Two things I think, are given:
a) Bernie Sanders, Martin O'Malley, the other Democratic candidates, and all of their supporters, want more debates. As the trailing candidates, debates are an important factor in raising their support.
b) The Hillary Clinton camp does not want more debates. For similar reasons.
However, I am not sure the last one applies to all the Clinton supporters.
After all, there are numerous reasons why we, Clinton supporters or not, would want to see more Democratic Party primary debates. For instance: greater exposure for Democratic platforms, better exposure for the candidates themselves, good practice for the candidates for the General election, and generally more reflective of the open dialogue and democracy we desire out of our political system.
And in general, it does seem to be the case, that people want to see more debates on the Democratic side. Even though Clinton is currently in the lead in the polls, this poll also finds overwhelming support, at 86%, for more debates. So the idea that you want Clinton to win, and you want to see more debates regardless, is not outrageous.
So, I thought it would be interesting to get the Dailykos community's take. I know that we are a rather unrepresentative group compared to the demographics of the nation, perhaps to a certain extent even compared to the larger Democratic Party. But I think it would also give a better idea of where the calls for more debates is coming from.
Is it coming from the fringe extreme Liberals that are out of touch with the Democratic base, as the people at the DNC might contend? Is it coming from the supporters of the also-rans, who just want to see their candidates get as many opportunities to overtake Clinton as possible? Or, is it a widespread, genuine desire throughout our Party to see more debate, more open dialogue?
So, take the poll, and let me know what you think in the comments about the whole Democratic Party Primary Debates controversy. And, I hope you do your best to be honest with yourself about how you would answer the question. Whatever our positions, and whatever our reasoning, for the most part, we are all still on the same side.