Sixth Democratic Presidential Debate Occurs in Iowa
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On Tuesday, the remaining group of six Democratic presidential candidates gathered in Iowa for the final Democratic debate. Left-leaning articles highlight the decrease in viewership for Tuesday’s debate, while right-leaning articles focus on the tense exchange between Senator Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren after the debate.
The New York Times published a left-leaning article highlighting that 7.3 million people tuned into the debates on CNN, in contrast to the 18 million six and a half months ago. The article reports that after the national broadcast ended, Warren approached Sanders, but rejected his outstretched hand and could be heard telling him, “I think you called me a liar on national TV.”
A centrist article by NPR recaps the democratic debate with Rachel Martin and Mark Alexander. Alexander stated that the most interesting part of the debate was that the candidates focused on presenting themselves, as opposed to fighting with each other. He also noted that former Vice President Biden did a good job of defending himself when Sanders brought up his vote for the Iraq war, while Warren and Sanders had a tense exchange, because the Warren camp alleged that Sanders said a woman couldn’t win in a private conversation.
A right-leaning article by Fox News highlights that the hosts of “Morning Joe” issued criticism of the Democratic debate, calling the exchange between Warren and Sanders “painful.” Co-host Mike Brzezinski stated that Democrats should have been focusing on how they would take on Trump in November instead of talking about “a conversation that happened at a private event” two years ago.