Wednesday, October 14, 2015

First US Democratic Presidential Debate Takes Place in Las Vegas

The five candidates hoping to get the Democratic party's nomination to run for President have been debating in Las Vegas.

Issues of gun control, college tuition, the criminal justice system, economic inequality and Syria were all on the agenda, with Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton taking the lead on many topics. 

Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders got loud applause when he said Americans didn't care about Secretary Clinton's controversial personal email server and lack of a State Department email address: 
IN: I think the...
OUT: ...damn emails! (Applause)
DUR: 10 seconds

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Hillary Clinton was ready for attacks over her email and said the Congressional panel investigating her has political motives: 

IN: I'm still standing... 
OUT: ...Republican majority leader
DUR: 24 seconds


Hillary Clinton tackled Mr. Sanders on his voting record over gun control:

IN: He was going...
OUT: ...let it continue
DUR: 14 seconds


Hillary Clinton said the White House needs to take a tough line with Vladimir Putin:

IN: We have to...
OUT: ...behalf of Assad
DUR: 23 seconds


Senator Jim Webb was the more conservative leaning of the candidates on gun control but said he is best qualified to head America's armed forces: 

IN: We do need...
OUT: ...your Commander in Chief 
DUR: 25 seconds


Lincoln Chafee, the former governor of Rhode Island, and former Maryland governor Martin O'Malley talked about what they saw as the biggest threats to the US:

IN: It's certainly...
OUT: ...threats even worse
DUR: 13 seconds


Martin O'Malley hit out at Donald Trump's rhetoric on immigration:

IN: A lot of ...
OUT: ...for immigrants
DUR: 14 seconds