Clinton confronts rival Sanders as Iowa polls tighten

“We’ve got the momentum to carry this win, but our folks on the ground still need the resources to put us over the finish line”, Clinton wrote.

With the Democratic primary heating up in its final weeks and President Barack Obama taking new executive actions on guns, Clinton and her campaign ratcheted up the pressure on Sanders this week, arguing that he yielded to the gun industry where she stood firm. “It’s going to be close, but I’m ready to do this”.

Sanders and Clinton have also been duking it out over the issues, including their proposed economic policies. It was supported by Sanders and opposed by then-Sen.

The general election match-ups are troubling for the Democratic party. Sanders claims his campaign money is raised from the public, thus pushing special interest groups out of the Bernie Sanders campaign. Clinton was back in Iowa after a two-day trip to the state last week but has also held fundraisers in California and plans to keep a lower profile later this week with closed fundraisers in Washington and NY. The offensive stance was on full display on Friday night, when Clinton and her aides let loose on Sanders on guns.

“Obama and I were both in the Senate and we voted no. Sen”.

Aides acknowledge Clinton has not closed the sale in Iowa or New Hampshire.

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Clinton’s revived attacks on guns come as polls have shown Sanders closing the gap and turning into a real threat to beat her in Iowa.

Bernie Sanders would perform better than Hillary Clinton in a general election matchup against top Republicans in the first two primary states. “There are parts of it that made sense to me”, Sanders said.

Speaking of Clinton, the former Secretary of State picked up endorsements over the weekend from former Rep. Gabby Giffords and her husband, astronaut Mark Kelly.

But when asked by ABC News if she was feeling nervous about Iowa, Clinton kept optimistic.

Now, I know what you’re thinking. “It’s a difference that Democratic voters in our primary can take into account”.

In a December 24 article, the Observer’s Brent Budowsky opined that “if Mr. Sanders shocks the political establishment by winning the Iowa caucus and storming into New Hampshire with a head of steam, suddenly the campaign will become a true battle of ideas which is what presidential campaigns are supposed to be”.