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The united states. this memo that one of our cnn contributors just received saying that the way to beat hillary clinton was to go after her top vulnerability, character issues. youve seen the memo. i dont know if you -- >> i dont recall putting ryans name on it. >> it was confidential. >> look, i dont think anything in that memo should be surprising to anyone. you saw the strategy executed by the campaign and the contrasts that barack obama drew. i would point out those were different times, tho...

Again, hillary clinton did vote in 2002 when she was a senator to authorize use of force against iraq. bernie sanders was a congressman and voted against it. again, drawing on the barack obama theme from 2008, barack obama was not a senator at the time. he did not vote. but he has made it clear all along and he made it clear in 2008 when he was debating hillary clinton that he was opposed to the iraq war from the word go. and he just pounded on that theme when will he was in debates with hillary...

Main focus is here in the debate hall. also keeping a close eye on the spin room, top representatives of the campaigns, perhaps candidates themselves, mingling with reporters. cnns kate bolduan in the spin room what happen do we expect tonight? >> this is where after the debate the action begins, wolf. yes, a lot is said in this two-hour debate. right afterward, this is what youre going to see. through these doors, youre going to see surrogates from the campaigns or candidates, as we saw with th...

Watch whats going to happen here. im going to turn my dial. it will track men and women moment by moment. im the yellow line as a female. so if i like something, now watch on the computer. i turn it up, because i may like what a candidate says at that moment. you see the yellow line going up. we dont have any men playing with us so the blue line is staying static. if our viewers dont like something in the focus group it goes back down. so all of these people had to answer some questions before h...

That. >> and both parties this, is enormous pressure to conform. donald trump has changed a lot of positions. h marco rubio has changed his big position. on the tpp moving away from where she had been, its a kind of a bipartisan problem at this point. >> guys, stand by. cnn has partnered with a political prediction market to see if the odds for winning the democratic nomination change during tonights democratic presidential debate. right now hillary clinton is the odds-on favorite to win the nom...

After seeing them so many times, i didnt even know thats what they were called. they will hold these up, that is for the candidates if they come through, this is where you will find them and where you will find a crush of reporters, as well. this is essentially where after the debate this is the kickoff to the next phase of this campaign as weve seen with republicans already these debates where campaigns are made and where campaigns can fall and thats why they will kick off the next phase of the...

We want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. im wolf blitzer reporting live from the cnn democratic debate here in las vegas. youre in "the situation room." were live on the las vegas strip where five democratic presidential candidates will face off tonight for the very first time. its a key contest for hillary clinton facing an increasingly strong challenge from the vermont senator bernie sanders. also a crucial night for martin omalley, jim webb and lincoln chafee,...

Victory, of course, each candidate and campaign. he also come here to tri to define in their view the most memorable moment in the debate, lets be honest, their rivals do and downplayed any flub. this room is where the next phase of the campaign really kicks off. why this is where all of the action is, right after the debate. heres a really interesting note. most of the surrogates that you see in the room are advisers youve seen on tv that are often talking to the media, high-level folks with th...

Most voters and most americans will. >> well see what happens after the debate. thanks very much. good luck tonight. stand would i. were a it wag twaiting the sta cnn presidential debate. when we come back, well preview the big battle between the fr t frontrunn frontrunners. big day? ah, the usual. moved some new cars. hauled a bunch of steel. kept the supermarket shelves stocked. made sure everyone got their latest gadgets. whats up for the next shift? ah, nothing much. just keeping the lights ...

During the showdown. does he have a score to settle? we want to welcome viewers in the united states and around the world. im wolf blitzer live in las vegas. youre in "the situation room." were just hours away from the first democratic presidential debate on cnn. as the clock winds down, the excitement level is going way up here in las vegas. were coming to you live from inside the debate hall at the wynn hotel. the candidates have begun arriving here to get their first look at debate hall. it w...