(CNN)With a lead in her home state that recent polls put at a commanding 34 percentage points, Hillary Clinton has little to gain by taking Sen. Bernie Sanders’ challenge last Sunday to debate him in New York, while Sanders has every incentive — and a battler’s chance — to try to pull off an upset on Clinton’s home turf (which also happens to be the media capital of the world). Clinton said Tuesday in a campaign stop that she was open to the idea, but nobody’s offering any dates.
The complaint reflects the notion, voiced repeatedly by Team Clinton in recent months, that Sanders has not lived up to his pledge to never run a negative ad. As early as January, Clinton campaign manager Robby Mook accused Sanders of breaking his pledge by running an ad about “two Democratic visions for regulating Wall Street,” a disparaging reference to Clinton’s receiving campaign donations and speaking fees from Wall Street financial firms.
It’s hard to imagine Sanders dropping that line of attack: It’s basic to his political identity and a key part of why progressives support him. But in the short term, that spirited attempt at sparking a political revolution may come at a price: Clinton may still deny him a high-profile debate in New York.
source http://allofbeer.com/2017/09/16/an-n-y-debate-with-sanders-whats-risk-for-clinton/
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