Posted on 11/24/2015 5:19:41 PM PST by markomalley
Hillary Clinton skipped the MoveOn.org candidate forum, opting against answering questions from members of one of the nation's largest progressive groups.
Clinton, the Democratic front-runner, was not among the candidates taking questions in a video of the event released with little fanfare on Tuesday, as first reported by MSNBC.
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and former Gov. Martin O'Malley (D-Md.), the other two remaining Democratic presidential candidates, took part in the forum.
Anna Galland, the executive director of the group's non-profit wing, warned that the decision could hurt Clinton's ability to motivate progressives.
"It’s a shame that Secretary Clinton declined to participate in the MoveOn member forum; she missed an opportunity to speak directly to and energize the progressive base she’ll need in her corner not just to win the nomination but also the general election, if she is the party's nominee," she said in a statement.
"Our forum gave grassroots progressives the chance to pose substantive questions directly to presidential candidates—exactly what democracy is about— and we’re grateful to Sen. Sanders and Gov. O’Malley for participating."
The Democratic National Committee blessed the candidate forum in October in response to creeping criticism from O'Malley and other Democrats over the limited number of Democratic debates.
The party's first debate in October was the only one of the first three scheduled to take place during a weekday primetime slot, when viewership is higher.
November's debate fell on a Saturday night, earning only about half the audience of the first debate. A December debate is scheduled for the Sunday before Christmas.
Clinton signaled openness to more debates in September, vowing she would "show up anywhere the Democratic National Committee (DNC) tells us to show up."
The MoveOn forum different from the debates in that the candidates did not respond to each other it was not sponsored by the DNC.
But DNC Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz (Fla.) praised the forum it in October as an "important" opportunity for voters to engage with the candidates.
Wait, these progressives held a forum and did not invite Jeb! ? Is that a micro-aggression?
[ BLM ] > [ MoveOn ]
Pathetic attempt at trying to be “centrist.”
I could be wrong but I seem to remember shrillary helping start the moveon organization in reaction to the uproar over Monica Lewinsky.
Seriously. Hence the name as in oh, come on - it’s simply time to move on - everybody does it etc.
Wasn’t MoveOn.org created to save her husband’s bacon?
Weren’t they created, in essence, because they were saying, “There are bigger issues to deal with that some president getting his freak on with an intern in the White House. Move on!”?
How’s that for gratitude?
Oops!
http://news.yahoo.com/clinton-saying-illegal-immigrants-poor-word-choice-191329814—election.html
The Hill is having a super duper face lift at a “dry-out-farm”. (Takes a few days for her!/s/)
Hillary has a lock, she doesn’t need the lefties any more. She can go back to her old selfish bitch self.
Good point.
She does not do well if she is not prepared.
She probably is at a fat farm some where, she was chubbing up a bit again..I think that is where Mooochell is also..she sure has been absent a lot lately
Black lives matter is more thier speed now
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