More than an hour into the first two person Democratic presidential debate of the cycle, Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton carried on their arguments over the definition of a true “progressive” and Clinton’s ties to Wall Street, finally heating up the Democratic debate stage for the first time this cycle and leaving #DemDebate Twitter ablaze.
“If you’ve got something to say, say it directly, but you will not find that I ever changed a view or a vote because of any donation that I ever received,” a clearly frustrated Clinton told Sanders, demanding his campaign cease what she called an “artful smear” about her record on Wall Street regulations. For many, the opening fireworks were unsettling. There is still a second hour left ….
I feel like grandma & grandpa are fighting and it's stressful because I love them both and they both have good points #DemDebate
— bry (@therealrenaud) February 5, 2016
Maddow and Todd look like two kids trying to get their parents to stop fighting. #DemDebate
— T.J. Holmes (@tjholmes) February 5, 2016
Stop saying "Glass-Stegall." No one knows what that means. If I said that at the Metro bus station here, I'd get blank stares.
— Bill Harnsberger (@BillinPortland) February 5, 2016
"Secretary Clinton, Are you willing to release the transcripts of your paid speeches to Goldman Sachs?" #DemDebate pic.twitter.com/edEIxcrZT0
— Live Tweeting (@BlavityLive) February 5, 2016
When are they going to go to O’Malley in the crowd
— Katherine Krueger (@kath_krueger) February 5, 2016
