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This article originally appeared on Liberal America.
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The primary debate schedule continues to cause a stir among some Democrats. At New Hampshire’s Democratic Convention, attendees let DNC Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz know just how unhappy they are. Most of them are supporters of Martin O’Malley, Bernie Sanders, and Lincoln Chafee—candidates they feel are being shortchanged by the Chair’s decision to hold only six sanctioned debates, as well as barring candidates from debating outside of the DNC’s sphere.
With chants of “We want debates!” drowning her speech, Wasserman Schultz attempted to control the crowd, stopping to quip
“What’s more important? Focusing on Republicans or arguing debates?”
“We have six debates, which are about the same number we had in ’04 and in ’08, when we had an open primary.” Wasserman Schultz told The Daily Caller. “We believe strongly that six debates coupled with other opportunities that candidates will have to engage in forums and town hall meetings — that it is important to have our candidates in a variety of settings and not take them off the campaign trail,”