2016 Presidential Polls News: Clinton and Sanders Face Off in Democratic 2016 Presidential Debate
Tuesday's Democratic presidential debate was a tough round of exchanges between former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont.
While Clinton reigns on top of the polls, which is seen by many as a compliment to the two terms she has been elected as senator of New York, Sanders followed close behind, giving him a fair chance of getting a good shot at the top spot.
During the debate on Tuesday, which was streamed live on CNN at the Wynn Las Vegas, Clinton was challenged by questions from debate moderator Anderson Cooper. When asked about her constantly changing stand on some hot issues, such as same-sex marriage, she acknowledged the changes of heart that she has gone through all throughout her campaign and said, "I do absorb new information, I do look at what was happening in the world."
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Meanwhile, Syracuse reported that Sanders was the most applauded candidate throughout the night. It should be noted that Clinton and Sanders have not really mentioned each other or thrown any comments against the other during their campaigns, but it seems a fire has sparked after Sanders tackled Clinton's private email server issues and her upcoming meeting with the Congress next week.
Sanders received applause from the audience when he said, "The American people are sick and tired of hearing about your damn emails," the comment taken by a smiling Clinton with a strong handshake.
According to CNN, Clinton has delivered a "poised, polished performance" during the debate and she was able to defend herself from the questions and stones thrown at her by the other democrats in her party.
The outlet also said her confidence and statements gave her campaign a more reasonable stand as to why she should be the next president of the United States, compared to the previous speeches she has delivered in the past weeks.
Other democrats who tried to take the spotlight from Clinton were former Virginia Sen. Jim Webb, former Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley, and former Rhode Island Gov. Lincoln Chafee.
