“I do not expect from someone running for the Democratic nomination to succeed President Obama”, Clinton charged during the Democratic presidential debate.
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Democratic presidential candidates, Hillary Clinton and Sen. She reiterated her ties to Obama, telling the audience she would “build on the progress President Obama has made”.
Hillary Clinton, scrambling to recover from her double-digit defeat in the New Hampshire primary, repeatedly challenged the trillion-dollar policy plans of Bernie Sanders at their presidential debate last night and portrayed him as a big talker who needed to “level” with voters about the difficulty of accomplishing his agenda.
The candidates are sending that message to African-American voters who make up a large percentage of the SC electorate.
Clinton has acknowledged she has “work to do” to introduce herself to young women and new voters.
Next week, Clinton is also expected to meet with Sharpton. Mr Sanders named Franklin D. Roosevelt and Winston Churchill, while Mrs Clinton named Nelson Mandela – and then used the question to berate her opponent for his complaints about President Barack Obama over the years. “Why in God’s name does Wall St make huge campaign contributions?”
Clinton said the donations did not mean she was in Wall Street’s pocket, and noted that President Barack Obama had taken donations from Wall Street during his campaigns.
“Senator Sanders said that President Obama failed the presidential leadership test and this is not the first time he has criticized President Obama”. Mrs Clinton pointed to Mr Sanders’ record and his minimal expertise in foreign policy. “I don’t think (Obama) gets the credit he deserves for being a president”.
“What our campaign is indicating is that the American people are exhausted of establishment politics”, Sanders said.
JUDY WOODRUFF: The Vermont senator also defended his plans for enlarging government’s role to allow for free college tuition and a single-payer health care system. “Experience should teach you not to vote for an Iraq War where this country has not attacked us”, Ellison said about Clinton. Clinton doubted the feasibility of Sanders’ proposals.
“In her book and in this last debate, she talked about getting the approval or the support or the mentoring of Henry Kissinger”, Sanders said.
The New Hampshire results reset the Democratic race, putting pressure on both candidates as they look to the next two contests – the February 20 Nevada caucuses and the February 27 SC primary.
The event brought together supporters of both candidates.
Sanders fumed at the charge, calling it a “low blow”. Mr Sanders said a powerful nation like the United States, certainly working with allies, can overthrow dictators all over the world. They disagreed over the size and scope of government and traded views on topics including race and criminal justice, immigration and Social Security. Bernie Sanders called the exchange “a great debate”. “I’m going to do everything I can to address distressed communities, whether they are communities of color, whether they are white communities, whether they are in any part of our country”, she said.
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But the former secretary of state has strong support among Latinos and African-Americans and is expected to do well in the two states. “I think a Sanders victory would be of some historical accomplishment as well”, he said.
