state, one of the overarching questions is whether this is still president barack obama s democratic party. like nearly everyone in the news media, the three of us are totally in the tank for senior obama. the last time hillary clinton was on the debate stage, then senator become approximately was such a media darling the press was mechaniced for it. we should ask if he needs another pillow. six and a half years later, he is leaving the stage and the democratic field is racing to the left. my trade policies will break that cycle of agreements which enrich a few at the expense of the many. with sanders surging, a defensive clinton started to match him and oppose the president on policy issue after policy issue. even questioning the obama administration s approach to deportations. i think we have to go back to being a much less harsh and aggressive enforcer. still, the democratic field
years later, obama is leaving the stage and the democratic field is racing to the left. my trade policies will break that cycle of agreements which enrich the few at the expense of the many. reporter: with sanders surging, a defensive clinton has started to match him and oppose the president on policy issue after policy issue. even questioning the obama administration s approach to deportations. i thinke have to go back to being a much less harsh and aggressive enforcer. reporter: still, the democratic field has mostly steered clear of directly attacking the president. his overall approval rating is 48%, but it s 83% among democrats. do you think if you could run again and did run again you would be elected? yes. you do. i do. reporter: the president s biggest advocate is missing from the stage this time. but if joe biden decides to run, the next debate would feature a loyal defender. now is the time to heed the timeless advice from teddy
agreements which have cost us millions of decent paying jobs as corporate america shuts down plants in vermont and throughout this country and moves to low-wage countries. as president my trade policies will break that cycle of agreements which enrich the few at the expense of the many. let us also be honest and ac acknowledge that today millions of american workers are now working for totally inadequate wages. the current federal minimum wage of 7.25 an hour is a starvation wage and must be raised. [ cheers and applause ] the minimum wage in this country