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Hillary Clinton

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Her Sister

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Mon Mar 14, 2016, 08:24 AM Mar 2016

not answering questions exactly ~cnn townhall [View all]

At Democratic town hall
http://www.cnn.com/2016/03/14/opinions/cnn-democratic-town-hall-ohio-reyes/

"Sanders generally came across as prepared and amiable (yes, he faced that same old question about how he would pay for his free public college programs). Yet to a certain extent he skated by: he did not receive one question about foreign policy, an area outside his comfort zone.

For better or worse (depending on your view of him), Sanders is slowly evolving into a more traditional candidate. We saw this in the way he dodged a few specific questions entirely. When asked about how his plans for more government programs would affect middle class people, he pivoted to his familiar talking points about the need for Wall Street to pay its fair share. He's right, but the question was about the burden that would fall on regular folks.

Similarly, Misty Jordan from Radio One asked a terrific question about how a President Sanders might move his progressive agenda forward without a change in congressional power. In response, Sanders emphasized that he was attracting large numbers of new voters and that people needed to tell Congress to represent all Americans, not just the rich. Both of these statements are correct -- but Sanders did not answer the actual question."


Finally media pinpointing what we've been noticing for a while now!!???

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Good Grief.. same ol same ol Cha Mar 2016 #1
Math is not his strong suit. He received a few questions on taxes last night and his answers livetohike Mar 2016 #2
His whole life and career dedicated to the same issue Her Sister Mar 2016 #4
My opinion is he is only in politics to preach his ideology. He doesn't know how to put plans into livetohike Mar 2016 #5
Revolution w/o thought Her Sister Mar 2016 #10
He's stuck on the '60's. The world has changed a bit livetohike Mar 2016 #12
I think you're right! pandr32 Mar 2016 #11
Thanks! livetohike Mar 2016 #13
Ding ding ding! LisaM Mar 2016 #15
Good points Lisa! He wasn't a Democrat until recently. Maybe no one livetohike Mar 2016 #20
I think you missed that there IS no "vast haul" jmowreader Mar 2016 #17
Thanks. I keep seeing posts that is breaking fund raising records livetohike Mar 2016 #19
He breaks records for number of donors jmowreader Mar 2016 #23
K & R enthusiastically. Surya Gayatri Mar 2016 #3
President Obama attracted many new voters, did that alhave an affect Thinkingabout Mar 2016 #6
and get the last 10% not covered Her Sister Mar 2016 #7
Excellent points all! BlueMTexpat Mar 2016 #8
Bernie says your tax increases will be offset by health care savings Blue Idaho Mar 2016 #9
Exactly shenmue Mar 2016 #14
And, only if your employers - at least in some cases - decide to give it to you. LisaM Mar 2016 #22
The foreign policy thing is important MSMITH33156 Mar 2016 #16
He's developed a definite pattern UtahLib Mar 2016 #18
My observation too mcar Mar 2016 #21
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