Political Air Thickens Ahead of New Hampshire Primary
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The curtain is about to go up on the New Hampshire primary as voters get ready to head to the polls Tuesday. The latest polls show Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Bernie Sanders in the lead, but their opponents are closing in.
"We need a political revolution," said Sanders, who in addition to hitting the campaign trail, appeared on Saturday Night Live.
But Sanders found himself under attack by former President Bill Clinton.
"For her [Hillary Clinton] this is not about grand theories of revolution. This is about whether we can improve people's lives," her husband said.
Hillary Clinton not only trails Sanders in the polls, but also among New Hampshire women, who are flocking to Sanders.
On the GOP side, front-runner Donald Trump is aiming for his first win, holding a double-digit lead over the rest of the field.
Trump and former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush were at it again in Saturday night's debate, raising the question -- Can one debate again undo a presidential campaign? New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie went after Sen. Marco Rubio for being too scripted, and Rubio didn't seem to help himself by getting stuck in his own talking points.
"Let's dispel with this fiction that Barack Obama doesn't know what he's doing," Rubio said. "This notion that Barack Obama doesn't know what he's doing is just not true!"
"There it is -– the memorized 25-second speech," Christie retorted. "There it is everybody."
But Rubio insisted the debate helped him.
"Well, look we raised more money last night in the first hour of that debate than any other debate," he said.
Meanwhile, Bush seemed as if he were the only candidate willing to take on Trump, reminding voters of the real-estate magnate's use of eminent domain. And Trump continued to pile onto Bush, this time for enlisting the help of his mother, Barbara Bush.
"Poor, poor, poor Jeb Bush, who brings out his mother 'cause he needed help. No, he needed help. Mommy please come walk with me in the snow, mom!" Trump said.
The candidates have a total of nearly 40 campaign events Monday as they make their final push before Tuesday's vote.
New Hampshire primary polls close at 7 p.m. Eastern.
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