Well, I finally agree with Trump. When he says the leaders are stupid, I'm sure he's talking about the leadership of the DNC and I couldn't agree with him more.
Are you freaken kidding me?! Only 6 debates at the stupidest dates and times you could come up with?! Who's stupid idea was this, and who would be dumb enough to tell the Democratic activists of the party to stick it in their ear if they don't like the dictatorial approach the DNC uses to run the party?!
Now I know that many here are going to go into an immediate food fight frenzy about Hillary VS Bernie, but frankly, that's not the point of this diary.
Anyone who's been watching the Republican debates, or any of the news coverage of Trump, Bush, Cheney, Palin, Cruz..., has got to be wondering, WTF is wrong with these people?! And what do they here about the Dems? EMAIL! EMAIL! EMAIL!
Every single one of these Republicans is proposing to do almost the exact same thing that GWB did, only with a BIGGER WAR AND A DEEPER DEPRESSION!!! Any single one of the Dems would be light years better than any single one of the Republicans! Anyone who thinks these two parties are the same, is Tea Party delusional!
Wasserman Schultz may think she's helping HC by scheduling very few debates, at times when nobody is watching, but the point is, she's not helping HC or any other Dem!! What in the world is she thinking?! Is she afraid the candidates are going to argue during a debate? Right! I can imagine the big fight;
Candidate 1: I'm going to attack economic inequality by making the rich pay their fair share!
Candidate 2: I'm going to attack economic inequality by making the rich and corporations pay their fair share!
Candidate 1: I'm going to cut the interest rates students have to pay on their loans!
Candidate 2: I'm going to cut rates and issue more grants for middle and lower income students!
Candidate 1: I'm going to support a constitutional amendment to end citizens united!
Candidate 2: I'll only nominate SCOTUS judges who will reverse citizens united!
The horror! The horror! Oh the Humanity!! The blood and bruises of having America watch every single Democrat bending over backward to help the vast majority of Americans, who polls actually show agree with them, while Republicans are threatening an apocalyptic war and total economic collapse! How will the Dems survive such a vivid contrast? And HC will finally have a chance to talk about her policy proposals rather than answering the same stupid questions about email over and over and over .... In fact, it seems lots of prime time debates starting now might very well benefit HC more than any other candidate.
I don't have the stomach for hardball politics, but I do understand it. But when you decide you're going to play hardball, and you start throwing at the chin of the candidate you say you're supporting, well that's the kind of game I can't begin to understand.
Not only should the Dems have many more debates, they need to have them two nights after the Repubs have theirs, and make sure it's in prime time. You can't buy that kind of political contrast messaging even with the Koch's or Trump's billions!
I don't care why Wasserman Schultz is doing this, but it's one of the damn dumbest political moves I've ever seen in my life, and it could very well cost the Dems the 2016 election. I have not been impressed with her leadership for some time now, but this absurdity of few and hidden debates is a disqualifying display of incompetence, and she has to go!
Bring back Howard Dean, or at least find someone who can see the folly in this craziness, especially going into what is going to be a very tough 2016 election.
I know the white house isn't going to do anything about this petition someone put on their website, but if enough signatures get on it, it could draw press attention which might put enough pressure on her to wake up and stop this nonsense.
While you're at it, here's the phone number to the DNC (202) 863-8000 so give them a call and demand more debates and at a time when people will be watching.