even though we weren t able to shatter the highest, hardest glass this time thanks to you it has 18 million cracks in it. and today in a kirkwood community college in monticello she cracked up being a grandmother. i don t know how many babies were born on september 26th last year but i want to make sure they all have the same advantage that charlotte does. and she supported obama over mitt romney and jaen and clinton could fair even better. in hypothetical match-ups against seven top republican contenders clinton beats each of them by women, more than 20 points. and one of clinton s supporters
shop in eclaire, iowa it was onto a round table discussion with students and faculty at a satellite campus of kirkwood community college in monticello. clinton telling a small group of iowans why she s running in person for the first time. i m running for president because i think americans and their families need a champion. and i want to be that champion. reporter: she struck a populous tone taking on wall street and stagnant middle class wages. the deck is still stacked in favor of those already at the top. there s something wrong when ceos make 300 times more than the typical worker. reporter: and despite personally blessing a super pac to support her run, she said she wants to clamp down on outside political groups. we need to fix our dysfunctional political system and get unaccountable money out of it once and for all, even if that takes a constitutional amendment. reporter: it s a far cry from her unsuccessful effort here
leclaire, iowa. from there on to a roundtable conversation at a satellite campus of kirkwood community college in monticello. i am going to work hard to meet as many people, i will be rolling out ideas and policies about what i think will work. but i want it to be informed by what is actually working. and to build on what works. reporter: it is a far cry from the look and feel of her campaign eight years ago. marked by big rallies filled with thousand of cheering supporters. i m in it to win it. [ applause ] reporter: and travel around the hawkeye state in what the campaign dubbed the hillicopter. they dealt a serious blow sending her to a third place finish in the caucuses. we are going to take the enthusiasm and go to new hampshire tonight. now she is looking for a second chance. i m back! reporter: and going for a
des moines. this is something we heard her yesterday really taking on big money. and today we expect that she will also do a little bit more of that listening. how are you? reporter: hillary clinton back on the campaign trail after a public stop at a small coffee shop in le claire iowa a town of fewer than 4,000, round table discussion at a satellite campus at kirkwood community college in monticello. clinton telling a small group of iowans why she s running in person for the first time. i m running for president because i think that americans and their families need a champion. and i want to be that champion. reporter: she struck a populous tone taking on wall street and stagnant middle class wages. the deck is still stacked in favor of those already at the top. there s something wrong when ceos make 300 times more than the typical worker. reporter: and despite personally blessing a super pac
intimate event inside of kirkwood community college in monticello. she has spent time listening to students, to one high school principal, to the president of this college. they were talking about very bread and butter issues. what it s like to be a single mother going to college. hillary clinton very personable. interacting with the students. very funny. making jokes here and there. i think it was a good look for her in terms of being really intimate. and what the campaign was looking for in terms of this i guess you should call it soft launch of her campaign. i have a student who was in that event and part of the round table. would you guys like to hear from her? yes, please! a real student! okay this is ellen. so ellen was one of the students how did you wind up