--- title: Democratic Debate: Watch Live Stream Free Online description: Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders square off in South Carolina canonical: https://time.com/4181009/democratic-debate-watch-live-stream-free-online/ author: TIME Staff article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-01-17T23:00:39.000Z article:modified_time: 2023-12-13T20:27:12.000Z article:section: Politics og:title: Watch Live: Tonight's Democratic Presidential Debate og:description: Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders square off in South Carolina og:url: https://time.com/4181009/democratic-debate-watch-live-stream-free-online/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt004447849a20e337/69887930bc6cfc43a13db402/decemeber-2015-democratic-debate-bernie-sanders-hillary-clinton.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 3000 og:image:height: 1688 og:image:alt: ABC News - 2015 og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Watch Live: Tonight's Democratic Presidential Debate twitter:description: Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders square off in South Carolina twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt004447849a20e337/69887930bc6cfc43a13db402/decemeber-2015-democratic-debate-bernie-sanders-hillary-clinton.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Watch Live: Tonight's Democratic Presidential Debate > Sponsored content. 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Here are the highlights from the final Democratic debate of 2015._ by [TIME Staff](https://time.com/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Updated: Dec 13, 2023 8:27 PM UTCPublished: Jan 17, 2016 11:00 PM UTC  Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders at the Democratic Presidential debate at St. Anselm College in Manchester, NH on Dec. 19, 2015. Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders at the Democratic Presidential debate at St. Anselm College in Manchester, NH on Dec. 19, 2015. Ida Mae Astute—ABC/Getty Images by [TIME Staff](https://time.com/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Updated: Dec 13, 2023 8:27 PM UTCPublished: Jan 17, 2016 11:00 PM UTC The [three Democratic presidential candidates](http://time.com/4183625/democratic-debate-hillary-clinton-bernie-sanders/) are gathering in Charleston, S.C., on Sunday evening for [their fourth debate](https://youtu.be/W%5F09Nvqq5Ew?list=PLU12uITxBEPHHlOIWGAIezbshH82rGpKp), and their [final face-off](http://time.com/4183003/democratic-debate-2016-watch-live-stream-online/) before 2016 voting kicks off with [the Feb. 1 Iowa caucuses.](http://time.com/4172793/hillary-clinton-iowa-caucus-bernie-sanders/) All eyes will once again be on the rivalry between former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, after former Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley [just barely qualified for the debate](http://time.com/4172917/martin-omalley-debate/). Clinton remains the national front-runner, but [her advantage has narrowed in recent days](http://time.com/4178322/hillary-clinton-poll-national/), with [Sanders overtaking her in one Iowa poll](http://time.com/4177441/bernie-sanders-iowa-poll-january/) and [continuing to hold an edge in New Hampshire](http://time.com/4174283/hillary-clinton-bernie-sanders/). The 9 p.m. E.T. debate aired on NBC and streamed on YouTube. See highlights from the last debate above. ## Transcript [ MUSIC ] Does secretary Clinton deserve an apology tonight? Yes, I apologize. We should move on because I don't think the American people are all that interested in this. [ MUSIC ] We're listening to the bickering back and forth. Maybe that's normal politics in Washington, but that is not the politics of higher purpose the people expect from our party. [ MUSIC ] And excuse me, no. Governor, now to be able to abide by the rules here, we'll call on you shortly. But I do wanna pick up on something. Actually passed, Comprehensive guns, safety legislation with a ban on combat assault weapons David. [ MUSIC ] They want American soldiers on the ground fighting them. [ MUSIC ] Giving them many more targets, and giving them a great recruiting opportunity. I believe in action, in which we put together a strong coalition of forces. [ MUSIC ] Out of pocket costs have gone up too much. And prescription drug costs have gone through the roof. The greed of wall street is destroying this economy. And it's destroying the lives of millions of Americans. This one falls under the category of " I have actually done this ". I believe that all of our kids should go into an income- based repayment plan. [ mmm ] [ MUSIC ] Must never surrender them to the fascist pleas of billionaires with big mouths. He is becoming ISIS's best recruiter. 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