Whether Bennett, Harris, Castro, Booker, me or anyone else, neither $ nor polls (no transparency there!) nor DNC should be allowed to “narrow the field” before IA or NH. That’s the PURPOSE of primaries! The debates are undemocratic & should only exist if all candidates included.

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What it amounts to is the modern equivalent of old time backroom deals where guys with cigars decided who the candidates would be: “Don’t let anyone but our guys get in here.” Paternalism is NOT democracy. People who think they “know best” don’t always do.
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Why does this matter so much? It matters because neofascists are literally at the door, and those who paved the way for this danger are NOT necessarily those who know how best to deal with it. DNC controlling things caused a catastrophe in 2016 & it’s a slow moving car crash now.
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We have to passionately & powerfully support whoever the Democratic candidate in ‘20. But right after the election - whomever wins- we need to break the chokehold of the undemocratic campaign industrial complex.Only the unfiltered voice of the people is wise enough to handle this
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Denying the canidates the ability to debate each other on their own terms and convienance seems like the main issue. I like the first amendment.
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Marianne, you need to address the scenario where an unwieldy number of candidates, say 200 or 300, all claim a right to participate in nationally televised debates.
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I totally agree with you on this @marwilliamson, but why not include #TulsiGabbard on your list? The DNC purposely withheld releasing some polls as “qualifying” and have knowingly NOT included her in MANY polls to keep her off the debate stage. It’s such a scam! #Corruption
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Run independent Marianne! You can win this!! Don’t let your supporters down!
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Thank you, Marianne! My thoughts exactly. Let the people vote and then the @DNC will have their candidate. They medal more than outside forces.
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Why are you making it about the Democrats only? If you were genuine about your complaints you'd make it about the elections as a whole, not just the one you're in.
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Unfortunately the DNC and MSM they are intertwined with are corrupt. When the League of Women Voters hosted the debates the questions were of a much higher calibre and objective. We need to return to an uncompromised, substantive debating platform in general.
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How do you get name recognition if they won't let you on the stage? How do you get campaign ads out there if you don't take dark money? At this time, it feels like candidates have to sell their soul to big donors or some how suck up to the DNC? There must be another way....
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