In Thursday night's Democratic debate, Hillary Clinton again found herself questioning how Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) would really turn his big ideas into realities should he get elected president. She has done this time and time again. Free college sounds great, but how would he get GOP governors to cooperate? Single-payer health care is popular with progressives, but how would he get Republicans in Congress to go along with it after the nasty Obamacare fight? This is essentially the same position Clinton found herself in in 2008, when she ran against another guy with big ideas who argued the right person could change politics.
Clinton likely came to Washington with far more idealism than she now displays. But her experience with the political machine has worn her down -- particularly the bruising health care battle she had in the 1990s. In those days, Clinton was known as the liberal in her husband's White House and often pushed top officials to be more progressive.
Clinton likely came to Washington with far more idealism than she now displays. But her experience with the political machine has worn her down -- particularly the bruising health care battle she had in the 1990s. In those days, Clinton was known as the liberal in her husband's White House and often pushed top officials to be more progressive.
This chart combines the latest opinion polls and is updated whenever a new poll is released.
Pollster Trend
- Hillary Clinton59.0%
- Bernie Sanders34.8%
- Joe Biden
- Lincoln Chafee
- Lawrence Lessig
- Martin O'Malley
- Jim Webb
- Undecided
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