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The Note: Democratic Debate Replay

ByABC News
February 12, 2016, 9:02 AM

— -- NOTABLES

--5 MOMENTS THAT MATTERED AT THE DEBATE: Last night Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders faced off at a pivotal moment in the race for the Democratic nomination. After a sweeping loss in the New Hampshire primary earlier this week, the former Secretary of State aimed to stop the bleeding. Meanwhile, Sanders needed to generate more momentum and support from non-white voters as he heads to more moderate, diverse states. The Democratic presidential candidates turn to Nevada next Saturday, where each candidate needs to make a stand. ABCs ANDREA GONZALES, VERONICA STRACQUALURSI, MARYALICE PARKS, LIZ KREUTZ SHUSHANNAH WALSHE and RYAN STRUYK have more on the five moments that mattered from the Democratic debate. http://abcn.ws/1QZitGW

--ANALYSIS -- ABCs RICK KLEIN: Burned by the Bern, Hillary Clinton blasted back with details - hoping that a series of reality checks can stall Bernie Sanders momentum in the Democratic race. The lines broke through in a relatively tame debate Thursday night in Milwaukee. The repetition might have made even Marco Rubio blush, though none of it is guaranteed to be an effective counter to a Sanders message thats gaining traction. Among Clintons lines: Thats a promise that cannot be kept. We should not make promises we can't keep. She continued: We should level with the American people. You need to level with people. We have to level with people. http://abcn.ws/1KJBmOy

--BEST LINES OF THE DEBATE: Sanders was quick with the one-twos, going as far as to remind Clinton he did not run against President Obama. ABCs PAOLA CHAVEZ has more on the best lines of the night. http://abcn.ws/1KJtEE4 THE DEBATE IN A MINUTE, courtesy of ABCs TOM THORNTON and ALI DUKAKIS: http://abcn.ws/1KKhKK7

--THE KISSINGER FACTOR: After criticizing Hillary Clintons Iraq War vote at Thursday nights debate, Bernie Sanders turned to attacking Clintons relationship with Henry Kissinger, whom Sanders called one of the most destructive secretaries of state. ABCs VERONICA STRACQUALURSI has more. http://abcn.ws/1PGDS54

 

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT -- BUSH CALLS MARCO RUBIOS FOREIGN POLICY ATTACKS LUDICROUS. Jeb Bush fired back on attacks leveled by rival Marco Rubio that the former Florida governor has little or no foreign policy experience. To suggest that he has foreign policy experience and I dont is kind of ludicrous, Bush told ABCs GEORGE STEPHANOPOULOS in an interview on Good Morning America today. Im pretty fluent on foreign policy issues, Bush added. I look forward to debating Marco on these issues. Rubio said on the campaign trail in South Carolina earlier this week that Bush has no foreign policy experience. "I thank God every day that George W. Bush was president, but Jeb has no foreign policy experience, he added. Bushs brother, former President George W. Bush, will make his first public appearance on the campaign trail this year in South Carolina on Monday. Hes been supportive for a long while, Jeb Bush said of his big brother. This was the appropriate place for him to start his campaigning. Bush added, For my brother to speak on my behalf about the skills I have to lead this country will be quite helpful. http://abcn.ws/1Qboih2

 

YESTERDAY ON THE TRAIL with ABCs PAOLA CHAVEZ and VERONICA STRACQUALURSI

WHY CLINTON HAS MORE DELEGATES THAN SANDERS. Bernie Sanders beat Hillary Clinton by 22 points in the New Hampshire primary Tuesday. But when the dust settled, the delegate count was roughly equal, with ABC estimating that each candidate picked up 15 delegates, ABCs ALANA ABRAMSON reports. So what is going on? To win the Democratic nomination, a candidate must obtain a certain number of delegates -- individuals who will cast votes at the DNC convention this summer. But there are two types of delegates in the Democratic party: pledged delegates, which are generally based on vote count, and unpledged delegates, or superdelegates. The latter include former and current Democratic leaders and elected officials. They can select the candidate of their choosing, wherever they want and whenever they want - and can switch at any time. Sanders leads in pledged delegates; he has 36 while Clinton has 32, according to ABC News estimates. But Clinton has a huge lead in superdelegates, with 362 to Sanders' 8. http://abcn.ws/1KIrIMi

LOOKING AHEAD: GEORGE W. BUSH TO JOIN JEB IN SOUTH CAROLINA. GOP presidential candidate Jeb Bush got help from his mom and now hes enlisting the help of his older brother. George W. Bush joins Jeb Monday night in North Charleston, South Carolina for the pairs first public campaign event together. The former president has fundraised for Jeb before, notably appearing with their father at a major Houston event last fall, ABCs CANDACE SMITH and VERONICA STRACQUALURSI note. President Bush has been incredibly supportive of his brothers campaign and Governor Bush is excited to have him out on the trail, Bushs spokeswoman, Kristy Campbell, wrote in a statement provided to ABC News. http://abcn.ws/1KIPLus

NEW BERNIE SANDERS AD FEATURES ERIC GARNERS DAUGHTER. A new ad set released online Thursday by the Bernie Sanders campaign features Eric Garners daughter, Erica Garner, explaining why she is backing the Vermont senator. The campaign says it is working on developing a shorter version of the ad for cable TV, but that they have yet to buy television ad time for the ad. I am behind anyone who is going to listen and speak to for us, Erica Garner says, adding that Sanders is not afraid to stand up to the criminal justice system. ABCs MARYALICE PARKS has more. http://abcn.ws/1TfuET3

A HISTORY OF POLITICAL DIRTY TRICKS IN SOUTH CAROLINA. When it comes to presidential politics, South Carolinas trademark southern charm goes right out the window. Forget about the mint juleps and hushpuppies, the Palmetto State is notorious for its history of mudslinging, whisper campaigns and vicious rumors. South Carolina can still be the place that chews up and spits out presidential candidates. ABCs VERONICA STRACQUALURSI and PAOLA CHAVEZ look back at the history of some of the states notable political dirty tricks. http://abcn.ws/1PG7EH8

 

WHOS TWEETING?

@rickklein: Bernie hits HRC for Super PAC, and/but - "Super PAC makes big play to lift Hillary Clinton in primary states" https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/super-pac-makes-big-play-to-lift-hillary-clinton-in-primary-states/2016/02/11/39aca8dc-d019-11e5-abc9-ea152f0b9561_story.html?wpmm=1&wpisrc=nl_daily202 

@tackettdc: Fact checking the 6th Democratic debate http://nyti.ms/1NbpZzX 

@kenvogel: Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski was prepared to resign if his boss didn't win NH primary. @monicalangley: http://www.wsj.com/articles/meet-the-man-who-helps-trump-be-trump-1455153779 

@thegarance: Bernie Sanders, 2014: "You should not be basing your politics based on your color. " http://www.npr.org/sections/itsallpolitics/2014/11/19/365024592/sen-bernie-sanders-on-how-democrats-lost-white-voters?utm_campaign=storyshare&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social 

@DougHeye: Whenever Sanders wants to respond, he looks like he's asking for the check at an Outback Steakhouse.