Bill Clinton weighs in on Wall Street criticism

Wait a minute, he has basically used his answer to impugn my integrity.

They jumped on her refusal, like Obama, to label the efforts to fight terrorism as a war against "radical Islam", a rhetorical choice Republicans frequently cite as a sign of weakness. "She did so early and often".

"I represented NY, and I represented NY on 9/11 when we were attacked", Clinton said.

"We were attacked in downtown Manhattan where Wall Street is. And places like Seattle, like Los Angeles, like NY City, they can go higher", she added. "And it was a way to rebuke the terrorists who had attacked our country". "That is why I support a $12 national federal minimum wage", Clinton said.

At the barbecue on Sunday, reporters surrounded Clinton's top aides ahead of her speech and peppered them with questions about the remark. We'll probably see more of that from her as the campaign runs on - at least during the primary where Krugman's got a net-positive image.

"I think she's got a strong record on Wall Street reform".

Former secretary of state Hillary Clinton stated the fight against the Islamic State "cannot be an American fight" at the 2nd Democratic debate, broadcast on CBS & moderated by John Dickerson of "Face the Nation".

"It's just an unfair attack", Podesta said. "And Secretary Clinton has a lot of friends on Wall Street".

"I want you to think big, not small", Sanders told the college students.

"Why do - why, over her political career, has Wall Street been a major - the major - campaign contributor to Hillary Clinton?". But unlike that year, in which Clinton was handed an upset by the rising Barack Obama, it does not appear that this time Bernie Sanders may have the momentum or the unique appeal that made Obama such a phenomenon. He also has increasingly launched direct attacks on Clinton. She doesn't need to invoke 9/11 to make her point there.

"I voted against those big tax cuts". Democrats put up alternatives.

Mrs Clinton rejected the idea that she and the rest of the Obama administration underestimated the growing threat of Isil. Clinton struggled the defend her prior comment, telling the audience, "I'm sorry".

"It is a stretch".

Former Rep. Barney Frank, a driving force behind the 2010 financial overhaul law that bears his name, said it was wrong to suggest that lawmakers who pushed for the reforms were influenced by campaign donations from the financial services industry.

"There were also times when she thought they were going too far or pursuing reckless behavior, and she didn't hesitate to speak out".

Mr. Sanders, an avowed socialist, and Mr. O'Malley, who implemented a left-wing wish list as governor of one of the most liberal states in the country, denounced Mrs. Clinton for being beholden to Wall Street and offering weak reforms. He described himself as an advocate of "fair market capitalism" with a desire to "protect the main street economy from the excesses of Wall Street".

According to Fleming, he said he isn't sure O'Malley did much to improve his ranking during the debate - and that Sanders has slipped in a few states where he was polling ahead of Clinton.