Dem debate nabs huge ratings, still dwarfed by Republicans

Former Sen. Rick Santorum said on the radio Wednesday that the first Democratic debate revealed all the candidates to be socialists.

According to DeSanto, if you liked Bernie Sanders before the debate, you probably still like him, but DeSanto said that the Vermont Senator didn’t do much to expand his appeal with Democrats.

Former Maryland governor Martin O’Malley, former Virginia senator Jim Webb and former governor of Rhode Island Lincoln Chafee were also part of the debate, but none achieved the breakout moment they were looking for. Each added an occasional comment.

The next Democratic debate is scheduled for Saturday, November 14, at Drake University in Iowa and will air on CBS. Forum to watch a screening of the Democratic presidential debate in Las Vegas on October 13, 2015.

Mr Sanders, who spent his honeymoon in Soviet Russian Federation and is viewed as America’s answer to Jeremy Corbyn, said he was not a capitalist and that America should be more like Denmark.

She turned back criticism over her vote to authorize the use of force in Iraq by noting it had been a chief attack by rival Barack Obama in the 2008 campaign – and that he then asked her to serve as his secretary of state. Cooper immediately pressed her, “Would there be a policy difference?”

Bernie Sanders is perfectly fine with serious, possibly criminal, misconduct if Democrats are to blame?

Yet Sanders passed on the chance to go for the jugular against Clinton, stating, “The American people are sick and exhausted of hearing about your damned e-mails”. “The Republicans talked about themselves a little more”.

The longtime front-runner has been beset by controversy, falling poll numbers and a brittle relationship with the media. It lasted two hours. It was the most-watched program in the network’s 25-year history.

Clinton and Sanders also clashed on gun control and economic policy.

Sanders had his pro-gun past brought up, which he countered with his “D-” rating from the National Rifle Association. He drew the line at sales of military-grade arms and ammunition sold to individual citizens.

The ratings would undoubtedly have been higher if Vice President Joe Biden, who for months has weighed the prospects of a late entry into the race, had been on stage.

In Texas, Clinton addressed more than 2,000 people at a Mexican-themed rally in a push for Hispanic voters and collected the endorsement of Housing Secretary Julian Castro, who has been mentioned as a potential vice presidential running mate if Clinton secures the nomination.

Here’s what gives. There is absolutely no evidence that the focus groups put together by CNN, Fusion and Fox included a genuine cross section of Democratic and independent voters or were led by non-partisan professionals.

PhotosCheat sheet: Fast facts on Democratic presidential contendersQuizQuiz: How well do you know the 2016 contenders? Like many people, even a few Democrats, he forgot the debate was on.