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The original Democratic debate scheduled only had six debates on the books, three of them on weekends. | AP Photo Debbie Wasserman Schultz mocked for weekend debate criticism

Democratic National Committee Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz tried to mock Republicans on Saturday for holding a debate on SuperBowl weekend only to see her own weekend-stacked debate schedule thrown back in her face.

"Hmmm, wondering why @GOP trying to hide their #GOPdebate on the Saturday of #SuperBowl weekend no less?!" Wasserman Schultz tweeted before the GOP forum on ABC.

"They're taking a page from your playbook?" tweeted Lis Smith, who was deputy campaign manager to Martin O'Malley.

"Is she trolling herself?" asked "The Daily Show" Digital Production Manager Anthony De Rosa.

Other journalists simply tweeted question marks or "lol."

The original Democratic debate scheduled only had six debates on the books, three of them on weekends due to broadcast network schedules. But the Democratic National Committee came under withering attacks for that plan, which included the Saturday before Christmas and the Sunday of Martin Luther King Jr. weekend. In the last week, four more debates were added to the Democratic schedule, prompted in part by the campaigns and a last minute MSNBC-sponsored debate.

The Republicans have 12 debates scheduled, two of which are on weekends due to being hosted by broadcast networks.

Wasserman Schultz then tweeted a follow up: ".@TheDemocrats debates set viewer records. Both parties' broadcast network debates on wknds. Replies to SuperBowl #GOPdebate make my point," she wrote.

She is right; All of the debates this cycle on both sides have shattered ratings records. But the Republicans have been outpacing the Democrats' ratings.