David M Jackson

USA TODAY

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Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders say they want to debate again ahead of a key primary April 19 in New York — their campaigns just can't agree on a date.

The Clinton campaign on Saturday said that in the last week it has offered three specific dates: April 4 (Monday), April 14 in the evening, and April 15 on ABC's Good Morning America, and the last two offers remain on the table. Clinton spokesman Brian Fallon also said the Sanders team initially agreed on the April 15 proposal, but hasn't confirmed.

"The Sanders campaign needs to stop with the games," Fallon said, adding that the Vermont senator and his staff need "to stop using the New York primary as a playground for political games and negative attacks against Hillary Clinton."

The Sanders campaign replied with a statement saying that "we are very pleased that Secretary Clinton finally has accepted our request for a debate about the needs of New York and America," but disputing the proposed dates. It noted that Monday is not only the eve of the Wisconsin primary, it is also the night of the men's college basketball championship game.

"We have proposed other dates which they have rejected," said Sanders spokesman Michael Briggs. "We hope we can reach agreement in the near future."

Clinton communications director Jennifer Palmieri responded with a tweet saying that "Sanders has yet to explain what's wrong" with the April 14 and 15 dates.

As they say: Stay tuned.

ABC News, which confirmed the offer of Good Morning America as a venue, reported:

"The latest back-and-forth over the Democratic debate schedule began last week when Sanders called for the Clinton campaign to accept a debate in Brooklyn, N.Y., ahead of the state's primary on April 19.

"In January, the Sanders and Clinton campaigns agreed to add four more debates into the schedule, after criticism from many in the Democratic Party, including Sanders, that there were too few debates.

"The dates and locations for each of these debates were not agreed upon at the time."