“We need someone in the White House who understands that NARAL and Planned Parenthood aren’t part of the establishment”, she said at the dinner, hosted by NARAL Pro-Choice America and organized to commemorate the anniversary of the Roe v. Wade decision that legalized abortion.
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When asked whether they would like the next president to continue Obama’s policies, move to more conservative policies or liberal polices, 48 percent said continue with Obama’s policies and 14 percent said move towards conservative polices, while a third (33 percent) wanted more liberal policies.
The self-described democratic socialist fared better among Democrats on economic policy and support for the middle class. They preferred the former secretary of state on foreign policy. She said she supports Obamacare and wants to expand coverage to 100 percent of Americans, though she never mentioned the term “single-payer” or the Medicaid-for-all system espoused by Sanders. Among them, 60 percent said they would back Sanders compared to just 24 percent who said they would back Clinton. “A president has to deal in reality”, Clinton said at an event at Simpson College, in Indianola, IA.
However, among voters who participated in the 2008 Iowa caucuses, Clinton is leading Sanders 55 percent to 38 percent, the survey found.
US Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont remains the clear front-runner in the New Hampshire Democratic primary now less than three weeks away, according to a Suffolk University Political Research Center poll released Friday.
“I believe that we can wage an election on what is achievable, what is smart and what is workable”, she said.
Clinton hammered Sanders as someone who “hasn’t thought it through” on a number of foreign policy issues Thursday, including Iran. “I’m voting for Hillary because she completely embodies the concept of female empowerment”. But that’s not what you’ll get.
“A big change in CNN’s Iowa polls: Clinton was judged to be best on health care 63-31, now it’s Sanders 51-45”.
Clinton’s campaign is anxious about a split among female voters.
Bernie Sanders is seizing on recent polls that he says show he is just as electable as Hillary Clinton, as voters prepare to begin choosing between the two candidates in Democratic primaries.
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“It’s time we celebrated the real superstar here”.
