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Wed Nov 11, 2015, 09:07 AM Nov 2015

Hillary... had a succinct Twitter response for her Republican DEBATE detractors...



http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/nov/11/republican-debate-reveals-attack-lines-against-hillary-clinton

Republican debate reveals attack lines against Hillary Clinton

The Democratic candidate for president was mentioned 25 times, accused of incompetence and the downgrading of America

Nicky Woolf


Wednesday 11 November 2015 01.00 EST
Last modified on Wednesday 11 November 2015 01.03 EST



Whoever may have been the winner of the fourth Republican primary debate, all the candidates on stage were clearly focused on their one common enemy: Hillary Clinton, whose name was mentioned more than 25 times.

John Kasich was the first to stick the boot into the presumptive Democratic frontrunner, slamming the former secretary of state for promising “everything” on the spending side.

Then Jeb Bush attacked her for saying Barack Obama’s policies “get an A”......................

The favoured Republican bugbear against Clinton, ................though Ben Carson...............

In fact, it was mainly Clinton’s economic policies that came under fire. Bush, especially, targeted the former secretary of state, saying twice in quick succession that Clinton “wants to double down” on Dodd-Frank and banking regulation, and later said she wanted to suppress the energy sector.

Ted Cruz said Clinton ................... and Carly Fiorina invited viewers to “imagine a Clinton presidency,” where “our military will .......................

Clinton’s record at the state department also came under fire. Donald Trump called her ....................
The Florida senator Marco Rubio said: ..............


Clinton, for her part, had a succinct Twitter response for her Republican detractors:



Hillary Clinton ?@HillaryClinton 9h9 hours ago

#GOPdebate
https://pbs.twimg.com/tweet_video/CTgNl6aWUAAqwCh.mp4

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Hillary... had a succinct Twitter response for her Republican DEBATE detractors... (Original Post) riversedge Nov 2015 OP
She knows the GOP does not have a platform which attracts votes so the only thing they have is to Thinkingabout Nov 2015 #1
They have talked lots about it--problem is-how to pay for it when they want ACA knocked down riversedge Nov 2015 #2
ACA will only be great if passed by a Republican congress and Republican president, they are Thinkingabout Nov 2015 #3

Thinkingabout

(30,058 posts)
1. She knows the GOP does not have a platform which attracts votes so the only thing they have is to
Wed Nov 11, 2015, 10:08 AM
Nov 2015

attack. It is interesting she has brought out substance abuse treatment rather than incarceration and now we hear this from republicans.

Thinkingabout

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3. ACA will only be great if passed by a Republican congress and Republican president, they are
Wed Nov 11, 2015, 10:39 AM
Nov 2015

shameless.

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