Hillary Clinton attacks rival Bernie Sanders on gun laws

“I think he was sitting there watching this debate and deciding whether or not he can enter the primaries and actually win”, Dershowitz said.

“Will you say anything to get elected?” Clinton on Putin: “We have to stand up to his bullying” and says the USA has to make clear it’s not ok to be in Syria bombing. Until Tuesday night, Clinton and Sanders – who has surprisingly emerged as her toughest competition – had circled each other cautiously and avoided direct attacks. The GOP primary is all about a world on fire, to quote Ted Cruz-Islamists set on destroying us, an Iran with nuclear weapons, Russian Federation and China the Big Bads hovering in the background, rapists running freely across the Mexican border, Planned Parenthood genociding babies and selling them for spare parts, an opposition bent on taking your guns and forcing Christians to abandon the teachings of Bible. They’re fine with big government when it comes to that. “I can remember as a young mother having a baby wake up sick” and having to be in court the next day, in a direct appeal to women.

One of the most marked differences among the candidates came during a lengthy discussion about foreign policy.

The candidates have been preparing for weeks for the first Democratic debate – and they delivered. Last month she finally said, “I oppose it”.

“That debate made me really understand why I’m a Democrat”, Dershowitz said.

“Malley, as former Mayor of Baltimore, has very little chance, he said”.

O’Malley also condemned the vote to go to war in Iraq under “false pretenses”, calling it “one of the worst blunders in modern American history”.

It was a victorious comeback for Hillary Clinton, a front-runner who has been on the downswing.

O’Malley launched his campaign in May hoping to be a more left-leaning alternative to Clinton, then was dwarfed by the Sanders phenomenon. She said pointedly that Sanders – who has voted against major gun control legislation – had not been tough enough on the issue. He highlights his record on gun control as governor and accuses Sanders of “pandering to the NRA”. The answer, basically, was that Sanders wants a wave of voters inspired by left-wing politics to sweep aside the Republican majorities and put the Democrats in power again.

O’Malley said his executive experience makes him the best leader.

“I never took a position on Keystone until I took a position on Keystone”, Clinton said in a line that had echoes of John Kerry’s 2004 presidential campaign.

“This is a great country, but we have many, many serious problems”.

Challenged on whether she is a progressive or a moderate, Clinton sought to link herself with the liberal wing Bernie Sanders represents without getting too attached to his brand of democratic socialism.

But the controversy over her use of a private e-mail account and server, rather than a government account and server, while she was secretary of state has deepened public misgivings about her character and honesty.

Finally, former Virginia Senator Jim Webb skirted addressing Snowden’s situation directly, saying the legal system would ultimately levy judgement. “We can’t afford to have a Republican succeed Barack Obama, ” she said.

To help keep America entertained, Trump has announced he will be live tweeting his reactions during the debate. beginning at 8 p.m. EST.

The issue became the largest sparring point for the candidates during the debate, an animated but largely more calm and civil event than the 10-plus-candidate Republican debates earlier this year.

Five Democratic candidates took the stage for the first Democratic presidential debate Tuesday night.

“Sorry, there is no STAR on the stage tonight!” he wrote.

“What I’ve discussed is that when we create diversity programs that include everyone of color, other than struggling whites in the Appalachian Mountains, we’re not being true to the Democratic Party principle of elevating the level of consciousness about the hardships of a lot of people have who happen to be white”. The party is counting on general election support from Hispanics, a group that overwhelmingly voted for Obama in 2012.

“All are very scripted and rehearsed, two (at least) should not be on the stage”, he said.

To which Clinton rejoined, “When I think about capitalism, I think about all the small businesses that were started because we have the opportunity and the freedom in our country for people to do that and to make a good living for themselves and their families”.