Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders, the two most prominent candidates who took part in Tuesday night’s Democratic debate in Las Vegas, talked about or referenced a wide variety of proposals and issue positions as they attempted to win the support of the Democratic base. Gallup looks at how different subjects […] Read more »
CNN/ORC poll: Hillary Clinton wins debate, but Bernie Sanders rises
With the first Democratic debate in the books, a new CNN/ORC poll finds most who watched think Hillary Clinton had the best performance of the night, but her strong showing hasn’t boosted her standing in the race for the party’s nomination. CONT. Jennifer Agiesta, CNN Read more »
NBC Online Poll: Clinton Wins Debate, Re-energizes Core Backers
Hillary Clinton’s performance in Tuesday night’s debate resonated strongly among members of her party, with more than half—56%—saying she won the debate. Just 3% of Democrats who watched or followed coverage of the debate said she did worst, giving her a net performance score of +53. Bernie Sanders scored a […] Read more »
Debate Showed Democrats Taking a Big Gamble By Leaning Left
Appropriately enough, Democrats placed a big bet during their first presidential debate here this week. Across almost all domestic economic and social issues, the five contenders, including fortified front-runner Hillary Clinton, offered aggressively liberal positions. CONT. Ronald Brownstein, National Journal Read more »
Democrats Avoid a Hard Question: How to Pass Their Proposals
The Democratic presidential candidates covered a lot of ground during their debate Tuesday, but one issue received little attention: their theory of political change. How exactly would Hillary Rodham Clinton or her rivals pass the programs and proposals they advocate? The problem is simple. President Obama’s experience during his first […] Read more »
What Did We Learn From the Democratic Debate
This was a whole lot easier to analyze than the GOP ones. There were fewer candidates, of course, but the winner was also a lot easier to spot. CONT. Amy Walter, Cook Political Report Read more »