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JI7 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-18-04 11:11 PM
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has Edwards called for debate to exclude Kucinich and Sharpton ?
some on here are claiming kerry is avoiding a debate with edwards only. but i haven't seen any proposal by edwards to debate only kerry and to exclude kucinich and sharpton. cable news hosts asking candidates reps isn't anything since it's just talk without any actual offers. i actually think kerry should debate edwards one on one. i do think edwards would probably do better than kerry also.
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cosmicdot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-18-04 11:18 PM
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1. doing that would be politically uncool
has to be a rumor

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in_cog_ni_to Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-18-04 11:24 PM
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2. Talking heads
on some news shows asked Kerry's reps if he would debate and they avoided answering the question PROBABLY because there's 2 other people still in the race. Why would JUST Kerry and EDWARDS debate? Of course, the Edwards people have spun this to mean Kerry is avoiding a 1 on 1 debate. :eyes:
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SangamonTaylor Donating Member (537 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-18-04 11:28 PM
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3. no, CNN and LAtimes decide who debates
they were all talking about it on CNN last night. The debate is sponsered by CNN, so if Larry King wants to moderate with just Edwards and Kerry, then that's how it goes. Or Kerry could duck and run. If Kerry doesn't like CNN eliminating Sharp and Kucinich (both whom I really enjoy in debates) then he can agree to do more debates. Didn't Kerry say something like....bring it on?
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JI7 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-18-04 11:30 PM
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4. but edwards himself hasn't called for it
edwards himself hasn't called for a debate with only kerry and to exclude sharpton and kucinich.
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revcarol Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-18-04 11:32 PM
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5. If they are smart, they will stand up to CNN and tell them:
"Include everyone or no debate!!"

Do they want our votes if one of them is the nominee or not? If they just want to slough the progressives off, fine, we know where we stand.
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SangamonTaylor Donating Member (537 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-18-04 11:36 PM
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7. I'd be fine as long as they all had equal speaking time
but that'll never happen with Kerry hogging the camera.
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revcarol Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-18-04 11:43 PM
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8. the last debate:
Kerry: 18 times to answer
Kucinich: 8 times to answer, not even half.
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Rooktoven Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-19-04 12:08 AM
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11. If Edwards is smart, he'll play naive and say he's just
abiding by the rules and show up.
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ShaneGR Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-18-04 11:36 PM
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6. I think he has now, checking
Yes, he appeared on Hannity's show last night, was asked about 1 1-on-1.

http://www.foxnews.com/hannityandcolmes/index.html

scroll down to right to Edwards video.
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incapsulated Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-18-04 11:47 PM
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9. spin, spin, spin.
Can you imagine the uproar here if Kerry called for the debates to exclude Kucinich and Sharpton?

woo-hoo.

So, we can just call him a coward instead.

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AlFrankenFan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-18-04 11:51 PM
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10. If Edwards does that...
I won't support him :(

Kucinich and Sharpton are wonderful in the debates.
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