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Equal pay. let's take a look. >> do you think when you're president you'll be paid as much as if it were a male? >> this is one of the jobs where they have to pay you the same. but there are so many examples where that doesn't happen. i'm going to do everything i can -- >> david, in 2008 the clinton campaign was reluctant to highlight her as a woman candidate. they seemed to be really going in the exact opposite direction this time. >> without question. i think the historic nature of her candidacy is front and center. you heard it in her speech at the iowa jj dinner on saturday night and they ...

Couldn't win. he was unelectable. you remember that guy? what's his name? oh, it's president obama. well, iowa, i think we are going to prove the pundits wrong again. i believe we're going to make history one more time. >> and there for all of that excitement last night was nbc's kelly o'connell, who joins me now from des moines. now, look, bernie is not wrong there. the 2007 jj dinner was a big breakout moment for then-senator obama. was there a big breakout for somebody last night? >> well, melissa, i think it was different. for president obama, it really was a turn of the page from that mom...

That barack obama marched in with a fired-up crowd and seized the spotlight from clinton back in 2007. arguably it's where he turned his campaign around the first time. so can hillary clinton stop a similar sensation for bernie sanders this year? i'm joined now by the communications director for the clinton campaign. welcome. >> it's my first time on, just wish i was in d.c. >> we do too. is tomorrow going to be a show of force by the clinton campaign? >> i think we've been doing well in iowa. we've built a good organization over the course of the last six months. so i think people in iowa fee...

President obama has approached republicans and how she would be different. i think liberals and republicans are going to be very interested to hear it and i think it's really new ground. so i think people should tune in for that. >> there you go. don't you like writing your own teases? that's what i want to do sometimes. >> i'm too verbose to properly tease stuff, i basically just go, watch, you'll like it. >> thanks, rachel. you can see the entire interview at 9:00 p.m. eastern right here on msnbc. speaking of the clinton campaign, they have a chance to cap off what is the strongest ten-day...

We had a steak fry to spark to. when we had a jj dinner to fire up. you brought your neighbors and made homemade signs. we had calls to make, teachers and nurses showed up after work already bone tired but stayed any way late into the night. you welcomed me and michelle into your homes. you picked us up when we needed a lift an your faces gave me new hope for this country's future. your stories filled me with resolve to fight for you every single day i set foot in the oval office. you inspired us. i want to take this opportunity to say one thing to all the young people and not so young people ...