The latest 2016 Democratic debate got the lowest ratings of any debates during the current presidential race, preliminary figures released Sunday showed.
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But Martin O’Malley, who spoke after Clinton at the barbecue, continued to needle her for trying to “mask” her ties to Wall Street with an ill-timed reference to the tragedy on 9/11.
Clinton has said she supports 12 weeks of paid family leave, but supports a different way to pay for it, her campaign said. Bernie Sanders of Vermont and former Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley. OMalleys biggest problem that he remains the third wheel in a two person race and despite brining up a few good points throughout the debate, he does not seem to making much progress. And there again, Clinton saw the biggest spike in traffic, just about halfway through the debate. When moderator John Dickerson asked each candidate to deliver an opening statement responding to the terrorist attacks, Sanders was the only one to use his time to focus on other issues.
“Absolutely”, Sanders said. “In fact, climate change is directly related to the growth of terrorism”.
Pamieri quoted Clinton as saying, “Yeah, I was the senator from NY after 9/11”.
“I’ve heard a lot about me in this debate”, she said, “but ultimately I’m going to keep talking about you”. Refuting Sanders, she said she “represented NY on 9/11 when we were attacked”.
Where she excelled: She comes off as more to the right on national defense than Bernie Sanders, her closest competitor.
In recent weeks, she has called for a more aggressive U.S. role in the Syrian conflict, including a no-fly zone over the area, a move the Obama administration opposes.
The debate opened on a sombre note, with the candidates bowing their heads in a moment of silence for the Paris victims.
Hillary Clinton accused him of impugning her integrity and Bill Clinton on Sunday dismissed the attacks, with a shake of his head: “It is a stretch”, he said. Where were we attacked? Now, why do they make millions of dollars of campaign contributions?
“Let’s not be naive about it. Why over her political career, has Wall Street been a major – the major – campaign contributor to Hillary Clinton?”. “The clarity of the issue is, NY State is a state of many areas”.
Shifting away from foreign policy, the debate then turned to tax avoidance, where the three leaders agreed that wealthy citizens and corporations should pay more in taxes to benefit the middle class.
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The Democratic debate rounded up on Paris attacks, so it was expected for Hillary Clinton to approach an offensive speech and consolidate her status as the frontrunner for the Democratic nomination, says The Washington Post, but her tone was too defensive, giving Sanders and even O’Malley a chance to strike back.
