The first debates of the primary also come as a number of candidates are barely registering in the polls and desperate for a splashy moment.
poster="http://v.politico.com/images/1155968404/201906/3264/1155968404_6051791315001_6051790596001-vs.jpg?pubId=1155968404" But the distinction between personal attacks and policy disagreements are sometimes in the eye of the beholder. In the 2016 primary, many Hillary Clinton supporters thought Sanders was too aggressive and blame him for her eventual loss. Sanders’ aides strongly disagree with that view and insist he challenged her only on policy, noting that he famously said in an October 2015 debate, “The American people are sick and tired of hearing about your damn emails.
poster="http://v.politico.com/images/1155968404/201906/1170/1155968404_6045385905001_6045035450001-vs.jpg?pubId=1155968404"“I think the entire party watches what the tea party did to the Republican Party … and wants to find a way to move politics and governance leftward, but not burn the world down as it does it,” said Scott Mulhauser, a former aide to Biden.
LET THOSE HACKS STEW, DEPLORABLES
good. it should.
Yeah, so, this is not helpful politico. Not at all. Secure that weapon and don't take it out again until maybe 2021.
Yard sign Pez
Because they know they will lose .
awosss cant wait for the first one
just think, all these clowns fighting eachother just to be nationally humiliated by Trump
Since they have very little justification, I bet it does.
I can nearly guarantee you that debates and campaigns VS trump are going to be markedly easier then those VS other dems. This field is stacked, hopefully the stay position and policy focused. I like all of the field. Anyone but Trump should be a combined slogan.
.BernieSanders, .CoryBooker, .KamalaHarris, et al., it's urgent you avoid a circular firing squad! Remember defeating Trump is 1 goal, above your winning the nomination. DON'T attack Biden for being 'un-progressive'. That WILL stick w/ voters & suppress Dem turnout next Nov!
That's because they're dumb then. It's hard to imagine anything more irrelevant to beating Trump. Then again maybe I think that because my candidate doesn't have a closet full of horrifying secrets.
It's unbelievably satisfying to watch these Bozos tear eachother apart.
Yeah the coronation worked so well last time
It’s going to be like watching the Home Shopping Network, each candidate will have freebies they are offering for your votes.
I will lose respect for (and will chastise on Twitter) any Dem that resorts to personal attacks during these debates. I am looking forward to a lively discussion of policy differences.
Unfollowing - enough with our crap reports
“Democrats also said they’re worried that the media — rather than the candidates themselves — will encourage and exaggerate divisions.” Politico should take note as the whole article proves this person correct
I dont engage with circus clowns. The dems have no chance with the example of the useless and failure Congress. You are all toxic. Learn to Legislate or sit the F down.
Are you kidding me? The other guy is locking babies in cages and Dems are scared of what?!
Well, duh!
Well you know what? I seem to remember a certain orange one getting the nomination of his party by being the most obnoxious jerk on the stage. So, if they beat each other up it couldn’t be any uglier than the 2016 GOP primaries..
not really...
It will be a bidding war as to who can provide the most expensive “free” stuff paid by those of us that actually pay taxes...🤔
And it's only Democrats who saw this coming.
Who can screech “orange man bad” in the loudest most ridiculous way?..riveting.
It'll be more of a clown show.
I think that all will be trying to take out the current leader Joe Biden. And they will fail miserably
So dems are scared of losing an election if theyre too tough. NOKO, Iran, and Russia are very happy to hear that!
Oh believe it, this will easily be the most self-destructive debate cycle in American history. The worst aspect is, it has the potential to taint and eliminate some of the best candidates. This does not end well.
They need to have a binding agreement where no personal attacks, except towards trump, is acceptable. We must keep the focus on returning American Values & how trump has eroded them to the never ending joy of his Puppet Master, Putin!
Why in the name of all that is right and not wasting the publics time, do they not just have a ranked vote among the candidates. Top 5 or 10 move on. Simple streamlined and efficient. Oh wait, these are politicians, never mind.
They have NOTHING to run on!
It’s going to be a show! They have absolutely nothing to offer America!
Too late for recriminations now, push through and make it work. My concern is they don't seem poised to work to flip the Senate.
Anyone not polling double digits should drop out now.
Get rid of the irrelevant candidates who are desperate and are polling at -5% then!
If this wasn't such a salient deterrent, who knows how many potential Dem candidates would have emerged?.. - The prospect of taking on a sitting president after a months-long internal bloodbath is keeping many 2020 candidates up at night
They don't' call Politico, Tiger Beat of the Potomac for no reason. Bloodbath? Give me a break.
I dunno what's to worry about, Joe Biden is the one ordained by the backroom deals to be the next president.
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