I just need them sooner.

Though the way the polls are going for Hillary, she is going to be begging for a debate soon.

I have the feeling DWS and O'M have entered into that phase. Seems each knows to give in is worse the worst thing.

It's become a matter that reaches into something deep and central to both politicians.

...she's losing support for hers.

She's missed opportunities four by my count if you separate the questions of more debates and the exclusivity agreement.

People who get that far down the road are in a position where now there must be some sort of apology, that's a threat, and it's likely she sees OMalley's insistence as the cause. That just adds hurdles for her to get over or around, seems very unlikely.

For his part OMalley see's it as existential to his campaign, and he see's DWS as the obstacle. Seems very unlikely he'll give in...

So it's seems its going to be a head bashing

Hopefully the kitchen will get too hot for her.

dws et al are not even trying anymore....they know it is obvious shielding and don't care.

i do not see how this can stand

not to mention they are letting the gop run amok with the national stage and don't care about that either.

this issue has really been moved to the front burner this week, and Debbie Waterboy is definitely feeling the heat.

...is powerless to do jack shit about it.

If she declines, she can stand on an empty stage at the official DNC debate with low viewership and think about how her good friend Wasserman-Schultz hooked her up.

The problem is that Webb and Chaffee are just fine with the debates as they are. I suspect they are stalking horses for the Veep position ready to fill whatever demographic, special interest, or geographic region that Hillary most wants to shore up support for in the general or capture in order to secure the nomination if things get dicey.


But yeah, I would love an AFL/CIO hosted debate.

I hope he prevails.

….is hurting HRC, and not helping her.

Limiting the debates, more than in any other primary cycle, is just fueling the narrative that Hillary and the machine are not to be trusted.

They want candidates like O'Malley and Sanders to seem unfamiliar to many voters when the primaries roll around -- especially if those voters agree with the positions of said candidates (otherwise, there is no point in limiting their public exposure).

The party is screwing us.

I hope he keeps pressing the issue.