Debate recap: Sanders survives attacks as Republicans revel in the chaos

The Trump campaign called the night a ‘hot mess’ as candidates shouted and fought each other and the debate clock

Bernie Sanders emerges relatively unscathed

Early in the night, the Vermont senator Bernie Sanders – who has emerged as the current frontrunner in the race for the Democratic presidential nomination – was the main target of his opponents’ attacks.

The billionaire centrist and former New York Mayor Mike Bloomberg used his first answer of the night to criticize Sanders over recent reports that Russia may be interfering in the 2020...