Presidential hopefuls Sanders, Clinton in dead heat – Reuters/Ipsos poll

Sanders, meanwhile, would wallop Trump by a resounding 49 to 39 percent and beat Cruz by 46 to 42 percent, Quinnipiac said.

Fifty-six percent of participants had an unfavourable view of Clinton, compared to 39% who viewed her favourably.

US Senator Bernie Sanders used his address at a Politics & Eggs forum Friday morning to talk about income inequality, righting an upside down financial system, and criminal justice reform.

Thursday’s debate still out-rated this week’s other televised event with Clinton and Sanders, a New Hampshire town hall televised by CNN on Wednesday night. Citing the state’s record of voting for women, including Senator Jeanne Shaheen and Governor Maggie Hassan, who were among the women leaders who joined Clinton on stage, Clinton suggested that an upset might be possible, if Granite State voters focus on her experience and concrete plans.

Clinton said she’s working all weekend, except for Sunday when she leaves and heads to Flint, Michigan where she’ll no doubt make national headlines on Super Bowl Sunday. Sanders has held a solid lead here for weeks, leaving Clinton’s goal to pull off a stronger-than-expected finish.

Smith said Trump’s decision to return to NY after a full day of campaigning in New Hampshire on Thursday may hurt him. The former secretary of state did so by focusing on the Vermont senator’s perceived weak spot: foreign policy.

Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders spiced up the 2016 Democratic primary during this week, as the race tightens and attacks widen. In a recent memo to donors, Mook singled out Alabama, Georgia and Texas, saying he expected more than half of Democratic primary voters in those states to be minorities.

The party also spent $60,000 on ads for Sanders and contributed $100,000 to the Vermont Democratic Party – which was behind Sanders even as he ran as an independent. The former secretary of state replied, “Enough is enough”. So now he’s turned his sights toward Pennsylvania, which offers a big delegate haul.

“Well, I think Bernie is maybe a little more honest, but she’s good too”, said Deborah Hawkins of Temple. But it will be more hard for Sanders to duplicate the kind of organization he was able to set up in Iowa. The Democratic president is still overwhelmingly popular among Democrats – and he proved to be a reassuring refuge.

Benenson questioned whether Sanders should be painted as an outsider.

Mr Sanders, who identifies as a democratic socialist – unique for a U.S. presidential candidate – hammered home his opposition to what he believes is the corrosive power of Wall Street on American democracy.

Added Sheila Kelley, 59, of Manchester, a Sanders supporter: “She doesn’t seem truthful”.

The pair tangled again and again during their first one-on-one debate of the 2016 race, battling over who is the best liberal standard-bearer for a party that’s moved to the left during President Barack Obama’s eight years in the White House.

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Most Democrats in that survey did say Clinton was honest and trustworthy. Both saw their war chests grow bigger in January, with Sanders saying he’d raised $20 million last month and Clinton netting another $15 million.