Michael Bloomberg Seeks Debate Redemption While Bernie Sanders Faces Attack
- Former mayor tries to recover after widely panned first debate
- Sanders stands to be attacked as the established front-runner
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Michael Bloomberg is trying for a do-over in Tuesday’s Democratic presidential debate, previewing that he’ll turn his focus to newly minted front-runner Bernie Sanders after a much-criticized debut at last week’s face-off.
Seven Democratic candidates will meet in Charleston, South Carolina, for a last encounter before that state’s primary on Saturday, and it would benefit Bloomberg if the rest of the field also sharpened their attacks against Sanders.