debate barack obama when the pundits would say that clinton won, yet the voters in focus groups and in polls would say that barack obama won. so i think in many ways we re seeing a repeat of 2007, 2008 here. overall they took issue with each other on several points, but there was this moment with governor o malley and senator sanders regarding his gun record, rural versus urban approach here. let me play that. i come from a rural state, and the views on gun control in rural states are different than in urban states, whether we like it or not. senator, it is not about rural and urban. it is exactly. have you ever been to the eastern shore? have you ever been to western maryland? we were able to pass this and still respect the hunting traditions of people who live in our rural areas and we did it by leading with principle. not by pandering to the nra and backing down to the nra. i don t think i am pandering but you have not been in the united states congress.
bernie sanders, he certainly reinforced his base with his performance but he didn t expand his base. i think what hillary clinton did last night was not only speak to her audience but she also expanded her reach by especially redefining the progressive agenda and connecting with progressives around family issues and women s issues and sick leave issues. i think that was very important. as far as social media, i think you have to go beyond that and look at the polling. polling that s been out there, national polling that s been done shows not only is hillary clinton winning substantially over bernie sanders by 24 points but even on his issues she s running even with him or running ahead of him. issues such as saving the financial institutions. we ve talked a lot about bernie sanders gun record and getting no favors from hillary clinton. it actually seemed as if the audience was also jarred by her answer. there was a flat-out no. and then she launched in. yeah. that came really ea
he had every right to correct people on his gun record. i don t think he s being completely honest about his stance. but he has done it in a way that doesn t reinforce the narrative about him. post bridge-gate, we need a warmer and fuzzier chris christie. not to make it into the top ten but into a competitive race here. chris christie said he will say things that will make his supporters cringe. and again, he s a tell-it-like-it-is candidate. marc lamont hill and lisa boothe, thank you both. we ll have new insight into the race for 2016. polling out for the republican and democratic presidential races. it starts with inside politics at 8:30 right here on cnn. meanwhile, ka candlelight vs
rights. this was during a town hall in iowa. of course, he s running for the presidential nominations for the republicans. he fired back at a questioner after he asked about christie s gun record. listen to some of this exchange. state gun right groups from here in iowa to minnesota, to georgia, have sent out e-mails saying you re anti-gun when it comes to second amendment. my question is, how are you going to new jersey gun owners into thinking that you ll be anything other than a president michael bloomberg if you become successful? because it s not true. so, let s start with that. does new jersey have a lot of difficult gun laws? yeah. they were all signed before i became governor. i vetoed that. i understand if you have a point of view, have a point of view. have some facts to back it up. what are your facts to back up that i m anti-gun? no. so, now, you re interpreting
bernie sanders agrees with the same-sex marriage ruling. he defended his gun record. he says i m from rural vermont. you have to respect people who want to own guns. he says obamacare is great, but go to a single payer system and make it better. i do believe that we have to move toward a medicare for all single pair system. i think it s not going to happen tomorrow but that should be the goal. this is way to keep it establishing a viable alternative in the polls? he s closing in. is this the way to do it? keep that liberal base in. bernie sanders is saying what he believes. it s working for him. look at the poll numbers in new hampshire. when we get to a more split crowd, i think he might have a problem. let me jump in on this one. we have vice president biden went from ame emanuel church with his son hunter.