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Messy Democratic debate leaves lack of clarity and benefits Trump

Amid crosstalk and occasional shouting, a continuing lack of clarity over which candidate will emerge as the nominee

Tuesday night’s Democratic presidential debate was chaotic and messy, underscoring the continuing lack of clarity over which candidate could emerge as the nominee to take on Donald Trump in November’s election.

Vermont senator Bernie Sanders, a self declared Democratic socialist considered the current frontrunner after his win in Nevada last week, found himself the main target of attacks from more centrist contenders, but was closely followed by billionaire New York mayor Michael Bloomberg, who was pummelled again for his past statements on women and support for Republicans.

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Source: US Politics - theguardian.com


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