{"id":19677,"date":"2016-02-05T11:58:51","date_gmt":"2016-02-05T19:58:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=19677"},"modified":"2016-02-05T12:35:37","modified_gmt":"2016-02-05T20:35:37","slug":"a-close-win-for-bernie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2016\/02\/05\/a-close-win-for-bernie\/","title":{"rendered":"A Close Win for Bernie"},"content":{"rendered":"

Last night I watched one of the best debates I have ever seen.  It was hard fought from beginning to end. If you missed the debate last night, I have the complete video and transcript for you  I think Hillary was the winner on foreign policy, but Bernie was the winner on domestic policy and the economy.  This is how much.<\/font><\/p>\n

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Hillary Clinton<\/a> appeared frustrated.<\/p>\n

Dozens of prominent economists and academic experts have endorsed her plans to regulate the financial sector. Her policies would “try to prevent the problems of the future,” she explained in Thursday’s debate, in addition to reining in “the excesses of Wall Street.”<\/p>\n

So why do so many voters not believe it?<\/p>\n

Throughout the debate, Mrs. Clinton found herself cornered by Senator Bernie Sanders<\/a> and the moderators about her ties to Wall Street, the political contributions that have bolstered her campaign account, and the hundreds of thousands of dollars in paid speaking fees she received from Goldman Sachs and other financial firms in the months after she left the State Department<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Mrs. Clinton tried again and again to explain that her plans for Wall Street would be tougher and go further than Mr. Sanders’s proposals by also regulating the shadow banking industry, the insurance companies and other wrongdoers.<\/p>\n

“I have a broader view,” Mrs. Clinton said, contrasting her plan to that of Mr. Sanders, whose anti-Wall Street message has turned him from a long-shot candidate to a serious contender for the Democratic nomination… [emphasis added<\/em>]<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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While the Gray Lady was clearly attempting to plug their choice, Hillary, even they could not cover up the fact that the audience wasn’t buying part of what she had to say.  On one occasion, they even booed here for attacking Bernie.<\/font><\/p>\n

If you missed the debate, here’s the complete video,<\/font><\/p>\n