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First Draft on Politics: A Tale of Two Primary Campaigns

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line-height:15px; font-weight:normal; margin:0;">Senator Bernie Sanders, Hillary Clinton and Martin O’Malley participated in the Democratic presidential debate Saturday night hosted by ABC News at Saint Anselm College in Manchester, N.H.</span> <span style="color:#999; font:10px georgia, times new roman, sans-serif; line-height:15px; font-weight:normal; margin:0;">Richard Perry/The New York Times </span> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="padding: 10px 0 0;"> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <a href="http://p.nytimes.com/email/re?location=4z5Q7LhI+KVBjmEgFdYACKQh1JEPAsZdfyc9wlrSq35yzYtU4heo6+WzlmM69im3YNoENZimwhQHAeVCQ2dDglLzVu6GKzr+ucHiaho9ESP3YqfoLAi8ZH+ZtOa9BXLWWl0w9pObGwdY1kHJ2dn0gg==&campaign_id=7779&instance_id=68526&segment_id=82435&user_id=30a142167a399d9be2c1b7c32e192bd2®i_id=63304329" style="color: #333; font-family: georgia, times new roman, sans-serif; font-size: 36px; line-height: 38px; text-decoration:none;" class="large-headline nocolor">A Tale of Two Primary Campaigns </a> <h6 class="large-byline" style="color: #999; font-family: georgia, times new roman, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 13px; margin:0; padding: 10px 0 2px; font-weight: normal;"> By MAGGIE HABERMAN</h6> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="color:#333; font-weight:normal; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px; font-family: georgia, Times New Roman, sans-serif; margin: 0; padding:18px 0 16px" class="layout-300 large-summary-first"> <em>Good Monday morning. <strong>Hillary Clinton </strong>appeared during Saturday</em>’<em>s debate as if she were positioning herself for the general election, while Republicans sought to stand out in a still-crowded field. With the last debates of the year in the rearview mirror — and exactly six weeks until the first nominating contest — the campaign begins to slow for the holidays. </em> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="color:#333; font-weight:normal; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px; font-family: georgia, Times New Roman, sans-serif; margin: 0; padding:0px 0 16px" class="layout-300 large-summary-first"> The two presidential primaries veer off onto increasingly divergent tracks this week, after a Democratic debate in which Mrs. Clinton sought to deflect attacks from her rivals while delivering a general election message, and Republicans ratcheted up criticism of one another, with<strong> Donald J. Trump </strong>commanding the news media megaphone in a string of telephone interviews on Sunday shows. </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="color:#333; font-weight:normal; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px; font-family: georgia, Times New Roman, sans-serif; margin: 0; padding:0px 0 16px" class="layout-300 large-summary-first"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="color:#333; font-weight:normal; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px; font-family: georgia, Times New Roman, sans-serif; margin: 0; padding:0px 0 16px" class="layout-300 large-summary-first"> Mrs. Clinton withstood attacks from her Democratic rivals on Saturday night, but she did provide some fodder for the Republican field, which is trying to put her on the defensive by linking her to <strong>President Obama</strong>’s foreign policy, which some candidates have linked to the rise of the Islamic State.<strong> Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont</strong>, Mrs. Clinton’s chief rival for the nomination, criticized her throughout, but failed to do anything that would change the dynamic of the race. </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="color:#333; font-weight:normal; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px; font-family: georgia, Times New Roman, sans-serif; margin: 0; padding:0px 0 16px" class="layout-300 large-summary-first"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="color:#333; font-weight:normal; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px; font-family: georgia, Times New Roman, sans-serif; margin: 0; padding:0px 0 16px" class="layout-300 large-summary-first"> On NBC’s “Meet the Press” Sunday morning, Mr. Sanders, who had apologized to Mrs. Clinton during the debate for a data breach in which his aides searched and copied information from a Clinton campaign database, sounded less contrite, primarily faulting the Democratic National Committee, and glossed over what his own team had done. </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="color:#333; font-weight:normal; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px; font-family: georgia, Times New Roman, sans-serif; margin: 0; padding:0px 0 16px" class="layout-300 large-summary-first"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="color:#333; font-weight:normal; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px; font-family: georgia, Times New Roman, sans-serif; margin: 0; padding:0px 0 16px" class="layout-300 large-summary-first"> On the Republican side, Mr. Trump, who has at times during the campaign made exaggerated claims that have been called into question, sounded indignant that Mrs. Clinton had suggested without any evidence that he was being used by the Islamic State in its recruiting efforts. But he noticeably declined, once again, to attack<strong> Senator Ted Cruz of Texas</strong>, who is challenging Mr. Trump in Iowa polls. Instead, he once again saved his strongest criticism for <strong>Jeb Bush</strong>, who had called him a “jerk” a day earlier. </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="color:#333; font-weight:normal; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px; font-family: georgia, Times New Roman, sans-serif; margin: 0; padding:0px 0 16px" class="layout-300 large-summary-first"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="color:#333; font-weight:normal; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px; font-family: georgia, Times New Roman, sans-serif; margin: 0; padding:0px 0 16px" class="layout-300 large-summary-first"> Elsewhere on the campaign trail, <strong>Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey</strong> sought to distinguish himself from two of his biggest rivals in the New Hampshire primary, Mr. Bush and <strong>Senator Marco Rubio of Florida</strong>. He faulted Mr. Bush for the “jerk” comment and Mr. Rubio for holding rushed town-hall-style meetings, a reminder that Mr. Christie is investing everything not just in time spent in New Hampshire, but in validating its first-in-the-nation primary state customs. </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="color:#333; font-weight:normal; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px; font-family: georgia, Times New Roman, sans-serif; margin: 0; padding:0px 0 16px" class="layout-300 large-summary-first"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="color:#333; font-weight:normal; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px; font-family: georgia, Times New Roman, sans-serif; margin: 0; padding:0px 0 16px" class="layout-300 large-summary-first"> Mr. Rubio will be in New Hampshire for three days this week, and other candidates will be active during what is usually a quiet week, a reflection in part of the crowded Republican field and the need to make an impression on voters. But barring any major changes, the race will most likely remain frozen in place until the new year. </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="color:#333; font-weight:normal; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px; font-family: georgia, Times New Roman, sans-serif; margin: 0; padding:0px 0 16px" class="layout-300 large-summary-first"> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <table width="600" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="layout-300 te-600" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000001; line-height: 0px;"> <tbody> <tr> <td> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <table width="600" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" class="outer-layout column-padding te-600" style="margin:0 10px; padding: 0;"> <tbody> <tr> <td align="left" width="600" class="layout-300 column-bottom" style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: bold; padding: 15px 0;"> <h6 class="mediumgrid-collection-header" style="color: #000001; font-size: 18px; line-height: 22px; margin: 0; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif !important; font-weight: bold !important;">What We’re Watching Today</h6> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <table width="600" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="padding: 0; background-color: #fff;" class="layout-300 te-600"> <tbody> <tr> <td width="600" style="text-align: left; color:#333; font-weight:normal; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px; font-family: georgia, Times New Roman, sans-serif; margin: 0; padding:18px 0 16px" class="layout-300 large-summary-first"> — On the campaign trail, <strong>Mr. Trump</strong> holds an evening rally in Michigan, <strong>Martin O’Malley</strong>, <strong>Ben Carson</strong>, <strong>Mr. Rubio</strong>, <strong>Gov. John R. Kasich of Ohio</strong> and<strong> Mr. Christie</strong> will be in New Hampshire, and <strong>Carly Fiorina</strong> will be in South Carolina. </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="600" style="text-align: left; color:#333; font-weight:normal; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px; font-family: georgia, Times New Roman, sans-serif; margin: 0; padding:0px 0 16px" class="layout-300 large-summary-first"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="600" style="text-align: left; color:#333; font-weight:normal; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22px; font-family: georgia, Times New Roman, sans-serif; margin: 0; padding:0px 0 16px" class="layout-300 large-summary-first"> — <strong>President Obama </strong>remains in Hawaii with his family for his annual Christmas break. </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <table width="600" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="layout-300 te-600" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000001; line-height: 0px;"> <tbody> <tr> <td> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <table width="600" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" class="outer-layout column-padding te-600" style="margin:0 10px; 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padding-top:4px;"> <div class="mediumgrid-header" style="color:#000001; font-family:georgia, times new roman, sans-serif; font-size:24px; font-weight:normal; line-height:28px; margin:0; width:285px;"> <a style="color:#000001; text-decoration:none;" href="http://p.nytimes.com/email/re?location=4z5Q7LhI+KVBjmEgFdYACKQh1JEPAsZdfyc9wlrSq35yzYtU4heo6wcWH/CvMXRksPCFNoFrIqPLYH8ng5NFHws4wmpspc2uXWz3tH+9KddDFg77wiMyvCXgr4yqTI2QtZFFFLG0Usa9cNcQyC1JyrtOMIeYUc7MZbNstHNifj+PaDnzsRJ54lgMalyV4pL4ZRdZWJPLVLgCOOqqIt7J4l9UJ5aNl8DggqKAN1Oz2EVCc4UxMKraDxBGqJX6tRUlxJ99UAwRS0w=&campaign_id=7779&instance_id=68526&segment_id=82435&user_id=30a142167a399d9be2c1b7c32e192bd2®i_id=63304329" class="nocolor">Sanders’s Campaign Says It’s Outpacing Obama’s Record for Donations</a> </div> <div class="layout-300" style="color:#333; font-family:georgia, times new roman, sans-serif; font-size:13px; font-weight:normal; line-height:19px; width:285px;"> </div> <h6 style="color:#999; font-family: georgia, times new roman, sans-serif; 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font: 10px georgia, times new roman, sans-serif; line-height: 12px; margin:0; font-weight: normal;">Richard Perry/The New York Times</h6> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <div class="kicker-padding" style="padding-bottom:15px; padding-top:4px;"> <div class="mediumgrid-header" style="color:#000001; font-family:georgia, times new roman, sans-serif; font-size:24px; font-weight:normal; line-height:28px; margin:0; width:285px;"> <a style="color:#000001; text-decoration:none;" href="http://p.nytimes.com/email/re?location=4z5Q7LhI+KVBjmEgFdYACKQh1JEPAsZdfyc9wlrSq35yzYtU4heo6wcWH/CvMXRk7UGEVAPxPPRwMqSnAqqghPrUokUDkldXBrSejNWByJPUQ4c58mQe4pPZarW0JoiokP33Ot+pKZhWya04perorlFzGGIuh5wD2HhIPHclYSgDVo9sAUlTQ2VZp46WSJY8nB7Y6GtM60jrMi3oI6b6OKu3y9cX/izBsh+ohADT9cJGVypokOY2Bu8BS7ftC3cOj5sDEzFK1Bg=&campaign_id=7779&instance_id=68526&segment_id=82435&user_id=30a142167a399d9be2c1b7c32e192bd2®i_id=63304329" class="nocolor">Finally, an Explanation for Hillary Clinton’s Long Bathroom Break</a> </div> <div class="layout-300" style="color:#333; 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