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

The Democrats explain how they are different than Obama — (Image credit: Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

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."

Martin O'Malley: He would reinstate the Glass-Stegall banking law.

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Hillary Clinton: "Well I think that’s pretty obvious. I think being the first woman president would be quite a change from the presidents we’ve had up until this point." She also named a few other issues where she would go beyond Obama, including education and immigration.

Bernie Sanders: He would push for a "political revolution" in the U.S. against giant corporations and lobbyists.

Jim Webb: Webb started out criticizing Sanders for proposing "revolution," prompting a clarification from Sanders that he's essentially proposing greater voting and engagement that allows the American people to know what's really going on in Washington and change it with their indignation.

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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.