Shoving fight breaks out at first presidential debate

"Thanks a lot, b*tch."
 By 
Heather Dockray
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Debates are supposed to be civilized affairs, but that doesn't always apply to their audiences.

During Monday night's historical presidential debate, audience members at Hofstra University rushed to get to their seats on time. What should have been a slow, easy process quickly turned mean and aggressive. And one woman wasn't taking her chances.

As the crowd surges forward, one man attempts to stop a woman from cutting him in line.


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"Ma'am, stop pushing me," he says.

Instead of apologizing or fighting back, however, the woman turns to another woman standing behind her in the crowd.

"Thanks a lot, b*tch," she says.

Perhaps Clinton and Trump can learn a little bit about debating from this wonderful woman.

Topics Elections

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Heather Dockray

Heather was the Web Trends reporter at Mashable NYC. Prior to joining Mashable, Heather wrote regularly for UPROXX and GOOD Magazine, was published in The Daily Dot and VICE, and had her work featured in Entertainment Weekly, Jezebel, Mic, and Gawker. She loves small terrible dogs and responsible driving. Follow her on Twitter @wear_a_helmet.

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