At the union endorsement late Wednesday, an upbeat Clinton was more circumspect on another lingering question: Whether her strong debate performance was enough to dissuade Vice President Joe Biden from getting in the race.
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It’s less clear, however, that Clinton’s apparent win actually boosted her level of support. Sanders, he said, appears to be running to pull the party leftward.
Neither Hillary Clinton nor Bernie Sanders, The AP noted, “told TV viewers about the costs to the treasury of what they propose”. Who won Tuesday’s debate?
Presidential candidate Martin O’Malley said Friday that his debate performance was a “shot in the arm for fundraising” and said he is “absolutely” confident he will have resources to compete in early primary states despite a lackluster third quarter. Bernie Sanders to former secretary of state Hillary Clinton.
“I think what you said about Hillary in the emails, you said this may not be political, and I think that’s the exact thing that people are sick of, is people being political”. The last time Suffolk surveyed the Democratic field there in June, Clinton was up by 10 points.
Clinton’s politicking is most apparent when she talks about big banks.
Clinton defended her record on foreign affairs, including her 2003 vote to authorize the Iraq War – and issue that Obama successfully hammered her on in their 2008 primary battle.
His campaign, however, contended that he “won a major victory in Tuesday night’s first Democratic debate, according to polls, focus groups, media experts, independent analysts and social media analytics”.
Biden, speaking briefly to reporters at the White House yesterday, praised the debate participants, saying: “I thought every one of those folks did well”.
The newspaper called the debate “the best two hours of her candidacy to date”, adding that she “was head and shoulders above everyone else on the stage as a debater”. We aren’t supposed to care how presidential a candidate looks, or how they might speak, but rather we should listen to the content of what they say.
Although Americans might like the idea of being a part of a historic election, we recognize that voting for a candidate for any reason other than their experience in politics and stance on policy is, without a doubt, an illogical and unreasonable act.
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One of Sanders’s less exciting achievements last night is landing in Donald Trump’s sights.
