03-10-2016, 04:42 PM
The Democratic debate last night was held in Florida, where the primaries will be held next week. The broadcast was English/Spanish.
I thought the Univision moderators were tough as nails; None of them would let Clinton or Sanders avoid answering a question directly.
Jorge Ramos asked Clinton point blank if she would drop out of the race if she gets indicted over her use of a private email server. She was taken aback, it seemed, and said she wasn't gonna answer that question because it was ridiculous and it was never gonna happen.
The focus was mostly on immigration. Ramos asked both candidates if they would firmly commit to not deporting children who are in the US illegally. Both of them did, which surprised me a bit. That's much further than Obama's current policy.
Also, both Clinton and Sanders committed to a path to citizenship for those undocumented immigrants already in the country (except those with criminal records, who would be immediately deported). Both have supported adding fencing where needed to adequately patrol the borders, and adding border patrol agents. Both also mocked the yuge, great, beautiful wall that Trump claims will be built and paid for by Mexico.
Here are the highlights of the full debate, which contained several non-immigration points of contention.
HOTD Edit: More cross-topic debate highlights in video below.
I thought the Univision moderators were tough as nails; None of them would let Clinton or Sanders avoid answering a question directly.
Jorge Ramos asked Clinton point blank if she would drop out of the race if she gets indicted over her use of a private email server. She was taken aback, it seemed, and said she wasn't gonna answer that question because it was ridiculous and it was never gonna happen.
The focus was mostly on immigration. Ramos asked both candidates if they would firmly commit to not deporting children who are in the US illegally. Both of them did, which surprised me a bit. That's much further than Obama's current policy.
Also, both Clinton and Sanders committed to a path to citizenship for those undocumented immigrants already in the country (except those with criminal records, who would be immediately deported). Both have supported adding fencing where needed to adequately patrol the borders, and adding border patrol agents. Both also mocked the yuge, great, beautiful wall that Trump claims will be built and paid for by Mexico.
Here are the highlights of the full debate, which contained several non-immigration points of contention.
HOTD Edit: More cross-topic debate highlights in video below.