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Bernie Sanders Agrees to Debate Donald Trump
I hope it happens. Wonder what Clinton thinks about this. I think it will hurt her and help Sanders.
Bernie Sanders Agrees to Debate Donald Trump
LANCASTER, California — In the latest twist to this unpredictable 2016 presidential race, presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders independently agreed Wednesday night to debate each other.
On ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" Trump was asked if he would consider holding a debate with Sanders. Trump agreed to the idea."If he paid a sum toward charity I would love to do that," said the business mogul, noting that a Sanders vs. Trump debate "would have such high ratings."Sanders quickly responded with a tweet reading, "Game On. I look forward to debating Donald Trump in California before the June 7th primary."
This response was also a jab at Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton, who this week declined to face off with Sanders in a previously agreed upon California debate.Sanders said during a Santa Monica rally Monday that he was "disturbed but not surprised" that Clinton "backed out of the debate."Clinton's communications director Jennifer Palmieri wrote in a statement that her candidate's time was "best spent campaigning and meeting directly with voters across California."
“We hold these truths to be self-evident,” former vice president Biden said during a campaign event in Texas on Monday. "All men and women created by — you know, you know, the thing.”
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How would it help Sanders, given the rather unforgiving nature of mathematics?
A circus side show.
We live in a time in which decent and otherwise sensible people are surrendering too easily to the hectoring of morons or extremists.
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It sure won't hurt him. 
California Up for Grabs, Poll Finds, as Clinton and Sanders Battle
“We hold these truths to be self-evident,” former vice president Biden said during a campaign event in Texas on Monday. "All men and women created by — you know, you know, the thing.”
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Re: Bernie Sanders Agrees to Debate Donald Trump
Common Sense wrote:
It sure won't hurt him.
California Up for Grabs, Poll Finds, as Clinton and Sanders Battle
Do you understand the margin of victory that Sanders would have to achieve to flip the delegate math?
46-44 doesn't do it, no matter if Sanders ends up on the winning side of that race.
Facts are stubborn things.
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Dumpster says he'll do it--for 10M to charity. My guess the charity is named Trump.
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If I was Bernie, I would jump at this in a heartbeat. It is a no-lose proposition for him.
I presume Trump would do this because it gives the appearance that Bernie is still a legitimate candidate and should stay in the Dem race until the end. Plus Donald lives by the motto that there is no such thing as bad press.
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If I was Bernie, I would jump at this in a heartbeat. It is a no-lose proposition for him.
I presume Trump would do this because it gives the appearance that Bernie is still a legitimate candidate and should stay in the Dem race until the end. Plus Donald lives by the motto that there is no such thing as bad press.
BINGO !
That is the only reason he is doing it.
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The greatest show on earth. 
We live in a time in which decent and otherwise sensible people are surrendering too easily to the hectoring of morons or extremists.
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Re: Bernie Sanders Agrees to Debate Donald Trump
If I was Bernie, I would jump at this in a heartbeat. It is a no-lose proposition for him.
I presume Trump would do this because it gives the appearance that Bernie is still a legitimate candidate and should stay in the Dem race until the end. Plus Donald lives by the motto that there is no such thing as bad press.BINGO !
That is the only reason he is doing it.
And that. 😉
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I personally would love this debate to happen. I might even tune in if it does, if it's not on a Friday or Saturday evening.
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