Casey campaigning in New Hampshire for Hillary Clinton

Clinton’s campaign tried to flip the script on Sanders by arguing she’s the opposite of an establishment contender.

Bill and Hillary Clinton have had big nights during previous New Hampshire primaries – but don’t count on the polls turning around this time.

According to surveys of Iowa caucus-goers, it appears that questions about Clinton’s authenticity hurt her in the state.

New Hampshire has historically been very good to the Clintons – especially in the wake of bad losses in Iowa. (Clinton’s ability to highlight the plight of poor African American voters in Flint could resonate well among the SC electorate, which was majority-black in 2008).

As candidates crisscrossed the state, the all-out push for votes despite a snow storm that forced Sanders and Republican candidate Donald Trump, to cancel afternoon events, illustrated the growing stakes.

Fifty-six percent of participants had an unfavorable view of Clinton, compared to 39 percent who viewed her favorably.

Senator Ted Cruz of Texas followed with 16 per cent and Senator Marco Rubio of Florida came in third with 13 per cent.

In a presidential contest, Clinton would beat Trump 46 to 41 percent and tie Cruz 45 to 45 percent, the Quinnipiac figures suggest. For Trump the numbers ran at 59 and 34 percent respectively.

On Thursday night, Sanders and Clinton faced off in a almost two-hour debate at the University of New Hampshire during which the former first lady mounted a sharp attack on her democratic socialist rival, warning his promises of revolution “don’t add up”. Bob Casey is heading to New Hampshire to campaign for Hillary Clinton ahead of that state’s first-in-the-nation primary on Tuesday.

Democrats had been supporting Clinton by more than a 2-to-1 margin at the beginning of the year.