Hillary Escapes Another Dem Debate

[Beacool]

Clinton made some critical errors but Bernie Sanders and Martin O'Malley looked lost at sea during the Democratic debate.

Hillary Clinton was vulnerable at the debate Saturday night and could have been taken down a notch if she’d had formidable opponents on the stage.

But she didn't. They didn’t. And that leaves the race pretty much exactly where it is—give or take a few percentage points.

Yet that doesn’t mean she’s totally off the hook.

During the course of the two-hour debate, Clinton made a series of gaffes that will likely come back to haunt her, should she become the nominee, in the form of substantive attack ads and cheap shots.

She stumbled a bit when talking about the war she championed in Libya, and her refusal to use the phrase “radical Islam”—as well as her claim that it was her work during 9/11 that led to her massive Wall Street contributions—will likely find its way into a GOP attack ad at some point. Not to mention her odd boast that she “comes from the ’60s” (paging Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz).

But Bernie Sanders and Martin O’Malley just couldn’t capitalize on the mistakes—and it’s not that they didn’t try. They were out-practiced, out-foxed and generally just not a match for the Democratic frontrunner.

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/11/15/no-one-won-at-the-democratic-debate-but-sanders-and-o-malley-really-lost.html

Not a perfect debate night for Hillary, but the other two candidates didn't knock her off her position as frontrunner. It was not a game changer.

[Agschmid]

1. Yup if they want it they have to go for it.

[Beacool]

5. It won't be easy.

Hillary is a good debater with years of debate experience.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

2. I look at these debates like a boxer looks at sparring sessions before a big fight.

EOM

[Metric System]

3. Lost at sea without life jackets.

[upaloopa]

4. People who think they have what it takes to

knock Hillary's numbers down are a dime a dozen. Those who have are rare.

[JaneyVee]

6. Hillary provided substance. Bernie provided zingers.

Maybe he should start that talk about socialism one of these days.