Ms Dunham’s support came amid a raft of (mostly anecdotal) articles claiming that Mrs Clinton was having trouble with younger female voters, who don’t see her as a feminist and think she is out-of-date.
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“It was a little ironic to hear from Barack Obama, who ran with some of the same spirit as Bernie Sanders back in 2008”, Zelizer said.
While Clinton’s honesty has been as hotly debated a subject as the authenticity of Donald Trump’s hair, Gipple hit upon something that is being reflected in the polls: Sanders is resonating with young voters in a way that Clinton is not.
Ms. Clinton did not attack Mr. Sanders directly, though she did respond to his comments after following him during the event.
“Clinton is no longer the clear front-runner in Iowa”, the Los Angeles Times reported.
A self-described democratic socialist, Sanders cast his governing philosophy as one reflecting that “the right for economic security should exist”.
An audience member who attended CNN’s Monday night town hall for Democratic presidential candidates appeared to unintentionally admit that CNN wrote questions beforehand for audience members to ask the candidates. The town hall was no exception, with Sanders hitting Wall Street hard for “greed” and “recklessness”.
“The stakes in the election are really high”, she said. Hillary Clinton shined on foreign affairs and being to tout herself as an experienced Secretary of State.
Political analyst Chris Herstam said each candidates did well with their focal points.
“We are touching a nerve with the American people who understand that establishment politics just aren’t bold enough”, Sanders said Monday.
Meanwhile, Sanders continues to lead the Democratic race there with 55% support to Clinton’s 39%.
While President Obama – with Politico – seemed to be tipping the scales toward Clinton.
“We will raise taxes, yes we will”, Sanders said, delivering a response that pundits quickly suggested would find itself in ads.
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The expectations spin game between Sanders and opponent Clinton could be important in how the results out of Iowa and heading into New Hampshire are perceived. Bernie Sanders criticized Hillary Clinton’s stance on Social Security at a meeting with union workers on Monday, telling a crowd that the former secretary of state would not expand the program’s benefits to seniors. “You can just kind of tell when someone isn’t honest, but Bernie’s been saying the same thing for decades and he doesn’t sway on the issues”.
