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More debate over the debate
The latest on the Ohio Democratic presidential candidates’ debate: Hillary Clinton’s communications director Howard Wolfson today reiterated that campaign’s desire not to participate in any debate having anything to do with MSNBC.
That means, for those reading between the lines, no debate in Cleveland on Feb. 26 - a debate that Barack Obama’s campaign had agreed to. But NBC did not return calls Monday on whether or not Clinton has formally withdrawn from the debate.
The Clinton campaign is tweaked over a comment by an MSNBC personality suggesting that Chelsea Clinton, 27, had been “pimped out” by the campaign. Wolfson on Friday called the comments “beneath contempt.”
“I, at this point, can’t envision a scenario where we would continue to engage in debates on that network,” Wolfson said then.
Monday, pressed again on whether the debate was on or off, Wolfson called MSNBC personality David Shuster’s comments part of a “pattern of behavior,” though he did not name names. Shuster was suspended by the network for his comments.
“We had agreed to a CNN debate held in Ohio,” Wolfson said, referring to a debate invitation offered by CNN for Feb. 27. “We have agreed to a debate in Ohio.”
He said there’d been “no change in posture” since Clinton said she does not envision participating in a debate on that network.
“We hope there will be debates,” he said. “We are obviously eager for their to be debates.”
Ohio’s primary is scheduled for March 4.
We’ll update with comments from Obama’s camp as we get it.
Comments
By Karen Shaw
February 12, 2008 4:02 AM | Link to this
Bill, Let’s bring the kid to call Superdelegates for a sympathy vote, get caught red handed, and get the whistleblower fired..yup Oh yeah..one more thing..fire the campaign manager because the people don’t like me. Love Hillary Clinton Politics Wake up Ohio.. Don’t forget all the scandle of the Clinton years as they coasted on fiscal prosperty that was brought by the Regan years. It’s all the same players with the same faces. Sorry this time I’m taking my independant “me my self and I” and voting for the only canadate not endoursed by special interests that send our jobs overseas like the Clintons underhanded. OBAMA for change