Clinton, Sanders Rivalry In Spotlight For First Democratic Presidential Debate

Seeking to prevent yet another presidential election being consumed by a debate over that fateful vote, Clinton invoked President Barack Obama to defend herself. Instead, when the topic arose during Tuesday’s Las Vegas debate, Sanders fumbled, raising his typical retort that he represents a gun-friendly state but supports gun control elsewhere. Jim Webb and former Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley – are on stage with Clinton and Sanders.

“Hillary had the right answer on guns”.

After Clinton announced her opposition to a sweeping Pacific Rim trade deal, a pact she had previously called the “gold standard”, Sanders said he was glad she’d come around to “a conclusion I reached on day one”. “The American people are sick and exhausted of hearing about your damn emails”, Sanders said, standing up for Clinton.

You’re looking at a block of granite, when it comes to the issues.

Clinton began preparing for the debate in early August.

Clinton reminded O’Malley that he endorsed her for president in 2008. Bernie Sanders (Vermont), who is widely perceived as the former secretary of state’s chief competition for the Democratic nomination. I love Denmark. We are the United States of America.

But the self-described Democratic socialist could not escape heated criticism for voting against the Brady Act, which mandated federal background checks on firearm purchases, and supporting a federal bill that would have shielded gun shops from crushing lawsuits.

The reality is the difference is not that big between democratic socialism capitalism with a robust social safety net and hard limits on capitalist excesses. As he watched, Donald claimed that he saw no “star” on the stage that night!

We have 27 million people living in poverty.

Former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton went after her main rival Bernie Sanders on gun control during a heated exchange Tuesday in the first Democratic presidential candidates debate.

An easy target for the other four candidates on stage may be Clinton’s shifting positions on issues ranging from trade to health care to immigration. It is a partisan vehicle, as admitted by House Republican Majority Leader Mr. McCarthy to drive down my poll numbers.

And on 22 October, she will go before a Congressional panel investigating a 2012 attack on the United States consulate in Benghazi, Libya.

Well, I’ve taken responsibility for it. I did say it was a mistake.

Former Rhode Island Gov. Lincoln Chafee stood by his past remarks that Clinton’s email controversy is a serious issue.

Clinton is asked by Cooper if she changes her views based on who she’s speaking with and in order to get elected. But in recent days, both have shown that their preference to focus on policy doesn’t mean they won’t find ways to jab at each other.

Chafee is asked whether Democratic voters should trust him, after he’s changed political parties from Republican to independent to Democrat.