He must also prove he is capable of expanding his political base by addressing strong proposals regarding issues that matter to minority voters. Clinton, meanwhile, was trying to regain her footing.
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For months (maybe longer), political reporters have complained that Rubio has liberally inserted his standard stump speech into his answers to questions on the campaign trail.
MARA LIASSON, BYLINE: Hillary Clinton came to the PBS NewsHour debate in Milwaukee with a mission.
If Clinton solidifies her support among black voters over the next month, she could amass a significant number of delegates in the push toward the 2,382 needed to win the nomination.
HILLARY CLINTON: My price tag is about $100 billion a year, and again, paid for. “We do not have to have massive levels of income and wealth inequality”, said Sanders. “I will do everything I can to make certain that the United States and our courageous men and women in the military do not get bogged down in perpetual warfare in the Middle East”, he said.
But to help you decide, we broke down three notable times Sanders has been less-than-supportive of the president. Just 10 percent say the same about Clinton.
To which Sanders caustically replied, “Well, Secretary Clinton, you’re not in the White House yet”. That would be the worst of respectability politics, if that’s what Sanders meant.
Amber Phillips of The Washington Post argues that Sanders’ debate performance did nothing to improve his appeal to minority voters. “Well, Secretary Clinton, you’re not in the White House yet”. “Well, I know journalists have asked who you do listen to on foreign policy, and we have yet to know who that is”, said Clinton. I don’t think that there is any doubt that a President Sanders would use his executive authority to be one of, if not the most environmentally-conscience presidents in our nation’s history.
Sanders got in his own jibe when Clinton alluded to his criticism of fellow Democrat, Obama. Last night, with an eye on Nevada’s big Hispanic electorate, she pointed out that Sen. I have worked with President Obama for the last seven years … He was the chairman of my committee, and I loved Ted Kennedy. Clinton then co-opted Sander’s praise of the president, saying, “I strongly support the president’s executive actions”.
For his part, Sanders, who calls himself a democratic socialist, hoped to harness the momentum and enthusiasm he gained from the first two contests and prove he can be a viable contender to lead the Democratic Party to victory in the November 8 presidential election.
Clinton claimed, “Today Senator Sanders said that President Obama failed the presidential leadership test. And this is not the first time that he has criticized President Obama”. In the past, he’s called him weak.
Scot Lehigh at the Boston Globe also calls the debate for Clinton. “Our average contribution is $27 dollars, I’m very proud of that”, said Sanders, contrasting his grassroots donors with Clinton’s wealthy Super PAC donors. And he noted that Clinton was the only one on the stage who ran against Obama in the 2008 presidential race. “We need a president who will build on all that President Obama has done”, the ad continues, before noting that Obama “trusted” Clinton to be secretary of State.
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DONALD TRUMP (R), Republican Presidential Candidate: And I see he is bringing his brother in now. Sanders touted his solution of education rather than incarceration, with his proposal for free public college education. She countered that some people wondered who was advising Sanders on foreign policy. Clinton drew attention to her opponent’s minimal experience in the area, with the disparaging comment: “It’s a big, complicated world out there”.
