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Tonight’s Permitted Debate

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Tonight, the Democratic Party holds its first presidential debate of this cycle. Finally! It’s one of only six total throughout the entire campaign for the party nomination.

And all the other debates will be on weekends, with much lower TV viewership.

What does it suggest when a political party wants to minimize rather than maximize the degree to which the public gets to see its candidates and hear the party’s message?

“[I]t seems infelicitous,” writes The Washington Post’s Greg Sargent, “for Democrats to be embroiled in a very public fight in which party leaders are increasingly being accused of limiting the exposure of the candidates to voters.”

Is Supreme Democratic Party Commander Debbie Wasserman Schultz afraid that familiarity will breed contempt?

As party chair, Wasserman Schultz unilaterally decreed that debates shall be limited to just six. She also warned that “candidates will be uninvited to any debates if they accept invitation to any debates outside the 6‑debate schedule.” (Meanwhile, Republicans are holding nine presidential debates, but likewise, dictatorially, blocking participation in additional debates.)

Wasserman Schultz, facing protests and heckling, claims her only aim is to prevent the debate schedule from getting “out of control.”

Or out of her control, perhaps?

Presidential candidate and former Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley called it a “rigged process,” asking, “What national or party interest does this decree serve?”

The limited debate schedule serves as a huge advantage for frontrunner Hillary Clinton by limiting the breakout opportunities of her opponents.

But, at least tonight, all the world’s a stage.

This is Common Sense. I’m Paul Jacob.


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4 replies on “Tonight’s Permitted Debate”

I’ll be watching the Dodgers @ Mets. Let’s Go Mets. Least that will be genuine & exciting as opposed to lies & promises that I can no longer stomach. This election (as all seem to be now) is about either free stuff gimmes or fiscal responsibility. And I know which side this debate falls on.

I watched the Mets as well. (Too bad they lost) and switched to the debate between innings. The debate was just another source of entertainment. The best part was reading the live bloggers during the debate.

Presidential candidate and former Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley called it a “rigged process,”
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Isn’t everything the democrats do ‘rigged’?

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