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Clinton than every single one of them. in new hampshire he's ahead of trump by 19 points. she's only ahead by one point. do you think democrats want to be spending money in a general election to defend new hampshire? >> do you think -- honestly now. do you think head-to-head polling this far out from the election -- i mean, i remember six weeks ago ben carson was going to beat everyone in the field in head-to-head polling. that seems like pretty shaky data. >> look, that's one proof point. right? his strength with independents is consistent and has been consistent throughout this campaign and ...

Suddenly bernie sanders is no longer a nice guy and he's wrong on this and he's wrong on that and he's wrong on that. that is not surprising when you have a clinton campaign that is now in trouble and now understands that they can lose. >> hillary clinton is expanding her efforts to challenge bernie sanders on his signature issue. that would be economic inequality. rolling in a brand new plan to impose what she's calling a fair share surcharge. a 4% tax on people making over $5 million a year. i got a chance to speak earlier with secretary clinton, who joined me by phone from iowa. we discusse...

>> look, senator sanders has been in public life now for decades. he is a well-known person in washington, d.c. he's been a united states senator since 2006. he's been in the house since 1991. he was mayor of burlington before that. he has been in many, many very, very difficult campaigns against republicans. and he has really been through the sort of -- been put through the ringer. so if there's a suggestion people don't know who senator sanders is i think is really not fair. the truth of the matter about electability is if democrats want to win you have to be able to win democrats and you ...

Candidate bernie sanders. jeff, let me start with the last thing hillary clinton said about electability. and the case as far as i can understand it is hillary clinton is probably the most scrutinized and vetted figure in american public life and that's almost certainly true or she's in the top tier of that. >> absolutely. >> what's that? >> i said absolutely. go ahead. >> and that with bernie sanders there might be -- you know, with bernie sanders you might get some surprises, that there's a long voting record. she talked about labels coming up. what do you think of that? >> look, senator san...

They don't want to see a republican going back into the white house, then i think it's fair to say i'm the most prepared and ready person not only to win the election but to be president. >> all right. democratic presidential candidate hillary clinton, great pleasure. come back again soon. >> thanks a lot. good to talk to you. >> all right. >> bye-bye. i'm joined now by jeff weaver, campaign manager for democratic presidential candidate bernie sanders. jeff, let me start with the last thing hillary clinton said about electability. and the case, as far as i can understand it, is hillary clint...