Lots of democrats are pissed at the DNC for restricting debates. DNC may believe they are protecting 'the anointed one' for coronation but, they are also hurting democratic national chances by preventing the democratic message from becoming a part of national conversation.
NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio, wants to do something about that.
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio’s office is planning a national forum on inequality with presidential candidates at a college in Iowa before the end of November, according to two people familiar with the matter.
Representatives for U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont and Martin O’Malley, former governor of Maryland, both candidates for the Democratic presidential nomination, said they hoped to participate.
A representative for Hillary Clinton didn’t have an immediate comment.
Mr. de Blasio wants to shape the agenda of the presidential-election year with his progressive agenda that focuses on stemming income inequality and includes pushes on universal prekindergarten, a higher minimum wage and closing a loophole that lets hedge-fund executives pay income taxes at a lower rate.
The mayor is getting some push-back on his plans as some are pushing for him to endorse Hillary Clinton already, especially since Bill de Blasio managed Clinton's NY Senate campaign.
But, so far, the mayor is resisting the endorsement. The mayor has said that he is a Bernie Sanders fan and even went so far as to skip the Clinton campaign NYC announcement ceremony.