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"I strongly support the president's executive actions," Hiillary Clinton said. | AP Photo Clinton namechecks Obama over and over again

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was eager to tie herself to President Barack Obama during Thursday night's debate, name-checking him in one answer after the next.

On healthcare Clinton noted that "before it was called Obamacare, it was called Hillarycare" and she added that she was "a staunch supporter of President Obama's "principal accomplishment --the Affordable Care Act."

Later she praised the president because, according to Clinton, what he "succeeded in doing was to build on the health care system we have, get us to 90 percent coverage. "

Similarly, when the conversation turned to immigration reform and when Sen. Bernie Sanders criticized the Obama administration's recent deportation moves Clinton went back to praising the president.

"I strongly support the president's executive actions," Clinton said. "I think there was strong constitutional authority for what he did."

But she noted: "I'm against the raids."