During an October 30, 2007, debate, co-moderator Tim Russert asked her about her comments and Spitzer’s plan. “He targeted voters when they were likely to vote for him, and worked the college community in MI hard”.
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The former first lady, senator and secretary of state was pressed by Jorge Ramos, anchor for Hispanic TV station Univision, whether she would continue Barack Obama’s legacy as “deporter in chief” and remove undocumented children and their parents from the US. “Across the border – climate change, student loan debt, the economy, it seems like he’s welcoming all races and ethnicities”, she said. Exasperated, she said she wouldn’t even answer the question.
“I think that the American people are never going to elect a president who insults Mexican, who insults Muslims, who insults women, who insults African Americans”, Mr Sanders said.
Clinton’s aides say she has the advantage in looking ahead and explaining drawn-out policy proposals.
And for politics die-hards who just can’t get enough debating, Republicans will meet in their own Miami debate on Thursday. He didn’t back down.
In the days ahead of the primary, Clinton repeatedly hammered Sanders over his 2009 vote against a bailout for the USA auto industry, calculating that the line of attack would resonate in a state that’s home to the country’s largest vehicle manufacturers. “No, I do not support vigilantes, and that is a horrific statement, an unfair statement to make.
“I’m gonna call a time out here”, moderator Karen Tumulty was forced to interject about an hour and a half into the debate, when the two were finally discussing one of the most pressing issues facing Florida voters: sea level rise.
Democratic presidential candidate, Hillary Clinton speaks at the Univision, Washington Post Democratic presidential debate at Miami-Dade College in Florida, March 9, 2016. She now has 1,234 of the 2,383 delegates needed to win the nomination.
The former secretary of state still has the overall delegate lead in the race for the Democratic nomination, and still earned more overall delegates last night thanks to her big win in Mississippi.
Democratic presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Sen. She’ll discuss infrastructure during a stop in Tampa, education in North Carolina and advanced manufacturing, small business and training programs in Missouri and Ohio.
“He’s talking about a very tall wall, right?” she said, a skeptical look in her eye.
Clinton glossed over her contest with Sanders as she addressed supporters, choosing instead to focus her attention on Republicans and the general election.
Sanders argued he’s the one with the momentum, calling his win in MI “one of the major political upsets in modern presidential history”. Looking forward, Weaver said Sanders had the “possibility of running the table at the end of the month” when several Western states, including Arizona, Utah, Washington state, hold their contests. Bernie Sanders in Florida. The two candidates got into scrappy exchanges that were, at times, reminiscent of the Trump-tainted Republican primary – even when discussing issues on which both agreed.
In a debate dominated by questions about immigration reform, Clinton and Sanders both pledged to block deportations of children in the United States illegally.
“This has been a fantastic night in Michigan”, Sanders said.
Sanders also used the immigration issue to blast Trump, who has called for deporting the estimated 11 million undocumented immigrants in the country.
They also took aim at Republican front-runner Donald Trump, who has staked out a tough anti-illegal-immigration position.
“I want to be very specific – so you’re telling us tonight that if you become president, you won’t deport children who are already here?” he said.
Would Clinton drop out of the race, Ramos asked, if an Federal Bureau of Investigation inquiry into her use of those emails ended with her being indicted?
Riding the audience’s laughter, she continued.
Clinton mocked the billionaire for vowing to build “the most handsome, tall wall, better than the Great Wall of China”.
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-With assistance from Jennifer Epstein and Arit John.
