Democrats' town hall: Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders vie for progressive label

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AP:

Nancy Benac

Feb. 4 2016

 

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders are in a tug-of-war over who's the best standard-bearer for progressive values as they road test lines of argument for the first one-on-one debate of the Democratic campaign.

 

The race for the Democratic nomination, once seen as a sure thing for Clinton, took on new vigor this week after Sanders held the former secretary of state to a whisper-thin margin of victory in Iowa's leadoff caucuses. The tone of their back-and-forth has become increasingly sharp this week, and the candidates agreed to add four more debates to the primary season schedule, including Thursday's faceoff in Durham, New Hampshire.

 

In a tussle over their very political identities, the two candidates are engaged in an ongoing argument over who is more committed to -- and capable of -- carrying out a liberal agenda on health care, income inequality, worker rights and more.

 

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