Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders speak during a break at the Democratic debate on Jan. 17, 2016, in Charleston, S.C. (Photo: Mic Smith, AP) |
It's a dichotomy Sanders and Clinton have taken to, as well.
On Wednesday, the campaigns' differences boiled over onto Twitter in a debate over which candidate is truly "progressive."
It started on Tuesday, when MSNBC asked Sanders whether he thought Clinton was a progressive.
"Some days, yes," Sanders said, "except when she announces that she is a proud moderate. And then I guess she's not a progressive."
On Wednesday, Clinton called Sanders' comment a "low blow," touting her past accomplishment. “If it’s about our records, hey, I’m gonna win by a landslide,” Clinton said, per MSNBC.
Later that day, Sanders continued his line of argument from the day before in a series of statements on Twitter aimed at Clinton:
"You can be a moderate. You can be a progressive. But you cannot be a moderate and a progressive."
"Most progressives that I know don't raise millions of dollars from Wall Street."
"Most progressives I know are firm from day 1 in opposition to the Trans-Pacific Partnership. They didn't have to think about it a whole lot."
"Most progressives that I know were opposed to the Keystone pipeline from day one. Honestly, it wasn’t that complicated."
"Most progressives I know were against the war in Iraq. One of the worst foreign policy blunders in the history of the United States."
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