Clinton moves aggressively to hold off Sanders

It also revealed that the two remaining Democratic candidates for the presidential nomination are still inadequately facing up to two important sets of questions for any would-be president.

Hillary Clinton locked horns with her rival for the Democratic White House nomination Bernie Sanders in a party debate yesterday, saying his promises “don’t add up” and accusing him of smear tactics.

Trailing massively behind Sanders in the latest opinion polls of New Hampshire primary, 68-year-old Clinton accused Sanders of a “very artful” smear.

Mrs. Clinton, the former secretary of state, had 44 percent support among likely Democratic primary voters in the national Quinnipiac poll, and Mr. Sanders was at 42 percent. I had all of the veterans groups in front of me, and I said to them, tell me when a veteran gets in to the VA, understanding there are waiting lines and real problems, when a veteran gets into the system, is the quality of care good? Sanders has enjoyed a double-digit advantage in recent polls, but Clinton is campaigning hard in the state that delivered her a victory in her 2008 campaign.

Mr Sanders insisted that Mrs Clinton can not claim to be both a moderate and a progressive, criticising her for raising $15m (€13m) from Wall Street.

“I am exhausted of the attacks on Hillary Clinton’s integrity”.

Clinton is facing scrutiny over her close ties to financial firms such as Goldman Sachs, which paid her $675,000 for three speeches in 2013 and where employees have donated to her campaign. “He’s bean in Washington longer than she has”, he said.

Democratic presidential candidates former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and U.S. Sen.

“I don’t hear anybody asking Bernie Sanders for his transcripts for some speech he made with a labor union”, Dean continued.

Many commentators decided that each candidate had won on their own strength, with Clinton prevailing on foreign policy and Sanders ahead on issues like Wall Street reform, the New York Times notes.

She acknowledged the lack of support here for her candidacy compared to Bernie Sanders, who is beating her in the polls by more than 20 points.

Hillary Clinton’s woes did not end in Iowa, where she barely eked out a win.

“While Trump, Clinton and Cruz wallow in a negative favourability swamp, by comparison, Rubio and Sanders are rock stars”, Malloy said.

In the closing moments of the two-hour debate, Clinton was asked whether she might pick Sanders as her running mate if she becomes the nominee.

Sanders persisted with his suggestions that Clinton’s loyalties were colored by a reliance on big corporate donors.

Supporters of Vermont Sen.