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Related: About this forumHill's Group: Hillary Clinton denies Bernie Sanders a win at Flint Democratic debate
http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/hillary-clinton-denies-bernie-sanders-win-flint-debateThis headline does not conform to the prevailing rhetoric of some here on DU, who will merely dismiss the article as another "rigged" or "corporate" sellout. But from my anecdotal impressions, it reflects real life views among those who actually watched the debate.
We'll know for sure after tomorrow. That is the testing ground.
FLINT, Mich. Sunday nights Democratic presidential debate in Flint, a city where manufacturing jobs have been replaced by poisoned water, should have been on Bernie Sanders turf: a discussion of trade policies, corporate greed and government spending cuts that have led to horrible consequences.
Sanders fought as if his life depended on it and it just might be, as he has fallen dangerously behind Hillary Clinton in the delegate count.
But Clinton came prepared to the CNN debate and more than held her own, preventing Sanders from the clear victory he needs to change the trajectory of the race ahead of Michigans primary on Tuesday.
While the debate is unlikely to dramatically alter the outcome of the Michigan primary or the even more important set of contests on March 15, it nonetheless revealed new details about the candidates and the differences between them.
Here are four key moments:
Sanders fought as if his life depended on it and it just might be, as he has fallen dangerously behind Hillary Clinton in the delegate count.
But Clinton came prepared to the CNN debate and more than held her own, preventing Sanders from the clear victory he needs to change the trajectory of the race ahead of Michigans primary on Tuesday.
While the debate is unlikely to dramatically alter the outcome of the Michigan primary or the even more important set of contests on March 15, it nonetheless revealed new details about the candidates and the differences between them.
Here are four key moments:
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Hill's Group: Hillary Clinton denies Bernie Sanders a win at Flint Democratic debate (Original Post)
BlueMTexpat
Mar 2016
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(297,523 posts)1. Thank you, Blue!
sheshe2
(83,859 posts)2. KnR
Thanks Blue.
livetohike
(22,157 posts)3. Sanders was frustrated and making mistakes. He
looked worn out.
BlueMTexpat
(15,372 posts)4. I find the stamina and endurance of BOTH
candidates impressive. How DO they do it?
livetohike
(22,157 posts)5. Motivated. I guess the adrenaline rush is what keeps them on the
brutal schedule. I doubt I could do it and I'm 63!