DNC chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz has decided there will not be any more additional debates despite a call for more debates from the vice-chairs of the DNC , and scathing criticism from candidate Martin O’Malley. Republican memes will continue to dominate the national conversation of the next month and Democratic campaigns will continue to struggle to get their message heard by American voters.
DNC chair closes door on more debates
By Jonathan Easley
Democratic National Committee chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz is closing the door on adding more Democratic presidential debates, and said a controversial clause penalizing candidates for participating in unsanctioned debates would stand.
Speaking at a breakfast with reporters hosted by the Christian Science Monitor, Wasserman Schultz, who has been under fire by Democratic presidential candidates and some within the DNC, said the debate schedule was final and there would be no changes.
“We’re not changing the process. We’re having six debates,” she said. “The candidates will be uninvited from subsequent debates if they accept an invitation to anything outside of the six sanctioned debates.”
In recent weeks, pressure has been building on the DNC to grow the debate schedule. The national party has sanctioned six debates, a dramatic cutback from 2008, when there were about two-dozen.
Thanks for nothing Debbie!