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Grading the Democratic Debate: Hillary Clinton Schools Her Rivals
A – Hillary Clinton
Polished, carefully modulated, and bursting with her favored buzz words. Buoyed by a crowd clearly on her side from the get go, she found a winning rhythm and confidence after a slightly slow beginning. Remained at the center of attention and handled it deftly.
Read More >>Onstage Tonight: O’Malley, Webb, Sanders, Chafee and Clinton Face Off
Five Democratic presidential hopefuls will take the stage in Las Vegas this evening in their first debate of the 2016 nomination process. Just as with the Republican contenders before their first face-off, there is no shortage of advice for candidates regarding what they need to do and for viewers on what they ought to be looking for. The Washington Post this morning offers nine items to be on the lookout for, a few of which are excerpted below:
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9 questions for the Democratic debate — Will Bernie lose his temper? Will Hillary connect?
Here are nine things I’ll be watching during tonight’s Democratic debate, which begins at 8:30 p.m. Eastern on CNN and runs two hours:
Will there be fireworks? Without Donald Trump, tonight surely will be much less entertaining than the first two GOP debates.
Read More >>The wild card at the Democratic debate could be the guy no one’s talking about
If there’s a chance for a wild card on the stage at Tuesday’s lead-off Democratic debate, the smart money’s on former senator Jim Webb of Virginia.
Running an unconventional presidential campaign with little ground support, advertising or even public appearances, Webb somehow manages to march on.
Read More >>Virginia Poll: Clinton free falls 40 points, only Biden beats all Republicans
Hillary Clinton’s huge 80 percent support in Virginia has sunk to just 40 percent, and now only Vice President Biden is the Democrat who can beat every Republican in the must-win state for the eventual Democratic nominee, according to a newly released poll.
Read More >>What’s at stake at the first Democratic debate?
Five Democratic candidates for president will meet on the debate stage for the first time on Tuesday in Las Vegas, giving voters across the country their first opportunity to see the candidates side by side. More than 23 million people tuned into see the Republican candidates go head-to-head in both of their first two debates.
Read More >>Is Jim Webb Really Running for President? An Investigation.
Is Jim Webb actually running for president? I don’t even know—and it’s my job to.
I mean that literally: I’m covering the Webb campaign for Mother Jones. And on Monday, my editor wanted to know what was up with the former Virginia senator who’s vying, however quietly, for the Democratic nomination.
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