John Edwards was overheard discussing with Hillary Clinton Thursday night the need to reduce the number of people participating in the Democratic presidential primary debates — a move that did not sit well with the second-tier candidates.
Fox News Channel microphones picked up a conversation between Edwards and Clinton after an NAACP forum in Detroit on Thursday, reports Rob Christensen.
"We should try to have a more serious and a smaller group," Edwards said.
Clinton agreed: "We've got to cut the number ... they're not serious."
Among those who objected was U.S. Rep. Dennis Kucinich.
"Candidates, no matter how important or influential they perceive themselves to be, do not have and should not have the power to determine who is allowed to speak to the American public and who is not," Kucinich said.
Other Democrats attending the forum were former Sen. Mike Gravel, New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson and Sens. Barack Obama, Chris Dodd and Joe Biden.
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