Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders Even in Early Races, Poll Finds

“What would that do to the Democratic race if you’ve got Bernie Sanders out of the gate with a 2-0 start?”

And she talked about guns.

Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton did not attend the Iowa forum. Rand Paul with 5 percent. I hope he will join me and the president in supporting real change. But he also touched on some less frequently discussed topics like payday lenders, responding to a question on the topic by saying he would pursue usury legislation to limit interest rates and use the U.S. Post Office to offer basic banking services like cashing checks. Sanders had the advantage among millennials as a whole, but nonwhite 18- to 35-year-olds were evenly split between Sanders and Clinton. In New Hampshire, that share is even higher, at 76%. One or two early losses would be embarrassing, but it’s nothing she can’t overcome with a big string of wins in the following few weeks.

“A loss there could be a sharp blow to all the work we’ve done”.

Clinton has struggled to match the enthusiasm generated by Sanders, from building a grassroots fundraising network to drawing large crowds.

Aides have long believed that the media ignores polls that show Sanders performing better in head-to-head match-ups against Republicans.

“The Clinton campaign’s attacks might be more compelling if the Secretary had not been on every side of the gun control issue in the last 15 years”, he added.

“Drop out? Me? No, I’m going all the way”, says the billionaire who says he needs neither lobbies nor outisde funding for his volatile campaign.

The Clinton campaign boasted a $37 million fourth quarter, but Sanders was right behind with $33 million.

Sanders campaign manager Jeff Weaver said that Clinton’s focus on the guns issue reflects a desire to distract from her vulnerabilities elsewhere.

Furthermore, the political terrain becomes far more favorable for Clinton beyond Iowa and New Hampshire.

That is not the only sign of vulnerability for Clinton. Bill Clinton is returning to New Hampshire and Chelsea Clinton is making her campaign debut there next week.

Mrs. Clinton holds a slim, 48%-to-45% lead over the Vermont senator among likely Democratic caucusgoers in Iowa, the survey finds. “There are parts of it that made sense to me”, Sanders said. “Secretary Clinton and her team are getting nervous and nasty because the so-called inevitable nominee anointed by the establishment eight months ago doesn’t look so inevitable anymore”.

“There are some people who suggest that, ‘Well, Bernie Sanders might be a nice guy, or not a nice guy … but, you know what, he can’t win”.

During Clinton’s unsuccessful White House bid in 2008, Clinton’s campaign went after then-Sen.

Sanders on Friday held a news conference in Cedar Rapids to distinguish himself from Clinton on paid family medical leave.