In an article on Huffington Post, it was shared that presidential candidate Martin O’Malley has tried to convince Bernie Sanders to debate him without Hillary Clinton. Why? He felt the DNC is, “trying to circle the wagons around this year's inevitable front-runner.”
Bernie turned him down. O’Malley felt Sanders, “...doesn’t want to do anymore debates either. He kind of liked where it is.” Bernie’s spokesman clarified that, “the DNC exclusivity rule would have made us ineligible for the debates with Secretary Clinton.” Probably a smart move by the Sanders team, but it’s interesting O’Malley felt the need to point out that Sanders is also happy with the amount of debates.
Further, Howard Dean was asked about whether the DNC was “circling the wagons” for Hillary. He didn’t buy it, “I don't think the books were cooked and if they were, they were cooked pretty badly because Hillary Clinton is a very good debater. After each debate she gets a bump. If this was a strategy to help Hillary Clinton, I don't think it has."
There you have it. Seems like Dean doesn’t agree that the DNC is trying to manipulate the debates to benefit Hillary, and O’Malley felt Bernie liked how many debates were had as well. What do you guys think?