TX Democratic debate

“Would you be willing to sit down with Raul Castro, or whoever leads the Cuban dictatorship when you take office at least just once, to get a measure of the man?”

“Would you be willing to sit down with Raul Castro, or whoever leads the Cuban dictatorship when you take office at least just once, to get a measure of the man?”

“...there has been this difference between us over when and whether the president should offer a meeting, without preconditions, with those with whom we do not have diplomatic relations.”

“...if we think that meeting with the president is a privilege that has to be earned, I think that reinforces the sense that we stand above the rest of the world at this point in time.”

“Tell us as specifically as you can, how would a President Obama be different than a President Clinton in managing the nation's economy?”

“What would you do differently on day one than a President Obama would when it comes to managing the nation's economy?”

“Would you consider stopping federal raids on homes and businesses once you take office until comprehensive immigration reform can be passed?”

“As president of the United States, would you commit tonight that you would finish the border fence and speed up the construction?”

“As president of the United States, would you commit tonight that you would finish the border fence and speed up the construction?”

“Is there any downside to the United States becoming becoming a bilingual nation? Is there a limit?”

“Is there any downside to the United States becoming becoming a bilingual nation?”

“You've said, quote, "My opponent gives speeches; I offer solutions." You said the choice for Democrats in this campaign is, quote, "talk versus action." Are you saying that your opponent is all hat and no cattle?”

“Senator Clinton of late has said: Let's get real. The implication is that the people who've been voting for me or involved in my campaign are somehow delusional.”

“The Clinton campaign has accused you of plagiarism. How do you respond? ”

“lifting whole passages from someone else's speeches is not change you can believe in, it's change you can Xerox.”

“We've got a philosophical difference, which we've debated repeatedly, and that is that Senator Clinton believes the only way to achieve universal health care is to force everybody to purchase it.”

“Senator Clinton, yesterday you said, and I'm quoting, "One of us is ready to be commander in chief." Are you saying that Senator Obama is not ready and not qualified to be commander in chief?”

“Are you suggesting that Senator Obama is not ready; he doesn't have the experience to be commander in chief? What did you mean by that phrase?”

“I wouldn't be running if I didn't think I was prepared to be commander-in-chief.”

“Tonight, Senator Obama, you've talked about more transparency. A recent report said you were responsible for $91 million in earmarks. And you have refused to say where the money went, what it's for. Why?”

“Senator McCain, as you know, is proud of going around the country saying he's never asked for an earmark and he will never ask for an earmark. Does he have a better case to make on the issue of wasteful pork barrel spending?”

“House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, the highest ranking Democrat in government, said recently, "It would be a problem for the party if the verdict would be something different than the public has decided." Do you agree?”

“My belief is that the will of the voters, expressed in this long election process, is what ultimately will determine who our next nominee is going to be.”

“A leader's judgment is most tested at times of crisis. Describe the moment that tested you the most, that moment of crisis.”

“A leader's judgment is most tested at times of crisis. Describe the moment that tested you the most, that moment of crisis.”