Last updated on September 25th, 2023 at 01:58 pm
The CNN Debate has been a delight for Democrats. Here are five reasons to be glad that you are watching the CNN Democratic debate.
1). Both Clinton And Sanders Were Ready
CNN wasted no time in bringing up the recent controversies on the campaign trail. Bernie Sanders was asked if Hillary Clinton was qualified, and he said yes, but pivoted to making the question about Clinton’s judgement. Anyone who has listened to Bernie Sanders since his campaign launched heard the same talking points repeated. Clinton takes super PAC money, Clinton voted for the Iraq war, and Clinton is too friendly with Wall Street.
Hillary Clinton shot back by defending her own record and playing the Obama card, and pointing out to the mixed reaction of the crowd that under the Sanders threshold President Obama wouldn’t be qualified to be president. Clinton brought up Sanders’ struggles on foreign policy and went to the New York Daily News interview.
2). Sanders Couldn’t Provide a Specific Instance Where Clinton Made A Decision That Was Influenced By Wall Street
Sanders was asked by Dana Bash to name a specific decision that Clinton made as Senator that favored banks. Sanders said that Clinton should have supported his view on breaking up the big banks, and talked about her speeches to the big banks. He said, “The proper response in my view is that we should break them up.” Clinton replied, “Well as you can tell, Dana, he can’t come with any example, because there is no example.” This was not a good moment for Sen. Sanders, but the script soon flipped.
3). Hillary Clinton Dodges A Question About Releasing The Transcripts of Her Speeches To Wall Street
Clinton was asked by Bash just to release the transcripts. The Democratic frontrunner replied with a dodge and discussed the problems that caused the Great Recession and the mortgage companies. Bash interrupted and asked again about the transcripts of the speeches to Goldman Sachs. Clinton repeated her stance that she will release the speeches after every candidate releases their speech transcripts including Trump and Sanders. Bash said that the question wasn’t about the Republicans. Clinton stonewalled and made it clear that she won’t release the paid speech transcripts unless everyone does it.
4). Hillary Clinton Says She Will Sign A $15 Minimum Wage Bill As President
Hillary Clinton made a bit of news when she said that she will use the New York model to phase in a $15/hour minimum wage. Things got heated when Sanders said that viewers would be surprised to see that Clinton now supports a $15/hour minimum wage. All heck broke loose as both candidates started talking over each other.
The Sander supporters in the crowd grumbled when she said that she has always supported the Fight For 15. Sanders said that he doesn’t know how Clinton supports the Fight for 15 when she supports a $12 minimum wage. The facts though say that Clinton was correct. According to The Washington Post, Clinton endorsed the Fight For 15 in June of 2015. The reality is that if the American people want to see a $15 minimum wage, they need to vote for the Democratic nominee in November. The dispute between Clinton and Sanders boils down to whether or not the minimum wage is immediately raised to $15/hour or it is phased in.
5). Both Hillary Clinton And Bernie Sanders Are Sizzling
The debate hasn’t been ugly, personal, or nasty, but neither candidate has backed off on highlighting their differences on the issues. The Democratic debate has been tense, and on a few occasions things got a bit heated, but in contrast to the Republican primary, the Democratic candidates don’t look or sound deeply divided.
The CNN debate has been great on talking about the issues that matter most to ordinary Americans. Wall Street reform, raising the minimum wage to a living wage, and criminal justice reform have all been discussed. The Democratic Party is clearly the party that is most interested in the middle-class and creating more jobs.
Clinton and Sanders are delivering an outstanding debate that is full of discussion about the issues that matter most.
Awards and Professional Memberships
Member of the Society of Professional Journalists and The American Political Science Association
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