Clinton, who has a strong lead in the state but has been criticized by her fellow Democrats for being too cozy with Wall Street, called her financial reform plan the “toughest” and most “comprehensive”.
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“I will not deny that if the election was held today, we would lose”, Sanders said.
Democrats and Democrat-leaners surveyed were asked whether Clinton or Sanders has better credentials across 15 different categories ranging from addressing global warming to dealing with Russias Vladimir Putin. A Sanders staffer passed out free t-shirts and “Bernie” signs and, as Clinton’s remarks grew closer, a crowd of sign-wielding Sanders fans edged closer to the press riser and into direct view of the television cameras.
The former secretary of state says that she is the only primary candidate committed to not raising taxes on average workers.
“We can manage to do that while preserving the accomplishment of the Affordable Care Act”, she said.
The lines are an uptick in directness from Sanders, who has in the past has been more subtle in calling out Clinton.
In Memphis on Friday, she touted a tax credit of up to $5,000 for families and $2,500 for individuals she proposed earlier this year. “You don’t need tax credits if you have a cost-effective health-care system….”
In SC, most polls have the former senator up more than 50 percentage points.
During his remarks to the crowd, Sanders also reiterated his support for legislation pending in Congress that would mandate that employers provide three months of paid leave after a family has a child.
The aide called caregiving a “win-win for the family and for our overall health system”, saying it enables seniors to remain in their own homes, maintain independence and save costs while obtaining needed support.
“When a working-class woman has a baby, she should not be forced to go back to work a week or two later”, Sanders said.
Clinton also at times used language that seemingly could have been lifted from the stump speeches of her chief Democratic competitor, Bernie Sanders, representing a cementing of her move leftward in order to stave off Sanders’ surging popularity and emergence as her leading rival in the primary.
“There are differences in this race”, O’Malley said.
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“For a long time watching the national news I’m sure you thought you only had two choices”, he said. Well, guess what? You’ve got three.
