Sanders dismisses this criticism, insisting that his plan will improve the current system and that the government can “finally have the ability to stand up to drug companies and negotiate fair prices for the American people collectively”. Clinton presented herself as a pragmatist with real-life experience in political and foreign policy.
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“Because, like many bullies, he is someone who will take as much as he can unless you do”. Democrat James Mejia and Republican Kelly Maher agreed on one thing: the timing of the debate wasn’t the best for the fourth and final showdown between the candidates.
“He voted to let guns go onto Amtrak, guns go into national parks”, she said.
Speaking to Sanders, Holt said, “Last week Secretary Clinton called you, ‘a pretty reliable vote for the gun lobby.’ Right before the debate you change you position on immunity from lawsuits for gun manufacturers”.
“I was a little disappointed that what Chelsea said was simply not accurate”, Sanders told Tapper, adding that the Clinton campaign should not suggest that “my ideas will leave millions of people without health insurance”.
The fighting wasn’t just over politics, but over policy, too, as Clinton and Sanders exchanged barbs over gun control and their competing health care plans two issues that have emerged as central to the race in recent days. She had once commanded a large lead.
The Charleston, South Carolina, setting appeared to weigh heavily on Clinton’s debate messaging.
“One out of three African-American men may well end up going to prison”. Now, I personally believe that President Obama’s work to push through the Dodd Frank, the Dodd Frank bill and then to sign it was one of the most important regulatory schemes we’ve had since the 1930s. And Sanders’ statement concerning the incident certainly isn’t surprising-which makes the question even more sensational.
With the opening Iowa caucus on February 1 Martin O’Malley hardly got a word in, although he did join Sanders’ attacks on Clinton’s links to big business. I was very pleased to be part of what the president put into action when he took office.
Hillary Clinton: “I will go anywhere, to meet with anyone, at any time to find common ground”. Sanders is howling at the moon with a progressive’s dream health care plan, with not a care for the cost or political potential.
Sanders disputed the notion that the reason for dysfunction in Washington is because Republicans and Democrats hating each other. The candidates argued lengthily on what was politically viable and how expensive it would be to implement Sanders’ proposal. Clinton defended her outreach to Russia early in her term as secretary of state, but hesitated when asked to describe her relationship with Vladimir Putin, whose return to the Russian presidency heralded the worsening of U.S.-Russian relations.My relationship with him its interesting, Clinton said to laughs in the debate hall.
Much has been about the fact that while Clinton may lose Iowa and New Hampshire, she’s got SC as her firewall, with the majority of black voters with her there and throughout the rest of the SEC Primary states.
Tightening polls and rising tensions between White House rivals Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders could fuel a fiery Democratic debate on Sunday, their last face-to-face encounter until Iowa kicks off the presidential nominating race in two weeks.
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While Clinton remains the national front-runner, grassroots enthusiasm for Sanders’ outsider candidacy and his unapologetically liberal message has imperiled her lead in Iowa and expanded his advantage in New Hampshire.
