Brooklyn Democratic Debate: Live Coverage
Democratic presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders debate in Brooklyn, N.Y., just days ahead of the critical New York state primary.
Tonight's debate-related stories: Sanders, Clinton Hit Hard Ahead of N.Y. Primary Poll: Clinton Leads Sanders in New York by 17 Points Clinton, Sanders Both Backed 1994 Crime Law
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To close, here are some highlight clips from the debate:
Sanders, Clinton Clash on $15 Minimum Wage Positions
Though we saw a strong debate performance from Mrs. Clinton, Mr. Sanders got the better of her on several issues, painting her into a corner on Social Security and raising the federal minimum wage to $15. Yet she got the better of him in the exchange over gun control, and he again failed to drive home his accusation that she is beholden to her top donors. Asked to name an instance in which she catered to the interests of her donors, he was not able to do so.
The final share of conversation on Twitter was almost split for the two candidates, with Hillary Clinton getting 53% of the conversation on Twitter and Mr. Sanders at 47%.
But, Mr. Sanders's picked up more Twitter followers during the debate.
The top-tweeted moment during the debate was when Mrs. Clinton and Mr. Sanders discussed the minimum wage.
Tonight's discussion on Israel was one of the more interesting exchanges we heard tonight. Mr. Sanders's position—calling for the U.S. to be more "even-handed" in its approach to Israel and calling for treating the Palestinian people with "respect and dignity" in order to bring peace to the region—is an unusual one to hear in a Democratic primary, not to mention from a Jewish candidate.
That may be it for Democratic debates. The party has said it would plan a debate in May, but none has been scheduled. And given the long clash between the two candidates on when and where to hold tonight's debate, they may be reluctant to hold a second round of negotiations.
The two candidates both have their passionate supporters, but the question is, did this debate change anyone's mind? It's unlikely that many Democrats walked away from this event with a changed perspective on either candidate.
Tonight's debate was sharper in tone that previous meetings, but policy-wise, both candidates were on well-trod ground. Neither delivered decisively blows and both largely repeated previous exchanges from earlier debates.
Read the rest of Amy's thoughts here on Washington Wire.