Hillary Clinton Losing Her National Lead over Bernie Sanders, Poll Shows

Asked whether she would release the transcripts of those speeches she said she was “willing to look into it” but didn’t commit to doing so.

Clinton said she was not “bought”, or influenced by donors who were wealthy and powerful. But I’m exhausted of this, you know, smear campaign that they’ve been trying to get people to buy in to, and enough is enough.

Madame Secretary, when I talk to voters here who don’t support you, one of the reasons they often give is because of your speaking fees, because of donations from Wall Street. Though it was a bit of a brawl – former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton bashed Vermont Sen.

Bernie Sanders said this: Americans “are working longer hours for low wages … and yet nearly all new income and wealth is going to the top 1 percent”.

Clinton and Sanders clashed numerous times during the debate, most notably in a heated moment regarding Sanders’ portrayal of Clinton as being in the pocket of Wall Street.

Another sign of the new dynamic: Clinton reported that her campaign had raised $15 million in January – $5 million less than Sanders and the first time she’s been outraised by her opponent. Her finance director called the numbers “a very loud wake-up call”.

The latest Democratic presidential debate took place Thursday night, and it was a one-on-one debate between Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton.

Mrs Clinton won a very narrow victory in Iowa, which also saw former Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley suspend his campaign. Clinton remained ahead of Sanders in a Real Clear Politics average of recent national surveys by about 13 points.

The attack came after MSNBC moderator Rachel Maddow brought up previous comments made by the Vermont senator saying Clinton wasn’t progressive enough to be the Democratic nominee. She showed her muscle on foreign policy.

Asking if Obama should be considered a progressive, since he supports a major trade deal with Asian nations opposed by many liberals, Sanders turned the question around.

“I’ve got their number on all that”, she said of “the Wall Street guys”.

In the Democratic race nationwide, Clinton has 44 per cent votes, with Sanders at 42 per cent, and 11 per cent undecided.

Clinton supporters declared Thursday’s debate performance – in which she and Sanders argued over what it means to be a progressive – her best performance of the campaign.

The new national poll also shows Sanders performing more strongly than Clinton in the general election – though that contest is months away and much could change before November. “A vote in 2002 is not a plan to defeat ISIS”, Clinton said.

Sanders hit back by insisting that billionaires undermine democracy in the United States by spending unlimited funds on election campaigns.