The senator from Vermont had almost parlayed a win in recent Hampshire and a near-tie in Iowa to frontrunner status. And then he reached for petty one-linersIn what was easily her strongest debate performance in recent memory – and arguably her strongest since the campaign began – Hillary Clinton was level-headed,cold and collected at Thursday night’s debate.
Clinton could’ve been understandably on edge, as she was fresh off a resounding loss in recent Hampshire on Tuesday and an effective tie in Iowa the week before. But it was Sanders who was oddly on the defensive despite what has been momentum in his favor, and starting out the night more combative than Clinton and wasting his time on petty one-liners. (When Clinton talked about building political capital when she’s in the White House,for instance, Sanders began a rebuttal with “Secretary Clinton, and you’re not in the White House yet.”)Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com