Carl, although I agree Clinton's comments were silly one thing rings true is
that negative campaigning historically has not worked well for Democratic
candidates and I hope Sanders remembers that.
Frank
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[mailto:blind-democracy-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Carl Jarvis
Sent: Monday, March 28, 2016 9:07 PM
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Subject: [blind-democracy] Re: No NY Debate, says Clinton Campaign, Until
Sanders Changes His 'Tone'
Bad bad, Bernie. You'd better talk nice to the very important lady, or she
will not talk to you.
Now Clinton is sounding as silly as Donald Trump. She thinks she gets to
establish the level of nice talk? Wait until she comes up against Trump or
Cruz.
Reading between the lines, I think Clinton is afraid she will not have good
answers.
Carl Jarvis
On 3/28/16, Miriam Vieni <miriamvieni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
No NY Debate, says Clinton Campaign, Until Sanders Changes His 'Tone'
Following landslide victories on Saturday in Washington, Alaska, and
Hawaii, Sanders looks ahead to contests in Wisconsin, New York, and
beyond by Jon Queally, staff writer, Deirdre Fulton, staff writer "I
would hope very much that as we go into New York state, Secretary
Clinton's home state, that we will have a debate - New York City or
Upstate, wherever - on the important issues facing New York and, in
fact, the country," Sanders said on Sunday. (Photo: AP)
Update: 3:30 EDT
Hillary Clinton's chief campaign strategist has dodged Bernie Sanders'
call for a debate before the April 19 primary in New York, saying the
former secretary of state's response depends on whether the Vermont
senator changes his "tone."
"This is a man who said he'd never run a negative ad ever. He's now
running them. They're planning to run more," Clinton operative Joel
Benenson said Monday on CNN. "Let's see the tone of the campaign he
wants to run before we get to any other questions."
Asked what the risk is to debating Sanders in New York, Benenson
replied that there is "no risk" for Clinton but that Sanders "doesn't
get to decide"
the schedule.
"She's done very well in the debates. The debates have been very good,
but Sen. Sanders doesn't get to decide when we debate, particularly
when he's running a very negative campaign against us," he said.
"Let's see if he goes back to the kind of tone he said he was going to
set early on. If he does that, then we'll talk about debates."
"So no chance of a New York debate?" CNN's Kate Bolduan reportedly pressed.
"I didn't say that," Benenson said. "I said we're going to see what
kind of tone he sets."
Earlier...
With the momentum in Bernie Sanders' favor following a triple victory
in the 'Pacific Primary' over the weekend-beating rival Hillary
Clinton by landslide margins in Washington, Alaska, and Hawaii-his
campaign thinks it's time to treat voters in upcoming states to
something they haven't seen in nearly three weeks: a televised debate.
With the next primary in Wisconsin on April 5th followed by the
Wyoming caucus on April 9th, the Sanders campaign is now calling for a
televised debate with Clinton in New York sometime prior to that large
state's primary on April 19th.
Appearing on Meet The Press with Chuck Todd on Sunday, Sanders said
that potential voters in New York and beyond should be allowed to hear
from the candidates before the next wave of voting. "I would hope very
much that as we go into New York state, Secretary Clinton's home
state, that we will have a debate - New York City or Upstate, wherever
- on the important issues facing New York and, in fact, the country,"
Sanders said.
Asked by the New York Times on Sunday, a Clinton campaign spokesperson
declined to comment about the debate proposal.
Watch:
Later on Sunday, Sanders' campaign manager Jeff Weaver sent a letter
(pdf) to his counterpart in the Clinton campaign, Robby Mook, laying
out the argument for why a debate would be in the best interest of
voters and reminding Mook that the two campaigns had agreed to "three
additional debates - one in March, one in April, one in May - in
return for our campaign agreeing to the late scheduled debate in New
Hampshire prior to that state's primary."
The letter continued:
As Alex Garafolo explains at the International Business Times, there's
nothing politically surprising about Sanders wanting to put all his
chips on the table ahead of the New York contest:
In the April 19 primary there are 247 delegates at stake. While the
delegates in the primary are allocated proportionally, a decisive win
in the state could either bring Sanders near even with (or even ahead
of) Clinton, while a Clinton win would effectively end Sanders chances
of winning the nomination. Clinton currently holds double digit leads
in the latest polls of likely voters in the state. Sanders hopes a
debate in the state could turn those numbers around.
To that end, the Sanders campaign has made no secret that it is
gearing up for an aggressive drive for New York votes. "To capitalize
on his fresh momentum," the Washington Post reports on Monday,
"Sanders plans an aggressive push in New York, modeled after his
come-from-behind victory a few weeks ago in Michigan. He intends to
barnstorm the state as if he were running for governor. His advisers,
spoiling for a brawl, have commissioned polls to show which contrasts
with Clinton - from Wall Street to fracking - could do the most damage to her
at home."
And as Tad Devine, one of Sanders' top strategists, explained to the
Post, "We'll be the underdog, but being the underdog in New York is
not the worst situation in politics. We're going to make a real run for it."
The last head-to-head debate between Clinton and Sanders was held on
March 9th in Miami, Florida.
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No NY Debate, says Clinton Campaign, Until Sanders Changes His 'Tone'
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Monday, March 28, 2016
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Common Dreams
No NY Debate, says Clinton Campaign, Until Sanders Changes His 'Tone'
Following landslide victories on Saturday in Washington, Alaska, and
Hawaii, Sanders looks ahead to contests in Wisconsin, New York, and
beyond by Jon Queally, staff writer, Deirdre Fulton, staff writer
. 86 Comments
. "I would hope very much that as we go into New York state, Secretary
Clinton's home state, that we will have a debate - New York City or
Upstate, wherever - on the important issues facing New York and, in
fact, the country," Sanders said on Sunday. (Photo: AP)
. Update: 3:30 EDT
. Hillary Clinton's chief campaign strategist has dodged Bernie
Sanders' call for a debate before the April 19 primary in New York,
saying the former secretary of state's response depends on whether the
Vermont senator changes his "tone."
. "This is a man who said he'd never run a negative ad ever. He's now
running them. They're planning to run more," Clinton operative Joel
Benenson said Monday on CNN. "Let's see the tone of the campaign he
wants to run before we get to any other questions."
. Asked what the risk is to debating Sanders in New York, Benenson
replied that there is "no risk" for Clinton but that Sanders "doesn't
get to decide" the schedule.
. "She's done very well in the debates. The debates have been very
good, but Sen. Sanders doesn't get to decide when we debate,
particularly when he's running a very negative campaign against us,"
he said. "Let's see if he goes back to the kind of tone he said he was going
to set early on.
If
he does that, then we'll talk about debates."
"So no chance of a New York debate?" CNN's Kate Bolduan reportedly pressed.
"I didn't say that," Benenson said. "I said we're going to see what
kind of tone he sets."
Earlier...
With the momentum in Bernie Sanders' favor following a triple victory
in the 'Pacific Primary' over the weekend-beating rival Hillary
Clinton by landslide margins in Washington, Alaska, and Hawaii-his
campaign thinks it's time to treat voters in upcoming states to
something they haven't seen in nearly three weeks: a televised debate.
With the next primary in Wisconsin on April 5th followed by the
Wyoming caucus on April 9th, the Sanders campaign is now calling for a
televised debate with Clinton in New York sometime prior to that large
state's primary on April 19th.
Appearing on Meet The Press with Chuck Todd on Sunday, Sanders said
that potential voters in New York and beyond should be allowed to hear
from the candidates before the next wave of voting. "I would hope very
much that as we go into New York state, Secretary Clinton's home
state, that we will have a debate - New York City or Upstate, wherever
- on the important issues facing New York and, in fact, the country,"
Sanders said.
Asked by the New York Times on Sunday, a Clinton campaign spokesperson
declined to comment about the debate proposal.
Watch:
Later on Sunday, Sanders' campaign manager Jeff Weaver sent a letter
(pdf) to his counterpart in the Clinton campaign, Robby Mook, laying
out the argument for why a debate would be in the best interest of
voters and reminding Mook that the two campaigns had agreed to "three
additional debates - one in March, one in April, one in May - in
return for our campaign agreeing to the late scheduled debate in New
Hampshire prior to that state's primary."
The letter continued:
As Alex Garafolo explains at the International Business Times, there's
nothing politically surprising about Sanders wanting to put all his
chips on the table ahead of the New York contest:
In the April 19 primary there are 247 delegates at stake. While the
delegates in the primary are allocated proportionally, a decisive win
in the state could either bring Sanders near even with (or even ahead
of) Clinton, while a Clinton win would effectively end Sanders chances
of winning the nomination. Clinton currently holds double digit leads
in the latest polls of likely voters in the state. Sanders hopes a
debate in the state could turn those numbers around.
To that end, the Sanders campaign has made no secret that it is
gearing up for an aggressive drive for New York votes. "To capitalize
on his fresh momentum," the Washington Post reports on Monday,
"Sanders plans an aggressive push in New York, modeled after his
come-from-behind victory a few weeks ago in Michigan. He intends to
barnstorm the state as if he were running for governor. His advisers,
spoiling for a brawl, have commissioned polls to show which contrasts
with Clinton - from Wall Street to fracking - could do the most damage to her
at home."
And as Tad Devine, one of Sanders' top strategists, explained to the
Post, "We'll be the underdog, but being the underdog in New York is
not the worst situation in politics. We're going to make a real run for it."
The last head-to-head debate between Clinton and Sanders was held on
March 9th in Miami, Florida.
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