DERRY, N.H. (AP) – Hillary Clinton is striking back Wednesday at accusations by her Democratic presidential rival Bernie Sanders that she is only a progressive “some days.”
Speaking at a town hall meeting in Derry, New Hampshire, the former secretary of state called the statement a “low blow,” before listing a series of liberal accomplishments that she described as progressive, including her work on expanding access to children’s health insurance, advocating for women and gay people and pushing for gun control measures.
“We’ve been fighting the progressive fight and getting results for people for years,” Clinton said. “I hope we keep it on the issues. Because if it’s about our records, hey, I’m going to win by a landslide.”
Asked if Clinton was a “progressive,” Sanders told reporters in Keene on Tuesday that she is: “some days, yes. Except when she announces that she is a proud moderate. Then I guess she is not a progressive.”
The Vermont senator added that it was hard to take on the establishment “when you become as dependent as she has through her super PAC and in other ways on Wall Street or drug company money.”