About 23 million Americans tuned in to the second Republican primary debate held on September 16 to hear from the field of 11 presidential candidates, not including four candidates who debated earlier in the day.
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Mrs Clinton neutralised her support for the Iraq War by saying President Obama trusted her on foreign policy enough to make her his Secretary of State.
And the middle class garnered 11 mentions during the Democratic Presidential debate, whereas, it was only mentioned three times at its counterpart, though Republican candidates far out-talked the issues of jobs, taxes, and the minimum wage.
“I’m not a hundred percent with anybody”, she said, pausing for effect, then continuing, “My husband understands that”, drawing laughter.
George Loosley, chairman of the Iron County Democrats, said that while Clinton was “poised and prepared”, Sanders has recently been able to build up a larger following. “She’s been all over the place on this”.
Frontrunners Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton dominated much of the debate, targeting many of their arguments at one another’s distinct policy differences.
“I don’t think we should confuse what we have to do every so often in America, which is save capitalism from itself”.
Mrs Clinton, who has received tens of millions in support from bankers, claimed that she told Wall Street to “cut it out” in 2007 before the financial crash.Mr Sanders responded: “Congress does not regulate Wall Street”.
Hillary Clinton’s immediate response is what surprised me.
But Tuesday night in Las Vegas, Senator Sanders exemplified what all the Democrats in the debate conveyed: He refused to attack Hillary Clinton personally and refused to make an issue of the email controversy. Has the Democratic Party finally broken away from the shackles of corporate wingnuttery?
Sanders, a left-leaning candidate, in a made-for-TV moment, defended her: “Let me say something that may not be great politics, that is the Secretary is right”. “The American people are sick and exhausted of hearing about your damn emails”, the Vermont senator said to laughter.
One of Sanders’s less exciting achievements last night is landing in Donald Trump’s sights.
He described the debate as “a little sad!” and says the candidates seemed too scripted and rehearsed.
All in all, considering substance and temperament, last night’s Democratic Presidential debate was in stark contrast to its Republican counterpart. Because if you vote for Clinton just because she is a woman, you may as well have voted for Sarah Palin or Michele Bachmann back when they were relevant.
Biden, 72, has been President Barack Obama’s vice president since 2009.
Mrs Clinton is facing an investigation into whether the private e-mail server was used inappropriately during her stint as the country’s top diplomat, and critics have repeatedly used the issue to cast doubt on her integrity.
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Martin O’Malley, the former Gov. of Maryland who is now third in the polls, was adamant about re-instating the Glass-Steagall Act that once limited commercial banking.
