In CNN debate, Democrats explain how they wouldn't be 'Obama's third term'

The Democrats explain how they are different than Obama

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published 14 October 2015

In Thursday's Democratic presidential debate, CNN's Anderson Cooper asked the five contenders to name one thing they would do differently than President Obama, that would make them something other than "Obama's third term."

Lincoln Chafee: "We've got to stop these wars. We've got to have a new dynamic, a new paradigm."

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Peter has worked as a news and culture writer and editor at The Week since the site's launch in 2008. He covers politics, world affairs, religion and cultural currents. His journalism career began as a copy editor at a financial newswire and has included editorial positions at The New York Times Magazine, Facts on File, and Oregon State University.

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