Polls in New Hampshire suggest the primary will not be as close as the tight Democratic caucuses in Iowa. Her husband launched his political comeback to win the Democratic nomination in 1992 with a strong showing there.
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And for Clinton, the questions were much more personal.
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Wednesday said she would “preserve” marriage rights for same-sex couples if elected president.
On the eve of the Iowa vote, after MSNBC and the New Hampshire Union Leader proposed an unsanctioned debate, Clinton and O’Malley said they were on board.
But that did not stop Bernie Sanders from continuing to slam Clinton for her alleged double-standards.
Speaking at a town hall meeting in Derry, New Hampshire earlier in the day, the former secretary of state called Sanders attacks on her ideology a “low blow”, before listing a series of liberal accomplishments that she described as progressive, including her work on expanding access to children’s health insurance, advocating for women and gay people and pushing for gun control measures.
This is a nationally televised debate, so Clinton and Sanders will be talking not just to New Hampshire voters, but to Democrats in coming primaries among more diverse electorates. Yes, I mean if she does really well here, Bernie Sanders is done.
In an interview with CNN, Sanders also accused Clinton of being a progressive only “on some days”.
Clinton’s campaign manager, Robby Mook, told reporters on Thursday morning that Sanders had outpaced Clinton’s financial juggernaut last month.
Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, was the victor on the Republican side, with businessman Donald Trump and Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I., commented on the closeness of the caucuses and his relationships with both Clinton and Sanders. The result was Clinton, 49.8 and Sanders, 49.6, the IDP has confirmed.
“Sen. Sanders likes to point out that he is the most progressive candidate – points that out a lot frankly in this campaign”. He is bringing his mother, former first lady Barbara Bush, now 90 years old, to New Hampshire to campaign for him.
In Iowa on Monday night, Clinton admitted breathing a “big sigh of relief” after escaping the state she handily lost to Obama in 2008.
It was no surprise that among the “very liberal” Sanders again came out on top, with 58% compared to Clinton’s 39%.
Kelleigh McKenzie, a delegate from Ulster County for the Sanders’ campaign, said Sanders’ campaign has grassroots enthusiasm. I think it’s the responsibility of the debate moderator to not ask questions on the issues that are important to them, but on the issues that are important to the people who are actually making this decision.
Sanders, favored in New Hampshire’s first-in-the-nation primary, said Wednesday that Clinton’s record is “just not progressive” on any number of issues, including her vote as a senator to authorize the war in Iraq.
“There will be no president who will fight harder to end institutional racism than I will and we have got to reform a very, very broken criminal justice system”, he added.
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The Vermont senator is also widely expected to win the primary set to be held on February 9 in New Hampshire, with 61% of likely voters saying they think he’ll win, while 25% expect a Clinton victory.
