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Democratic Presidential Debate Summary

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On October 13, 2015 at 8:36 pm on the CNN channel, I watch the Democratic Presidential Debate. The debate was hosted by Anderson Cooper. The candidates were Governor Lincoln Chafee, Governor Martin O’Malley, Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Senator Bernie Sanders, and Senator Jim Webb. The topics discussed that were interesting to me were gun control, foreign policy, climate change, Black lives matter, income equality and cost of education. On the topic of gun control, Senator Sanders supports a ban on assault rifles. He also states that background checks are needed because knowingly giving a gun to a criminal is wrong. Former Secretary of State Clinton states that she stands up against the National Rifle Association and furthermore …show more content…

Governor O’Malley stated there was a lesson learned from Benghazi and that human intelligence was needed on the ground to make better decision, based on what is going on in that country. Secretary Clinton called Vladimir Putin, of Russia, a bully and states that he will regret what he has done to his people because he is bombing his citizens causing them to escape. Senator Sanders wants to put together an Arab coalition that should be leading the effort to stand against the violence in Syria. Senator Webb focused on China and the cyber warfare on the country, also the national Security threats with the nuclear material in Iran. Governor Chafee stated that there was a poor judgment used in a quagmire (awkward) situation in the Iraq where soldiers were propelled into …show more content…

Senator Sanders stated that the middle class is disappearing, they are working long hours for lower wages. Senator Sanders would like to raise the minimum wage to $15/hr. to help rebuild the middle class. Secretary Clinton said Americans need a good education to obtain a good job. This relates into education cost through college affordability. Senator Sanders stated that “a college education is equivalent to a high school education now in 2015”. Meaning that the credentials of a bachelor’s degree is not worth as much as it used to be to obtain a good job, and further education is needed. Secretary Clinton suggests to refinance college debt to a low interest rate. Governor O’Malley wants to create a separate consensus from commercial banking and refuse the Glass-Steagall Act. The Glass-Steagall Act is a bill that was designed “to provide for the safer and more effective use of the assets of banks, to regulate interbank control, to prevent the undue diversion of funds into speculative operations, and for other purposes.” This act was sponsored by Senator Glass and Representative Steagall in 1933. (Maues,

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