President Obama attributes his success to Millennials

Obama didn’t give an endorsement of either Sanders or Clinton for the Democratic nomination. He acknowledged that some of Clinton’s chief assets are also her weaknesses, noting that she began the race with the “privilege and burden” of being perceived as the front-runner, and thus was under more scrutiny.

She also insisted on her foreign policy bona fides and the “very specific steps” she would take to defeat the Islamic State jihadist group. “Well, I’m going to relieve him of that and get the nomination so he doesn’t have to”, Clinton said. “If that takes place, I am confident that we will win it”, Sanders said.

U.S. Sen. Cory Booker of New Jersey appeared with Clinton to fire up the crowd before her speech, calling the former U.S. secretary of state the most qualified person to hold the presidency since George Washington.

Acknowledging that he’s “had a conversation broadly about the importance of a Democrat winning (with Clinton), and I’ve had a conversation with Bernie, about issues that he’s interested in or concerned about”, Obama added, “I have not been trying to kibitz and stick my nose into every aspect of their strategy”.

The third candidate, Martin O’Malley, complained he was being ignored and stressed his record when he was governor of Maryland.

“They know I mean what I say, and I know how to get results”, Clinton said.

To Sanders, President Obama’s improbable victory in Iowa in 2008 was a testament to the power of an inspirational underdog. Without acknowledging it directly, the 44th president hinted that it would ultimately be a successful strategy: “My bet is that the candidate who can project hope still is the candidate who the American people, over the long term, will gravitate towards”, Obama said. Continued Scarborough: “I’m listening to somebody that’s losing, that’s saying ‘oh, they’ve got better slogans, oh, they’ve got better this, their polls may be a little higher now, or oh, they may be more angry, but -‘ I’ve heard that form of speech a thousand times”.

The editorial said “Rubio has the potential to chart a new direction for the party, and perhaps the nation, with his message of restoring the American dream”.

“Well, I think they’re very important because the polls show her and (Vermont Sen.) Bernie (Sanders) nearly equal”, said Jim Scheffler, of Bondurant.

Still Obama, asked whether Sanders reminded him of himself, told Politico: “I don’t think that’s true”. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) is nipping at Clinton’s heels in Iowa and growing his lead in New Hampshire, Obama suggested that while the progressive insurgent offered voters a “bright, shiny object”, Sanders hasn’t thought through the day-to-day reality of serving as president.

On the Republican side, billionaire Donald Trump and Texas Senator Ted Cruz are far ahead of the rest of the field of 12.

“It’s real within the Republican party and the Republican base, but that after this venting, Republican voters will settle down and say: ‘Who do we want actually sitting behind the desk, making decisions that are critical to our future?'”