Charleston, SC – Ready to rumble, Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders jumped headlong into Sunday’s presidential debate by quickly tangling over who’s tougher on gun control and sketching differing visions for the future of health care in America. It was the last Democratic matchup before voting in the 2016 race begins in two weeks, with both sides intent on seizing the momentum.
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Clinton rapped Sanders, the Vermont senator, for voting repeatedly with the National Rifle Association, and then welcomed his weekend reversal of position to support legislation that would deny gun manufacturers legal immunity.
Sanders released his plan for a single-payer health care plan just hours before the debate, and used his opening statement to call for health care “for every man, woman and child as a right.” Clinton, by contrast, urged less sweeping action to build on President Barack Obama’s health care plan.
Very civil compared to the Republican debate with the focus on issues rather than attacks on each other.
Lord help us if our choice for the next president is a communist, a felon, and an egotistical blowhard