MOCK DEBATE DECEMBER 17, 2015 PREP FOR DEC 19 DEBATE

Opening
Each candidate gets 60 seconds to open.
First Segment
1. Sec Clinton: What is your plan to combat the new threat of terrorism, abroad
and at home? How does it differ from Pres. Obamas and from the plans
we heard from GOP candidates at the Tuesday night debate?
a. Follow-up: How do you respond to GOP criticism that the current global
unrest is the product of policies you put in place. As one of the key
architects of our policy in the middle east, do you bear ANY
responsibility for what has gone wrong?
2. Sen. Sanders: On Tuesday of this week, you said that Secretary Clinton was
too quick to support regime change in Iraq and Libya. But do you think the
world would be better off today with Saddam Hussein or Muammar Gaddafi in
power?
A. Follow-up: What about Assad? A few months ago, Pres. Obama was
saying that Assad must go now Sec. Kerry said he could stay. Which
is it?
3. Gov. OMalley: You and Senator Sanders have repeatedly criticized Sec.
Clintons vote for the Iraq war. Is a vote she cast 13 years ago really
relevant in this campaign?
4. For all of you: All of you have promoted various gun control measures as
part of your response to the recent attack in San Bernadino. But what
specific gun control measures could stop terrorists like the two attackers in
that incident who seemed determined at any price to kill and injure others?
5. Sec. Clinton: I want to come back to the question of boots on the ground and
the fight against ISIS. If this threat is as serious as you say it is, isnt it time
to level with the American people and tell them it will take US troops to
combat it? And do you see why some voters might think, skeptically, that
you are downplaying this risk during the campaign, but might shift your view
after being elected?
6. Gov. OMalley: Do you believe that climate change is a graver threat to
national security than ISIS?

7. Sen. Sanders: It is clear that at least some of the people launching terrorist
attacks against the US and other western nations are motivated by calls from
Islamic religious leaders, from groups like ISIS, and are avenging losses in
what they call a clash of civilizations. Why do you and others on the left
resist calling this what it seems to most Americans to be: a terrorist threat
from radical Islam?
8. Sec. Clinton: In New Hampshire, Gov. Maggie Hassan has called for a
pause on resettling any Syrian refugees here, putting her at odds with
President Obama. Who do you agree with the Governor of New Hampshire
or the President of the United States?
Second Segment
1. I want to open with a question for all of you. Each of you has proposed
expensive new government programs for health care, college, child care, and
more. Can you tell us how much your proposals will cost, and who will pay
for them?
2. Sec. Clinton: Your opponents have said that you are too close to Wall Street.
Youve struggled to respond to this charge in this campaign, even saying in
that last debate that your support from Wall Street was tied to the 9/11 terror
attacks. How can you reassure concerned Democrats that you are not tied to
the financial industry?
3. Sen. Sanders: Democrats tout Obamacare, but here in NH, it doesnt seem to
be working that well. Competition is down, rates are up, and some employers
are cutting payrolls as a result. How would your health care plan work
better?
4. Gov. OMalley: You have been quite critical of both of the other candidates
here tonight on the issue of immigration. Do you really doubt their
commitment to comprehensive immigration reform?
5. Sec. Clinton: Some Democratic activists say that your pledge not to raise
taxes on the middle class is politically timid and will limit what you can
achieve as President. How do you respond?
6. Sen. Sanders: New Hampshire small businesses say they cant afford to pay
workers a $15 / hour minimum wage. What do you say in response to that?
7. Gov. OMalley: I want to ask you about the causes of a recent attack on a
Planned Parenthood clinic in Colorado. What share of the blame do you put at
the feet of Republican candidates like Carly Fiorina and Ted Cruz who have
been outspoken in their harsh language about Planned Parenthood?

8. Sec. Clinton: Youve been doing better in the polls nationally, but remain in a
very tight race here in New Hampshire. Why are you finding it harder to
persuade voters here to vote for you? And does it have something to do with
the trust question, and the fact that most NH voters tell pollsters they dont
trust you?
9. Sen. Sanders: Yes or no: Should Rahm Emmanuel step down as Mayor of
Chicago?
Third Segment
And now, some questions of special interest to NH voters:
1. Gov. OMalley: Senator Sanders recently came out in opposition to the Kinder
Morgan pipeline. Where do you stand? And if you are neutral, how is that
consistent with your opposition to Keystone?
2. Sec. Clinton: You have said YOU oppose the Anthem/Cigna merger because it
would result in increased market concentration. But when one of your
supporters, Jeanne Shaheen, was Governor, and your husband was President,
there was mass consolidation in the insurance market in New Hampshire.
Would YOU have opposed their policies as well?
3. Sen. Sanders: Can you name some specific measures youd take to stimulate
job creation in this state?
Closing

Each of you gets 90 seconds to close.