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Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders participated in their ninth debate of this election season Thursday, and opinions were mixed about who won.

The New York Times reported that the debate was a draw.

The Atlantic called Sanders the winner.

CNN, the host of the debate, declared Clinton the victor.

The Intercept did not name a winner or loser, but looked at which candidates gave the most evasive answers.

Truthdig scored the debate a draw.

If you watched the debate yourself—or perhaps followed Truthdig’s live blog—we want you to weigh in: Which candidate was the winner? Vote below on our Twitter poll.

–Posted by Emma Niles

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