j reacts to clinton's debate refusal (strategically correct, if deflating)

no. it's the right choice. note the language from the clinton campaign: they want to compete in california. if they wanted to win in california, they would have said that. that's a slip that seems to have been missed and that implies their internals are negative.

if sanders wins a close race, it doesn't matter much. but if he wins in a landslide, there's a chance it might.

clinton's optimal strategy is to keep the situation low key in order to reduce turnout. turning down the debate is actually a voter suppression tactic.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CnO-EnkyNV4