The DNC has decided they’re only going to have six Democratic primary debates. Meanwhile, the Republicans will be having approximately 10.5 million debates. Why are the Democrats keeping their debate number low? Also, corporate media wants to keep Larry Lessig out of the debates because his only goal is campaign finance reform, which threatens their revenue from political ads. Cenk Uygur, host of the The Young Turks, breaks it down. Tell us what you think in the comment section below.

“Harvard professor Lawrence Lessig, the newest candidate to enter the race for the Democratic nomination, is bracing himself to be excluded from the party’s first debate next month because he has been left out of national polling.

To qualify for the debate Democratic candidates must earn at least 1% in three national polls in the six weeks before the debate. But Lessig, a political neophyte running a single-issue campaign based on campaign finance reform, said he can’t possibly compete if he is not being counted.

“There’s a catch-22 to the process,” Lessig said, adding: “It’s only fair to apply that standard if it’s actually being tested.”

Unlike the other five Democratic candidates who are routinely polled along with Vice-President Joe Biden, who is still contemplating entering the race, Lessig said he has only been included in one national poll so far – a September survey by the left-leaning Public Policy Polling (PPP) that found 1% of likely Democratic primary voters supported the Harvard professor. The first debate is scheduled for 13 October in Nevada.”*

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