Clinton accused Sanders of turning his back on the auto industry and Sanders countering that Clinton’s friends on Wall Street had “destroyed this economy”.
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When Ms. Clinton started to interject, and Mr. Sanders cut her short, saying, “Excuse me, I’m talking”. Devine said, explaining that excitement the carnival barker on the other side attracts, distracts from Sanders’ ability to draw support from outside of the traditional Democratic base.
“I will do whatever I can as the Democratic nominee to run a campaign you’ll be proud of”, she said. The two will participate in another forum on Monday in Detroit, sponsored by Fox News.
“(The) truth is we have not done well in the Deep South”, Sanders told CNN’s Dana Bash on “State of the Union” on Sunday.
Sanders, who often refers to Iraq as an example of American overreach, has said his vote against authorizing the war shows that his judgment trumps Clinton’s long experience in foreign affairs.
During the debate, both also tussled over whether gun manufacturers should be legal liable when their weapons are used in crimes.
It was also the most opportune time for Sanders to make his case to the people of MI, where he lags behind Clinton by 17 points, according to a poll taken hours before the debate. “I don’t agree with that”.
Clinton and Sanders squared off Sunday night at a CNN Democratic debate in Flint, Michigan – the site of a water crisis that has led both to call for federal involvement – ahead of Michigan’s Tuesday primary.
“One of us has a super PAC. I worked with President Obama during the four years I was secretary of state to begin to put pressure on China and India and other countries to join with us to have a global agreement which we finally got in Paris”, she said. “If you get paid a couple hundred thousand dollars for a speech, it must be a great speech”.
Sanders wants to see the transcripts. He also racked up wins in two heavily white states – Nebraska and Kansas – on Saturday, though former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton won in Louisiana. “There ain’t nothing!” Sanders said. And, asked if anyone should go to jail, both called for holding people accountable at every level of government.
“But that is not enough”, she said.
Still, the tenor and tone of the debate was largely civil, and by no means reminiscent of the Republican forums of late.
There was no talk about foreign policy, the deficit, entitlements – subjects always front-and-center at Republican debates. “…That is one of the major differences that we have”.
“We are, if elected president, going to invest a lot of money in mental health”, Mr Sanders said, then cracked a joke.
If you have watched all six of the previous debates among the Democratic candidates you know well the arc of the contest thus far.
In the race for the Democratic nomination, Clinton has at least 1,123 delegates to Sanders’ 484, including superdelegates – members of Congress, governors and party officials who can support the candidate of their choice.
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“Now, if Trump secures the nomination in a couple of weeks, I think the number of people who participate in open primaries on the Democratic side … could exponentially increase, OK?”
