Mark Penn Wants More Debates, One per week (Including one on Fixed News on Feb 11)

Penn: More debates! (One on Fox!)


In a conference call with reporters, Clinton strategist Mark Penn announced that Clinton would like to face off against Obama in one debate every week between now and March 4.

"The campaign believes that it’s critically important that we continue the debate," he said, citing the questions of "who offers universal healthcare and who's best prepared to fix the economy."

Debates have, generally, been stronger turf for Clinton, but it's also a mark of the shifting dynamic: You don't usually see the frontrunner demanding debates.

Penn said Clinton would like to see debates in Ohio, Texas, and Washington, and had already accepted three: One on ABC's This Week with George Stephanopolous, one CNN debate in Ohio February 7, and an MSNBC debate the next day hosted by Chris Matthews.

Wolfson also said Clinton has accepted a debate on Fox News, something Democrats shunned last year. That debate is scheduled for February 11, in Washington D.C., and would also air on the local Fox affiliate.

http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith/0208/Penn_More_debates.html#comments

spin coming from Obamanation.
:hi: Obamanation

The know the exit poll results from today.

They had to lose.

:thumbsdown:

screw him-I'm surprised he didn't just so happen to mention cocaine in his sentence-scumbag. Man I truly question the Clinton's judgement when it comes to surrogates and operatives. I mean just look at where ex-Clinton-ite Dick "let me suck on your toes" Morris now is working

and because he is really fucking worried.

However, it's a great idea!!!

I hate that propaganda mill. dems should stay off it.

It's 90-minutes of Democratic message on a GOP network WITHOUT ANY FILTER OR COUNTERSPIN from the Repukes.

90 minutes where the Repuke dumbfu**s in "heartland America" get to hear our message UNFILTERED.


Preaching to the choir doesn't help anything. Let's take our message to THEIR audience.... and maybe open a few eyes.

I liked what John Edwards' camp had to say when they dropped out (Clinton and Obama soon followed):

Showing striking leadership, presidential candidate John Edwards, encouraged by Black activists, Black bloggers and Jesse Jackson, dropped out of a scheduled debate for September to be sponsored by the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) and Fox News.

Edwards deputy campaign manager Jonathan Prince explained to the AP, "there's just no reason for Democrats to give Fox a platform to advance the right-wing agenda while pretending they're objective." The Edwards campaign went out of its way to point out that Edwards planned to participate in a CBC debate hosted by CNN. The Democratic National Committee has also come out in opposition to the Fox debates, excluding them from the six debates they plan to sanction.

There is no f'n reason for our candidates to walk into that lion's den. Absolutely nothing good could come of it.

...their internals are showing that Obama is winning big today.

More debates help them try to change the dynamic. Because after today, Obama will be the front-runner.

The person running behind ALWAYS calls for more debates.



That said.... I have no problem with more debates. They are free 90-minute commercials for the Democratic party that play in front of millions of viewers without any GOP counter-spin.

This Obama supporter says SURE! Let's have more debates.

Penn's involvement in Hillary's campaign was one of the components that pushed me to Obama.

Here he is on Super Tuesday interjecting himself as the strategist for Hillary. It's all about him and his P.R. business getting publicity for itself.

Hillary really needs to fire this poisonous snake.

She really needs to dump him.

I find Mark Penn to be vile, personally.

But... I have a feeling this is nothing more than political artistry by a veteran strategist. Has the added benefit of lowering Clinton's expectations, as if the campaign is "moving on."

But I don't really think anything much can be read into it, other than a little bit of game day artistry. :-)

Don't question Mark Penn.

to NOT do a debate on Fox?

Why should there be a change in that agreement now?

And the debates are getting to be less interesting at this point. We've seen one where it was just Clinton V. Obama. Positions have been discussed. What is to be gained by going over and over it?

It will eventually turn off those waiting to vote. The last thing we need is to put off voters by diluting it all. I wouldn't mind seeing a couple a month, or even one/month.

They need all the free advertising they can get.

about the 3 trillion budget of death....

Wonder what scared Penn in their internal polling?

(And Obama would be a fool to agree with this.)

Clearly the American public prefers style over substance. I think Clinton should just get out there and sign up for dancing with the stars and get a few rock star celebrities to endorse her....then it would be game, set, match.

I'm sure I'm one of the few, but I'm getting sick of all the debates. The candidates are better off campaigning the road, imo. It's much more intimate.

He needs to focus on reaching as many people as possible through his campaign appearences, and stop wasting time worrying about what contrived outrage the Clintons will dream up this week.

Penn also must know Hillary is a better debater than Obama and has encyclopedic knowledge about policy.

And then Obamites ask why their candidate is seen as the American Idol candidate by so many...

Penn said Clinton would like to see debates in Ohio, Texas, and Washington, and had already accepted three: One on ABC's This Week with George Stephanopolous, one CNN debate in Ohio February 7, and an MSNBC debate the next day hosted by Chris Matthews.

Wolfson also said Clinton has accepted a debate on Fox News, something Democrats shunned last year. That debate is scheduled for February 11, in Washington D.C., and would also air on the local Fox affiliate.

~~This idea would take Obama off the trails, where he does the best.

:eyes: I'm so surprised.

Good point. Good idea from Clintons crew though, wonder how this one will play out.....

If he does agree she'll do another 'we are really great friends and have almost no differences between us and are untied for our party and America' and then send out hit-pieces and do negative robocalls right before the next contests (where she can afford it).

All while having Terry M tell the media how great of a Vice-President Obama will make for Hillary. (See vote for her now and you can vote for both of them in November...really...wink wink).

They have scheduled 3 debates from the 7th to the 11th allready. That's abit over the top.

Seriously, they should have as many as possible, but none on Fox.

I can see one or two more debates, but I don't see anything to be gained by 5 more debates. C'mon.

Two podiums set apart with the ability of each person to ask the questions and not have Wolf or Tim there... and not on Foxed Noise either...