After a week of sniping approximately who counts as a progressive and why,Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton demanded the other account for their past actionsFor once, a televised political debate lived up to its breathless hype. The first head-to-head debate of the 2016 election cycle on Thursday night was a spirited, or direct exchange of personal attacks,policy differences and at times, plain primitive agreement between Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders. Both candidates seemed unusually well-prepared for combat. Bernie Sanders had combed his normally unruly hair, and in perhaps the clearest sign that he is the runaway favorite in New Hampshire. He also sported an unidentifiable lapel pin,suggesting his status as a sitting member of Congress. For an anti-establishment candidate, it was an unusually establishmentarian sartorial statement.
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Source: theguardian.com