillary Clinton for the Democratic Nomination for President of the United States, I'll make the donation ON the day Bernie concedes. IF there IS a public challenge to Bernie Sanders' right to challenge for the Democratic Nomination for President of the United States, YOU make the same commitment, to be paid the day the challenge is made.

If Joe Biden announces, all bets are off.

Fair enough?

and go out for a nice steak dinner. Lotta validation in Vegas...

(Amateurs...sheesh)

Pull something else out of your nether regions and call it an argument... this one ain't workin'.

But I do believe a Democrat will win the nomination: HRC or Biden (if he decides to run). The lower tier candidates don't stand a chance. BTW, ideas are not enough. They must be grounded in a policy framework.

When will they happen?

How will they be moderated?

It appears that someone prefers that us prols not be informed of such minor trivialities. Almost as if those at the controls of this, have someone they seem to favor gaming this to severely limit these debates, in both number and scope.

So, in my view, the "move along, move along, nothing to see here" meme, seems a tad bit disingenuous. But that's probably just me.

debates. As many as possible. I find them informative and fascinating.

Anyone who says otherwise or tries to spread the meme that the DNC is going to exclude him is just trying to blow smoke in people's eyes. It's an attempt to do something that isn't going to help any candidate.

It's also a waste of everyone's time.

There will be debates. All Democratic candidates of any prominence will participate in them. As much as 10% of Democratic voters will actually watch them. The thing about Democratic primary debates is that all of the candidates agree on most issues, and will make that clear. The debates will influence the votes of a small percentage of those who watch them. The rest will continue to support the candidate they already support.