Hillary Clinton at Democratic forum: fight for LGBT equality not over

At the very same time that she was meeting these young mens parents at a gathering in Chicago, Mrs Clinton told the captive audience, a 9-year-old boy was pulled into a side alley and “assassinated because of a gang-related feud”.

But in South Carolina on Friday night, there was a bit less Southern gentility on display.

One of the first questions that the forum’s host, Rachel Maddow, asked O’Malley was about his opposition to the Keystone XL pipeline. “Extrointrovert”, Clinton answered, saying that she “loves” spending time with people on the campaign trail but she also likes to spend time alone to “think and relax, and sleep, and stuff like that”. Bernie Sanders, portions of which aired earlier this week on Morning Edition, the presidential candidate makes his case differently.

Clinton has pushed for greater American involvement in Syria and advocated for USA intervention in Libya as secretary of state, both issues that put her at odds with President Obama.

“We have a long list of the nice things Republicans have said about me”, she added.

“They both have supported pouring arms into the Syrian civil war, a mistake that I think allowed ISIS to grow stronger”.

Sanders took the same shot. “But having said that, look, I would not have run for president-I love my job as Vermont senator”.

“The issue of Keystone was kind of a no-brainer”, he said. I’m a lifelong Democrat. I’m not an independent. I’m not a former Republican. I believe in the party of Franklin Roosevelt, the party of John F. Kennedy. An Ipsos study last July had interviewed American voters about their voting intentions face their Democratic candidates “dreamed”.

The message intended for Democratic voters was clear: Clinton can not be trusted to fight hard for liberal values. Kay Hagan declared her support for Clinton following Sanders’ speech at the Women’s Council. I believe that we’re all in this together and we can make a better future. Sanders suggested Clinton was following his lead.

His aides insist that that he has not made a dramatic shift to draw sharper contrasts with Clinton.

Jeff Weaver, Sanders’ campaign manager, said Friday’s line was “totally spontaneous” and a reflection of his view of corporate media.

Clinton said, “I will not, I think it’s irresponsible to rule out force”.

Except Sanders dismissed the significance of the FBI investigation of a political opponent.

“I have the economic and social justice agenda that will resonate with African American community”, he said.

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton defended her claim that she and her husband backed the Defense of Marriage Act in the 1990s as a tactic to forestall a constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage at a Friday forum where the resurgent front-runner largely ignored her rivals’ sniping in favor of outlining her own political vision.

Clinton was scheduled Saturday to appear at an afternoon town hall event in Orangeburg hosted by the South Carolina Legislative Black Caucus and deliver the keynote address at a dinner in Columbia sponsored by SC Equality, a group that advocates for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people.