MSNBC to Host Democratic Debate on Thursday

The statement comes after the Clinton and Sanders’ campaigns traded testy statements about plans for Thursday’s debate in New Hampshire and three more during the spring.

“Details are still being worked out on when and where additional debates will occur”, said the adviser.

It says Saturday that one should be in Flint to “use the spotlight of the presidential campaign” to highlight the city’s struggles.

After a contentious week debating debates, the Democratic National Committee said Sunday it will sanction the recently announced primary debate in New Hampshire, five days before the state’s first-in-the-nation primary February 9. Some have accused Schultz and the DNC of designing the debate schedule to give Clinton an advantage, though they have regularly rejected that assumption, and Schultz has maintained the somewhat dubious claim that the schedule was instead set to “maximize” the candidates’ exposure. The Sanders campaign is also trying to make sure that any new debates will be scheduled to happen before the key remaining contests that award the most delegates. “Enough of the games”, said Podesta. Hillary Clinton, Vermont senator Bernie Sanders and Maryland governor Martin O’Malley have committed to attend.

Snyder’s communications team responded at that time through his Twitter account, saying “Political statements and finger pointing from political candidates only distract from solving the Flint water crisis”.

“It’s been going on for years, as the people of Flint repeatedly asked for help and were ignored by state government” Podesta said.

The Michigan presidential primary will be held March 8, a week after “Super Tuesday” where 12 states vote.