Mr Sanders unexpectedly came to her aid.
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“Let me say something that may not be great politics”.
“The American people are sick and exhausted of hearing about your damn emails”, Sanders declared, earning raucous applause from the crowd at the Las Vegas debate.
Among key issues expected to be discussed tonight, gun control and immigration.
Clinton entered the debate after spending months answering questions about her email practises at the State Department.
Clinton admitted that using a private email account “wasn’t the best choice”, and that she had “taken responsibility” for the mistake. But Anderson pushed Sanders on the issue, saying that a Republican attack ad practically writes itself with regard to the candidate’s socialist views.
On Tuesday night, Clinton said her position had not changed.
And two other Democratic candidates, former Rhode Island Gov. Lincoln Chafee and ex-Virginia Sen.
Sanders has stunned political analysts and defied expectations, and is now just behind Clinton in early voting states such as Iowa, and is even ahead in New Hampshire. I love Denmark. We are the United States of America.
“I am a progressive, but I’m a progressive who gets things done”, Clinton said.
This past July, Sanders had still expressed support for the legislation and said: “If somebody sells you a baseball bat and you hit somebody over the head, you’re not going to sue the baseball bat manufacturer”. She also said he voted for a bill that helped protect the gun industry, the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act.
Asked if Sanders was tough enough on the gun issue, a steely Clinton said “No, not at all”.
Sanders began his response by highlighting his support for various gun-control measures, including an assault weapons ban and so-called “instant” background checks. But Trump, the Republican presidential front-runner who’s already participated in two GOP debates, wants a piece of the action.
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One person who was not on the stage but loomed large over the debate: Vice-President Joe Biden, who is considering launching his own run for the nomination. Could one of them suck a few of the energy away from Sanders and Clinton. But the three lesser known candidates were the wild card.
