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| Clinton recalls past New Hampshire success as battle with Sanders wears on | Clinton recalls past New Hampshire success as battle with Sanders wears on |
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| Seven years ago, Hillary Clinton set foot in New Hampshire as an unexpected underdog. | Seven years ago, Hillary Clinton set foot in New Hampshire as an unexpected underdog. |
| Coming off a stunning loss in the Iowa caucuses, the once seemingly inevitable Democratic nominee was in dire need of a rebound. And while it was short-lived, it was here in the Granite State where she found redemption. | Coming off a stunning loss in the Iowa caucuses, the once seemingly inevitable Democratic nominee was in dire need of a rebound. And while it was short-lived, it was here in the Granite State where she found redemption. |
| When Clinton returned to New Hampshire on Friday, with just over two weeks remaining until the first-in-the-nation primary, she was something of an underdog once more. Although comfortably leading the national polls, the former secretary of state trails Bernie Sanders here and is locked in an equally competitive race with the Vermont senator in Iowa. | When Clinton returned to New Hampshire on Friday, with just over two weeks remaining until the first-in-the-nation primary, she was something of an underdog once more. Although comfortably leading the national polls, the former secretary of state trails Bernie Sanders here and is locked in an equally competitive race with the Vermont senator in Iowa. |
| And so Clinton turned to the question that she hopes will propel her to the top of her party’s ticket: who can beat Republicans in the general election? | And so Clinton turned to the question that she hopes will propel her to the top of her party’s ticket: who can beat Republicans in the general election? |
| The theme has characterized Clinton’s pitch in the Democratic presidential contest in recent weeks, as she has had to fend off an unanticipated – and underestimated – challenge from Sanders. Whether through pointed attacks or subtle contrast, Clinton’s message has been clear: nominate Sanders and risk giving the election to Republicans. | The theme has characterized Clinton’s pitch in the Democratic presidential contest in recent weeks, as she has had to fend off an unanticipated – and underestimated – challenge from Sanders. Whether through pointed attacks or subtle contrast, Clinton’s message has been clear: nominate Sanders and risk giving the election to Republicans. |
| Related: Trump and Sanders lead two-headed insurgency against establishment | Related: Trump and Sanders lead two-headed insurgency against establishment |
| It took only a few minutes for Jeanne Shaheen, the popular senator of New Hampshire, to raise the issue in her introduction of Clinton at events on Friday. | It took only a few minutes for Jeanne Shaheen, the popular senator of New Hampshire, to raise the issue in her introduction of Clinton at events on Friday. |
| “I don’t just want rhetoric in this campaign. I want actions,” Shaheen told a crowd at an opera house in Rochester, after acknowledging she had worked closely with Sanders in the Senate. “I want to support a candidate who’s going to get something done.” | “I don’t just want rhetoric in this campaign. I want actions,” Shaheen told a crowd at an opera house in Rochester, after acknowledging she had worked closely with Sanders in the Senate. “I want to support a candidate who’s going to get something done.” |
| Moments later, Clinton didn’t skip a beat before a crowd of about 500 people, many in their heaviest winter layers to brace against the chilly late afternoon for her speech. | Moments later, Clinton didn’t skip a beat before a crowd of about 500 people, many in their heaviest winter layers to brace against the chilly late afternoon for her speech. |
| “The stakes in this election are really high, and they’re high because we have to make a fundamental decision,” Clinton said. | “The stakes in this election are really high, and they’re high because we have to make a fundamental decision,” Clinton said. |
| “Are we going to try and build on the progress that we’ve made under President Obama or are we going to tear it apart and start from scratch?” | “Are we going to try and build on the progress that we’ve made under President Obama or are we going to tear it apart and start from scratch?” |
| Clinton did not mention her target by name, but left little doubt about whom she spoke at a dinner that evening in Concord, roughly an hour away. | Clinton did not mention her target by name, but left little doubt about whom she spoke at a dinner that evening in Concord, roughly an hour away. |
| In an attack on Sanders’ proposal for single-payer healthcare, Clinton repeated a recent stump speech line that, in essence, accuses the senator of seeking to dismantle Obamacare. | In an attack on Sanders’ proposal for single-payer healthcare, Clinton repeated a recent stump speech line that, in essence, accuses the senator of seeking to dismantle Obamacare. |
| “The law is working,” Clinton said of the president’s signature healthcare reform. “Let’s work to improve it, but let’s not start all over again.” | “The law is working,” Clinton said of the president’s signature healthcare reform. “Let’s work to improve it, but let’s not start all over again.” |
| The efforts to position Clinton as the more formidable standard bearer of the Democratic party come as Sanders closes in on her lead in Iowa – which will hold its caucuses in just over a week. In New Hampshire, the self-described democratic socialist holds a nearly double-digit lead over Clinton, according to an average of publicly available polling. | The efforts to position Clinton as the more formidable standard bearer of the Democratic party come as Sanders closes in on her lead in Iowa – which will hold its caucuses in just over a week. In New Hampshire, the self-described democratic socialist holds a nearly double-digit lead over Clinton, according to an average of publicly available polling. |
| The choice before Democrats, as Clinton and her allies tell it, is one of pragmatism versus idealism. It’s not that Clinton and Sanders lack a broader set of shared principles, but rather that Sanders’ solutions are simply not rooted in reality. | The choice before Democrats, as Clinton and her allies tell it, is one of pragmatism versus idealism. It’s not that Clinton and Sanders lack a broader set of shared principles, but rather that Sanders’ solutions are simply not rooted in reality. |
| “Theory isn’t enough. A president has to deliver in reality,” Clinton said during a stop in Indianola, Iowa, last week. “I am not interested in ideas that sound good on paper but will never make it in the real world.” | “Theory isn’t enough. A president has to deliver in reality,” Clinton said during a stop in Indianola, Iowa, last week. “I am not interested in ideas that sound good on paper but will never make it in the real world.” |
| There are policy contrasts, too, in particular on gun control, foreign affairs and healthcare. The latter has even extended to women’s reproductive rights, after Sanders seemingly dismissed some of the progressive groups supporting Clinton, including Planned Parenthood, as “part of the establishment”. | There are policy contrasts, too, in particular on gun control, foreign affairs and healthcare. The latter has even extended to women’s reproductive rights, after Sanders seemingly dismissed some of the progressive groups supporting Clinton, including Planned Parenthood, as “part of the establishment”. |
| Although no one would take Sanders for an opponent of the women’s health organization, Clinton and her supporters were eager not to let the line slide at a commemoration of the 43rd anniversary of Roe v Wade Friday evening hosted by NARAL Pro-Choice America. | Although no one would take Sanders for an opponent of the women’s health organization, Clinton and her supporters were eager not to let the line slide at a commemoration of the 43rd anniversary of Roe v Wade Friday evening hosted by NARAL Pro-Choice America. |
| Introducing Clinton once more, Shaheen again criticized Sanders in harsh terms. | Introducing Clinton once more, Shaheen again criticized Sanders in harsh terms. |
| “When he points to the people in this room and he declares that you are what’s wrong with America, and part of the establishment that he’s up against, he is just dead wrong,” she said. | “When he points to the people in this room and he declares that you are what’s wrong with America, and part of the establishment that he’s up against, he is just dead wrong,” she said. |
| Clinton later echoed the criticism, albeit without mentioning Sanders by name. | Clinton later echoed the criticism, albeit without mentioning Sanders by name. |
| “We need someone in the White House who understands that NARAL and Planned Parenthood aren’t part of the establishment,” she said. | “We need someone in the White House who understands that NARAL and Planned Parenthood aren’t part of the establishment,” she said. |
| While Clinton focused much of her speech on Republicans, who she warned would curb access to abortion should they regain control of the White House, she did not shy from acknowledging the more pressing fight ahead. | While Clinton focused much of her speech on Republicans, who she warned would curb access to abortion should they regain control of the White House, she did not shy from acknowledging the more pressing fight ahead. |
| Closing her speech with a nod to the momentum of the senator from the neighboring state, Clinton drew from the archives of her previous presidential bid and the state that rallied to her rescue. | Closing her speech with a nod to the momentum of the senator from the neighboring state, Clinton drew from the archives of her previous presidential bid and the state that rallied to her rescue. |
| “I know what it’s like to run from behind in New Hampshire,” she said. “And I know what it’s like to come from behind and win in New Hampshire.” | “I know what it’s like to run from behind in New Hampshire,” she said. “And I know what it’s like to come from behind and win in New Hampshire.” |
| The crowd gave her a standing ovation. | The crowd gave her a standing ovation. |