Democratic voters have placed increased pressure on DNC chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz for restricting the amount of debates in the Democratic primary to just six. At points the hecklers almost drowned out Wasserman Schultz with “More debates!” and “We want debates”, and the chants grew so loud that she went off script and addressed them.
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O’Malley’s campaign has argued that the massive audiences that watched the Republican debates – 24 million for the first, and 23 million for the second – should justify adding more debates on their side so Democratic ideas can be disseminated to more people. It’s good news for Clinton, because if she gets the nomination, she will likely face either a novice whose qualifications and temperament are in question or a veteran politician struggling to consolidate his own fractious party’s support. “We’re beyond that, and it’s just something I don’t talk about”. “I don’t want their money”.
Clinton may still be vulnerable in the Democratic primary, according to MRG senior VP Dave Doyle, but if Biden does jump in and splits some votes with Sanders, “it’s hard to to see how she loses”.
Asked whether she’d pledge not to hit Sanders with negative ads – as he’s done with her – Clinton said: “I have no interest in doing that”.
The race, however, has been largely characterized by an anti-Washington sentiment that has given rise to outsider candidates such as Sanders and Republican front-runner Donald Trump.
While continuing to defend her decision to store official emails on a private server during her tenure as secretary of state, Clinton clarified what exactly she was sorry for in her recent apology about the email controversy.
Former Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley struggled to capture air in the Democratic primary field dominated by Clinton and Sanders.
Sanders struck this same populist tone in his speech, vowing to break up the biggest Wall Street financial institutions, offer tuition-free public colleges and raise the minimum wage. he said he would lead a grassroots “political revolution” to make it all happen.
“I can not imagine anybody being more of an outsider than the first woman president“, Clinton said. The fact is that Trump and his fellow Republican candidates who continue to spew hatred and divide us, are an abysmal negative for America as well and for the future of our political discourse.
“I did recommend that at the beginning of this conflict, we do more to help train those who are in the forefront of leading the opposition against Assad, looking to try to bring the moderates together”, she said.
“Another reason I support Hillary Clinton is because she’s competent”, he told The Republican.
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U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont follows his appearance at the New Hampshire Democratic Party state convention with three stops today. “I think he’s becoming more assertive”.
