Democratic Presidential Debate Touches on Health Care

Hillary Clinton and Senator Bernie Sanders participate in the Democratic Candidates Debate hosted by NBC News and YouTube on January 17 in Charleston, South Carolina.

She became tearful at a campaign stop and that moment helped give her the momentum to claim that New Hampshire had once again turned a Clinton into a ‘comeback kid’.

“The stakes are high”, they warn in the letter. “But it’s just a poll and we take nothing for granted”.

BRZEZINSKI: It all comes as Senator Sanders continues to criticize Clinton’s record out on the trail.

Attack! In Toledo, Iowa, on Monday. Although Clinton chose not to push this issue too hard during the debate, she did mention that she was “pleased” he had “reversed” himself.

In South Carolina, Sanders countered that his “Medicare for all” proposal was the natural evolution to the health care law, reminding Clinton that he played a role in its passage.

President Obama is popular among Democratic primary voters, and Hillary Clinton seemed at times to go out of her way to link herself to his policies and leadership.

“I’m going to defend President Obama for taking on Wall Street, taking on the financial industry, and getting results”. “What we need is a sensible, achievable agenda”.

And on that issue, voters in New Hampshire side with Sanders by a landslide, with 57% of Democratic voters calling Sanders the best to handle the economy.

At the town meeting at the Opera House, the Democratic candidate asked Iowans to join the political revolution. I really think when people look at the fact that she’s gotten so much done and really look at how she’s a practical progressive, versus Bernie, who is very idealistic… But among black and Latino voters, Clinton has actually expanded her lead from 61-to-18 to 71-to-21.

Sanders’ strategy aims to capitalize on strong finishes in Iowa and New Hampshire to propel him in the two remaining contests in February: Nevada and SC.

And while Sanders has worked his way toward closing the gap over the course of the last two months, the figures of the latest polls are set to confound many, including his rival Hillary Clinton. Eight years ago, the primary fight here between Clinton and Obama was bitter and tinged with racial overtones. The latest surveys suggest the race between Clinton and Sanders is effectively tied in the Hawkeye State.