Democratic Party will not hold Primary Debates like the cowards they are.

[BluesDriver66]

Make no mistake about it. Candidate suppression is voter suppression. Get ready for another Trump presidency.

Fact Check: Do Democrats Plan to 'Cancel' Presidential Primary Debates?​

The Democratic Party has "no plans" to sponsor primary debates, a decision that has been condemned by anti-COVID vaccination candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who is also seeking the party's 2024 nomination, according to The Washington Post.

https://www.newsweek.com/fact-check-do-democrats-plan-cancel-presidential-primary-debates-1796585

Biden’s approval rating hits new low ​

President Joe Biden’s approval sank to a new low, an ABC News/Washington Post poll found, two weeks after the president announced his reelection campaign.
https://www.politico.com/news/2023/05/07/biden-polling-approval-rating-trump-00095699

 

[phrodeau]

The RNC refuses to participate with the Commission on Presidential Debates because Trump whined too much.

https://www.npr.org/2022/04/14/1092...the-biased-commission-on-presidential-debates

 

[Chernosoth]

One has difficulty with speaking and another has difficulty with not speaking.

 

[BluesDriver66]

The RNC refuses to participate with the Commission on Presidential Debates because Trump whined too much.

https://www.npr.org/2022/04/14/1092...the-biased-commission-on-presidential-debates

The Commission is a fraud organization designed to benefit the two major parties and their corporate masters to the exclusion of everyone else. They used to have, under the LWV, a panel of broadcast and print journalists asking unscreened questions of the candidates. Then the Commision took over and it was have just one, corporate paid, multi-millionaire, media celebrity ask only pre-screened, corporate approved, questions. Now these fuckers won't even show up. The entire process is nothing but a sick joke.

League of Women Voters​

The LWV sponsored the United States presidential debates in 1976, 1980 and 1984.[76][77] On October 2, 1988, the LWV's 14 trustees voted unanimously to pull out of the debates, and on October 3 they issued a press release condemning the demands of the major candidates' campaigns. LWV President Nancy Neuman said that the debate format would "perpetrate a fraud on the American voter" and that the organization did not intend to "become an accessory to the hoodwinking of the American public."[78][79] All presidential debates since 1988 have been sponsored by the Commission on Presidential Debates, a bipartisan organization run by the two major parties.[80]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/League_of_Women_Voters

 

[adrina]

Considering that less than 20% of eligible voters participate in the primaries...

 

[BluesDriver66]

Considering that less than 20% of eligible voters participate in the primaries...

How does more people voting make the system less corrupt? It only perpetuates the illusion of legitimacy. The problem is the corruption. Not the number of people buying into the corruption. It would be like saying if only more people bought those nasty convenience store hot dogs the quality would improve. That's not the way it works.

 

[adrina]

So there ya go, it's not legitimate if it happens anyway.

 

[phrodeau]

just one, corporate paid, multi-millionaire, media celebrity ask only pre-screened, corporate approved, questions.

Who are you talking about, exactly? Here are some names to select from:
Jim Lehrer
Bob Schieffer
Martha Raddatz
Candy Crowley
Lester Holt
Elaine Quijano
Chris Wallace
Kristen Welker
Susan Page

 

[BluesDriver66]

Who are you talking about, exactly? Here are some names to select from:
Jim Lehrer
Bob Schieffer
Martha Raddatz
Candy Crowley
Lester Holt
Elaine Quijano
Chris Wallace
Kristen Welker
Susan Page

Everyone on that list is a celebrity millionaire whose salary depend on pleasing their corporate masters.

 

[YDB95]

When an incumbent president is running for election, his party never has primary debates. I guess technically they could, but it hasn't happened since I don't know when, quite possibly never. It's one thing if you want to argue about that in principle, but it's silly to single out the current Democratic party in any way on that score.

 

[JoePepsiCo]

The Political Debate as a vehicle to express ideas and goals in its modern incarnation is not Lincoln-Douglass but more of a "tastes great-less filling" infomercial.

 

[phrodeau]

Everyone on that list is a celebrity millionaire whose salary depend on pleasing their corporate masters.

Sure, they’re all elite, ass-kissing Tucker Carlsons.

 

[Philthy_Phil]

How does more people voting make the system less corrupt? It only perpetuates the illusion of legitimacy. The problem is the corruption. Not the number of people buying into the corruption. It would be like saying if only more people bought those nasty convenience store hot dogs the quality would improve. That's not the way it works.

Trump lost. Get over it.

 

[Rightguide]

They will hide Joe Biden just like they did last time. It's about putting themselves back in control, not Joe Biden. This is the first time our government wasn't run by a President.

 

[ll74]

More BDS ^^^^^

 

[BluesDriver66]

Trump lost. Get over it.

If you think I support Trump you're not too bright.

 

[BluesDriver66]

Sure, they’re all elite, ass-kissing Tucker Carlsons.

Corporate paid millionaires don't bite the hands that feed them. They enjoy their multi-million dollar salaries and do what they're told.

 

[BluesDriver66]

When an incumbent president is running for election, his party never has primary debates. I guess technically they could, but it hasn't happened since I don't know when, quite possibly never. It's one thing if you want to argue about that in principle, but it's silly to single out the current Democratic party in any way on that score.

I'll single out Democrats, Republicans, or whoever. But let's get real here. If I came in here and said, Dirty, filthy Republicans support unnecessary wars, refuse to provide appropriate healthcare for all it's citizens, take dirty money from corporate interests, and lie and cheat on their wives" you wouldn't be coming in here claiming, "You're not being fair to Republicans because Democrats do it too. Besides that's always the way it's been done so it's okay".

 

[YDB95]

I'll single out Democrats, Republicans, or whoever. But let's get real here. If I came in here and said, Dirty, filthy Republicans support unnecessary wars, refuse to provide appropriate healthcare for all it's citizens, take dirty money from corporate interests, and lie and cheat on their wives" you wouldn't be coming in here claiming, "You're not being fair to Republicans because Democrats do it too. Besides that's always the way it's been done so it's okay".

Apples and oranges. You said (or at least implied) that there's something unusual about the lack of primary debates involving an incumbent president,a nd there isn't. And I did say, if you want to argue about whether that's the right thing to do, fine. But that's not what you did here and you know it.

 

[Lazaran]

Apples and oranges. You said (or at least implied) that there's something unusual about the lack of primary debates involving an incumbent president,a nd there isn't. And I did say, if you want to argue about whether that's the right thing to do, fine. But that's not what you did here and you know it.

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A screaming, breathless, canard headline, followed up by manufactured poutrage / butthurt, with the OP identifying as a victim.

If I didn’t know any better, I would suspect that BD66 was a BB alt or a “Right”guide alt.

JFC

SAD!!!

 

[BluesDriver66]

Apples and oranges. You said (or at least implied) that there's something unusual about the lack of primary debates involving an incumbent president,a nd there isn't. And I did say, if you want to argue about whether that's the right thing to do, fine. But that's not what you did here and you know it.

i didn't imply anything. I'm not responsible for your misinterpretations. As anyone who has read my posts knows I don't mince words, I say what I mean and I mean what I say. I really don't care how popular or unpopular my opinions are. If I wanted to say it's unprecedented I would have said it.

When I rail against the Democrats my core issue is the breaking status quo. No pretending it doesn't exist.

 

[adrina]

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A screaming, breathless, canard headline, followed up by manufactured poutrage / butthurt, with the OP identifying as a victim.

If I didn’t know any better, I would suspect that BD66 was a BB alt or a “Right”guide alt.

JFC

SAD!!!

There's a consistency at least with the utter contempt for the democrats. Heh.

 

[BluesDriver66]

There's a consistency at least with the utter contempt for the democrats. Heh.

My contempt is for people allowing 45,000 Americans die due to lack of healthcare. I couldn't care less if they are Democrats or not.

 

[YDB95]

i didn't imply anything. I'm not responsible for your misinterpretations. As anyone who has read my posts knows I don't mince words, I say what I mean and I mean what I say.

Baloney. You opened with "Fact Check: Do Democrats Plan to 'Cancel' Presidential Primary Debates?" Whether intentional on your part or not, that implies that Biden or his campaign team are trying to dodge debates, rather than the reality that there is never an expectation of the incumbent engaging in debates with a primary challenger (especially a gadfly like RFK Jr.). If you wanted to make the case that it was unfair that incumbents don't debate their primary opponents, you should have said that.

And yes, I have read your posts. Which is exactly why I'm not giving you the benefit of the doubt here.

 

[BluesDriver66]

Again. I'm not responsible for your misinterpretations or conspiracy theories. If you have a question just ask. Dodging debates is cowardly regardless of how traditional you think it is.

"Cancel" was in the Headline. Not my words but I'm not that anal retentive to get hung up on it.

Candidate suppression is voter suppression.