Hillary Clinton Steps on Twitter Landmine in Dem Debate

... while the third candidate on stage, former Gov. Martin O'Malley was pretty much ignored.

By Al Perrotta Published on January 19, 2016

While Hillary Clinton had her hands full with a more aggressive Bernie Sanders in Charleston Sunday night, she also had her hands full on social media. The most googled question during the debate had nothing to do with foreign or domestic affairs. It was “Will Hillary Clinton get prosecuted?” Peter Schweizer writes about it on Breitbart.com.

Then, too, Hillary stepped on a social media landmine with her seemingly innocuous rhyme: “There should be no bank too big to fail and no individual too big to jail.” Hillary’s campaign immediately tweeted out the line:

As Fox News put it,  the “response was not what Clinton’s campaign had hoped for.” The tweet about “no individual too big to jail” was hit with a deluge of replies mocking the candidate, who is currently under investigation by the FBI over both her handling of classified material on her personal server and potential corruption issues involving the Clinton Foundation. “Does that include you?” was a recurring theme of the tweets, while another Twitter user issued a warning:

What her Democratic opponents wish for is more debates. The next Democratic debate is set for February 11 — but only after the Iowa and New Hampshire primaries. The schedule has both O’Malley and Sanders irate, with Sanders accusing the DNC of limiting and hiding the debates to rig the race in favor of Clinton. DNC Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz insisted Sunday the debates were scheduled to “maximize the opportunity for voters to see our candidates.”

The first two debates were held on Saturday nights, the lowest TV viewing night of the week. Sunday’s came on the eve of a national holiday, on the heels of an NFL playoff game, and against the Critic’s Choice Awards and the final season of Downton Abbey.

And the Winner is …

Who won Sunday night’s NBC News/YouTube Democratic debate? The New York Times offers a handy rundown of what assorted pundits on both sides of the political aisle had to say. They summarize:

Many commentators from across the web thought that a more aggressive Mr. Sanders gave himself a boost by taking Mrs. Clinton on more forcefully. She scored points on his shifting positions on guns and taxes, but was not seen as dealing any decisive blows. Martin O’Malley, meanwhile, was most notable for his unsuccessful efforts to get a word in.

In the Associated Press’ in-depth wrap-up of the debate, former Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley doesn’t even make an appearance until the final two paragraphs.

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The February 11 Democratic debate is a Thursday night and airs on PBS. The Republicans next take the stage together January 28 on Fox News.

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