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US election: Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders in first showdown US election: Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders clash in first one-on-one debate
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Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders are holding their first one-on-one debate, as they vie to be the Democratic presidential pick. Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders have clashed over Wall Street and foreign policy, in the Democratic presidential candidates' first one-on-one debate.
The TV debate in New Hampshire is their first since the Democratic race was whittled down to two this week. Mrs Clinton cast him as an idealist who will not get things done and Mr Sanders accused her of being too tied to the establishment to achieve real change.
They clashed sharply over Wall Street and foreign policy. The TV debate in New Hampshire was their first since the Democratic race was whittled down to two this week.
Mrs Clinton cast him as an idealist who won't get things done and Mr Sanders accused her of being too tied to the establishment to achieve real change. Without a third person on stage, the policy differences were laid bare.
The first state-by-state contest, in Iowa on Monday, was won narrowly by Mrs Clinton ahead of Mr Sanders. The former secretary of state said Bernie Sanders' proposals such as universal healthcare were too costly and unachievable.
Since that vote, they have been exchanging barbs over who boasts the stronger liberal credentials. And she went after her rival aggressively over his attempts to portray her as being in the pocket of Wall Street because of the campaign donations and the fees she had received for after-dinner speeches.
Their arguments centre on who can best deliver on policies dear to the left-wing of the party, such as providing universal healthcare access, improving income equality and protecting worker rights. "It's time to end the very artful smear that you and your campaign have been carrying out," she said.
At a town hall event on Wednesday in which they appeared on stage separately, Vermont Senator Mr Sanders accused his rival of being a part-time liberal. Mr Sanders, a senator of Vermont, used a favourite attack line against her, that she backed the Iraq War, but she questioned his foreign policy expertise.
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Despite the tensions over policies, the debate ended on a warm note, when Mrs Clinton said the first person she would call would be Mr Sanders, if she won the nomination.
Analysis - Anthony Zurcher, BBC News, New HampshireAnalysis - Anthony Zurcher, BBC News, New Hampshire
Just days before the New Hampshire primary, Hillary Clinton finds herself in a new role - that of the underdog. She's trailed Bernie Sanders, senator from neighbouring Vermont, by double-digits in the state's polls for more than a month. When in doubt, say you're with Barack Obama. It was telling in this last debate before the New Hampshire primary that both candidates, when forced to defend themselves on grounds where they felt vulnerable, turned to Barack Obama for protection.
Now, thanks to former Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley's withdrawal from the Democratic race for president, she's alone on the debate stage with the upstart rival who came fractions of a percentage point from beating her earlier this week in the Iowa caucuses. Early in the debate, when pressed by the Vermont senator on her ties to Wall Street, Mrs Clinton noted that Mr Obama had taken donations from the financial industry and still passed comprehensive reform. He did it because he was a "responsible president," she said.
Eight years ago, Hillary Clinton was reeling after a sound beating in Iowa at the hands of Barack Obama, and a surprise win in New Hampshire gave her new life - at least temporarily. It was the start of what would be a drawn-out battle for the nomination that lasted for months. Later in the evening, Mr Sanders was pressed on his foreign policy views and willingness to normalise relations with Iran. He noted that he agreed with Mr Obama on the issue, despite Mrs Clinton criticising the then-senator in 2008 for being "naive".
Although Mrs Clinton's nationwide standing is stronger than it was in 2008, a defeat in New Hampshire could mark the start of another long nomination fight. The Democratic president is still overwhelmingly popular among Democrats - and he proved to be a reassuring refuge.
Consequently the former secretary of state is committing time and resources in New Hampshire to stave off such an embarrassment. Will the Granite State give her yet another boost? A strong performance in tonight's debate could be her best chance for a last-minute reversal of fortune. But if this, in fact, revealed where the candidates were weakest, that can only be good news for Mr Sanders. Polls overwhelmingly show Democrats are much more concerned about the economy than they are about international affairs.
He pointed to her vote as a senator to authorise the war in Iraq and the money her campaign receives from Wall Street as evidence. The debate was their first without the presence of the former governor of Maryland, Martin O'Malley, who quit the race on Monday night.
But she hit back by saying she was a progressive politician who delivered results, and argued she had been fighting liberal causes for decades. He was a distant third in the first state to vote, Iowa, where Mrs Clinton narrowly beat Mr Sanders after a prolonged count.
"Good ideas on paper are important, but you've got to be able to translate them into action," she declared. Mr Sanders holds a big lead in polls in New Hampshire, which borders the state where he is a senator, Vermont.
The debate is their first without the presence of the former governor of Maryland, Martin O'Malley, who quit the race on Monday night.
And it is the last before Tuesday's New Hampshire primary vote, the second state to make its choice.
Mr Sanders holds a big lead in polls in the state - one on Thursday put him 20 percentage points ahead.
Both Republican and Democratic parties will formally name their presidential candidates at conventions in July.Both Republican and Democratic parties will formally name their presidential candidates at conventions in July.
Americans will finally go to the polls to choose the new occupant of the White House in November.Americans will finally go to the polls to choose the new occupant of the White House in November.
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