Hillary Clinton will be greeted by grumpy Granite State Democrats today demanding additional debates beyond the limited six sanctioned showdowns recently released by the Democratic National Committee — and even top DNC officials agree.

A group of high-ranking New Hampshire Democrats wrote an open letter yesterday demanding more debates, and a supporter of front-runner Hillary Clinton and former NHDP chair Kathy Sullivan concurred.

“Six may be too few,” Sullivan told the Herald. “Personally I’d like to have a debate after Iowa and before the New Hampshire primary in New Hampshire. That’s not on the schedule. I’m a member of the DNC, so they’ll probably get upset with me for saying that, but that’s how I feel.”

The DNC confirmed a six-debate schedule last week that allows all five Democratic candidates to face off in key states such as Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina starting on Oct. 13. But Gov. Martin O’Malley and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders immediately took issue with the low number of debates — and other top Dems soon followed suit.

“It’s crazy. We need some action on our side. Six debates aren’t enough,” said Phil Johnston, former Massachusetts Democratic Party chairman, who pointed to the 24 million audience members who tuned in to the Republican debate last week. “That’s all you need to know.”

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While common political strategy suggests that front-runners like Clinton benefit from fewer debates, Johnston suggested that more could help her.

“It will hone her debating skills much more and get her better prepared for what is shaping up to be a tough election campaign,” Johnston said.

Even Jim Roosevelt Jr., who co-chairs the DNC’s rules and bylaws committee, said yesterday he’d back more debates.

“I don’t think Democrats would be hurt by more debates,” Roosevelt said, adding that it’s likely that a national group could host another face-off. “I could see some being scheduled by particular groups, like the SEIU debate in Las Vegas.”

That 2007 forum, which focused on health care, was sponsored by SEIU, the Nevada Democratic Party and the Center for American Progress and the SEIU.

The push for more debates comes as Clinton is scheduled to take a two-day tour through the Granite State today, making stops in Exeter, Manchester and Keene as she discusses college affordability.

New Hampshire Democratic Party chairman Ray Buckley welcomed Clinton amid the debate furor.

“It’s a long time between now and February 9th and debates are just one of the ways to reach the voters. There will certainly be a number of other forums that the candidates will participate in,” Buckley said in a statement.

“We are happy and excited to be co-hosting the New Hampshire debate in December, but it’s just as important for candidates to be here in state and really meet the voters.”