Edwards agrees to smaller three-way debate

**Tumbleweed** · Admin Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts votes: 4

It looks like MSNBC is going to host a 3-way debate .

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Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards renewed his call Tuesday for smaller, more substantive candidate forums, agreeing to MSNBC’s invitation to debate Sen. Hillary Clinton and Rep. Dennis Kucinich on live television.

Edwards, a former senator from North Carolina and the Democrats’ vice presidential candidate in 2004, and Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., were captured on open microphones criticizing Kucinich, D-Ohio, by name after an NAACP candidates forum last week.

Edwards was recorded by several news organizations telling Clinton that “we should try to have a more serious … smaller group,” to which Clinton replied, “We’ve got to cut the number.”

“Our guys should talk,” Clinton added, handing ammunition to critics who accused her and Edwards of colluding to freeze out lesser-known Democrats like Kucinich and former Sen. Mike Gravel of Alaska.

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**CHUQ** · Agitator Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts votes: 3

Of course they would like this, it would eliminate the voice of the other candidates and give the appearance that there is only 2 or 3 candidates. The frontrunners have canned opinions, the other tiers have passion and conviction. I say screw 'em let all speak!

**Wolf** · Soldier Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts votes: 1

I was watching Edwards on Hard Ball last night, and I have to admit I jumped to conclusions. My mistake. I think Edwards, Kucinich and Gravel ought to be in a debate, with Richardson, Obama and Clinton in another the following evening. The remaining candidates could then have a debate the evening after that. Yeah, three nights of debate might be a bit much, but it could be spread out over a week, and then the next round the candidate rosters could be mixed around so different candidates get to debate each other. I know, sounds complicated, but debates these days are little more than soundbite fodder when there are nine people on stage competing for time.

**Tumbleweed** · Admin Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts votes: 4

It looks like Richardson in moving up in a few polls lately, especially in New Hampshire.

Gravel has to be the worst candidate running. Laughing

**CHUQ** · Agitator Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts votes: 3

Gravel is his own person, haha. He is a bit strange, but did you know that he entered the entire Pentagon Papers into the senate record back in the 70's?