Sanders, Bloomberg Escalate Tensions Ahead of Debate
- Bloomberg steps up attacks on Sanders on record on gun-control
- Sanders has said Trump would ‘chew’ up Bloomberg in a debate
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Rhetoric between Democratic presidential front-runner Bernie Sanders and Michael Bloomberg escalated ahead of Tuesday’s debate in South Carolina, with Bloomberg criticizing Sanders’s gun-control record and Sanders suggesting Bloomberg couldn’t win a debate against President Donald Trump.
Bloomberg’s campaign has turned its focus on Sanders, who is fresh off winning the popular vote in Iowa and the contests in New Hampshire and Nevada. He is favored in several Super Tuesday states, where Bloomberg will appear on ballots for the first time.