Bernie Sanders Touting Iraq War Vote before Debate

But he still is nearly nowhere in the polls. “But once the debates happen, people will be able to listen to all of the candidates”.

Much like the Republican debates, it’s a time for the candidates to get their message out and to introduce themselves to voters.

While Clinton is undoubtedly the frontrunner in the democratic primary, she is constantly flip flopping to gain the support from progressives in her party. It represents the first of six planned debates where Democratic presidential hopefuls will go head-to-head on a national stage.

To hear the vice president tell it, however, that’s exactly what he’ll be considering over the next several months.

Meanwhile, rather than resting up before the big fight, he has refused to break stride from his campaigning before the debate, holding events in Colorado and Arizona.

Supporters of 2016 Democratic presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders will kick off the upcoming debate season with watch parties throughout Massachusetts. “It seems to be sort of a curious thing with him”.

In terms of policy, Mrs Clinton has already been laying the groundwork to see off the challenge from Mr Sanders, an ex-hippy who is one of the few genuine Left-wingers on the mainstream political scene in the US.

After clearly criticizing Republican frontrunner Trump for calling undocumented immigrants from Mexico criminals and rapists, Sanders said he supports expanding a federal immigration policy that exempts people who entered the country before their 16th birthday from deportation.

So why isn’t O’Malley attracting greater interest?

“I really resonate with his stance on LGBTQ rights”, said Danielle Jancarole, a 23-year-old Mesa Community College student. That is a big part of the equation for Sanders.

She said she misjudged what the president would do with it and was regrettable for the vote she made. “In one primary debate for the 2008 election, she joked that she was wearing an “asbestos” pantsuit”. “Leadership is forging a new consensus based on the principles we share as a people that will actually give our children a more just and more prosperous future”. On the campaign trail he blasts what he calls the lax regulation of Wall Street.

Barby supports Sanders regardless of the political climate in the state. And privately, O’Malley has described himself to voters who had clamored for Sen. “Now Kirkpatrick has lost the ability to claim any last shred of independence from her party bosses”.

More recently on gun control, O’Malley has repeatedly called for reinstating the assault-weapons ban since the mass shooting at a church in Charleston, South Carolina. Bernie Sanders, the self-proclaimed socialist giving Clinton an unexpected run for her money in the Democratic primary. Obama to say, “She’s talking like she’s Annie Oakley!”

Now, as his legion of newly minted fans and those Democrats who fear a Sanders nomination await his performance in Tuesday’s debate, the question is how his stump speeches will translate to the controlled environment of a CNN set in which he will face deft, accomplished debaters, led by Clinton. And before Democratic audiences, she speaks of her deep ties to the White House and party – a contrast with Sanders.

“O’Malley was one of Sen”.

According to Fox News’ Special Report, the coming few weeks will be key to determining the success of these attempts.

O’Malley’s luck has scarcely improved since. The former Maryland governor has been less shy about going after Clinton in particular, hitting her for past positions and for being slow to take a stance on current issues.