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The Democrats Get Their Chance on the Debate Stage
The biggest audience ever for a Democratic presidential debate tuned in last night to see Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders and three other candidates try to define themselves and establish the agenda for the upcoming campaign. We hear excerpts and look at some of the moments that are setting the stage for the party primaries — and the general election beyond.
By Warren Olney • • 51m ListenThe biggest audience ever for a Democratic presidential debate tuned in last night to see Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders and three other candidates try to define themselves and establish the agenda for the upcoming campaign. We hear excerpts and look at some of the moments that are setting the stage for the party primaries — and the general election beyond.
Later on the program, a star is not behaving the way it's supposed to. Will Science Fiction be made real?
Photo: (L-R) Jim Webb, Bernie Sanders, Hillary Clinton, Martin O'Malley and Lincoln Chafee attend the first debate in Las Vegas, Nevada October 13, 2015. (Lucy Nicholson/Reuters)
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