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'That's a turnoff': Democratic debate attacks make some primary voters cringe

LONDONDERRY, N.H. - When Ray Watkins watches the third Democratic presidential primary debate, he'll do so with a twinge of trepidation.

In the last two debates, he saw his party's candidates rip into each other over healthcare, immigration and criminal justice policy. It wasn't a pleasant sight.

"It's like you have your brothers and sisters fighting against each other," said Watkins, a 46-year-old voter from Londonderry. "That's a turnoff."

The 10 Democratic candidates who take the stage in Houston on Thursday may see a verbal haymaker as a way to knock out a rival and claim victory in the debate. But many of their

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