There is a smaller group of climate protesters here today (Sunrise is mostly at a training in Berkeley) but there are shouts of "we can't wait!" as Perez begins a likely vote on affirming the "no unsanctioned debates" (ie no climate debate) rule.
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Kansas DNC member Chris Reeves: "If an asteroid was coming down to earth, there would be no question about having a debate about it."
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It's not an existential threat to humanity's existence! It's a threat to a lot of us, but it's not a civilization-level threat like climate change.
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There might be another rationale in play inside the DNC: Pennsylvania. Hillary was 100% right about coal miners losing their jobs, but the DNC may have decided that it didn’t do her any favors in 2016 & want to avoid that risk.
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Then what’s the point of the DNC is what they’re afraid the next question will be.
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My take: Who cares? More conversation is good! If voters want more debates let them have them. The networks love it! The young turks /Rogan will probably do it for free! If the candidates want to tour instead have their advisors debate! Why not?
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The debates are important, but last night on her show Rachel Maddow seemed to suggest MSNBC would welcome giving a precious primetime platform for serious candidates who cease to qualify & MSNBC has already shown a willingness to do deep dives on issues, including climate change.
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Why can’t we have a debate on every topic? That’s actually exactly what we need.
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With the internet we can do it practically free too.or at least cheap.
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One expects the President to be able to address more than one existential threat
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