Hillary Clinton to #FeelTheBern – that’s Bernie Sanders – in Iowa
After Hillary Clinton kicks her campaign into high gear Saturday with an official launch rally in New York City, she will travel to Iowa and run up against a challenger who has become an unexpected lightning-rod on the left: presidential long-shot and self-described socialist Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.).
"I freely admit what everybody here knows: that Secretary Clinton goes into this campaign as the heavy favorite. The polls today show her way out in front,” Sanders told reporters Thursday during a breakfast hosted by the Christian Science Monitor. "But I will tell you: If you look at these very same polls, we have momentum. And our numbers are growing."
In the six weeks since Sanders announced his presidential campaign, the Vermont independent has emerged as the leading and unlikely rival for the hearts of progressives in the Democratic Party — bolstered by angst on the left and concerns over Clinton's populist bona fides. Enthusiastic supporters have created a special Twitter hashtag -- #FeelTheBern -- to push his candidacy.
In part, Sanders' rise fills a void left by Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), whose decision not to make a White House run left her supporters yearning for an alternative to the former secretary of state, whom they see as too moderate.
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