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The South Carolina Debate Finally Put Bernie Sanders in the Hot Seat
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For the past month, Bernie Sanders has ascended to the position of clear frontrunner for the Democratic nomination. He claimed victory in Iowa, where the contested results leave a final tally still unknown, then won in New Hampshire and Iowa. Yet as the Vermont senator racked up delegates and gained momentum, the other candidates were tentative to take him on. But on Tuesday in Charleston, South Carolina, that finally changed. Sanders was in the hot seat. The big question is whether the attack was too late—or, given the fractured support among moderate voters, it will even matter. Being in the...