Hillary Clinton campaign wants voters thinking Sanders unelectable

Don’t believe them.

After an ugly debate filled with unsubstantiated attacks on Bernie Sanders by Hillary Clinton on Sunday night, the Clinton camp is in full attack and damage control mode. The number one goal: to make Democrats believe that Hillary Clinton is the only candidate who is electable. New polls from YouGov suggest otherwise.

Poll via YouGov http://today.yougov.com/news/2016/01/20/sanders-gains-clinton-nationally/

Bernie Sanders is climbing in both favorability (never a weakness for a likable guy like him) and also electability (the top reason Democrats are wary of Sanders). Hillary Clinton has famously said “It’s either me or the GOP” and often fear-mongers by name-dropping Donald Trump or Ted Cruz threats. These polls are suggesting the American public is beginning to think otherwise as they learn more about Bernie Sanders.

Bernie Sanders crowd in Alabama.

Hillary Clinton has also attempted to paint Sanders as ineligible to be the President of the United States due to a number of his positions on things such as healthcare, women’s rights, LGBT rights, minority supporters, and a number of other issues. In many of these scenarios, Clinton has completely flip-flopped on her past positions or record in order to try to squish Sanders rising support or at least stop the surge. The arguments are simply not based in facts.

Many polls also suggest Bernie Sanders does far better than Hillary Clinton against Republican Presidential hopefuls as highlighted above.

This morning, Hillary Clinton’s campaign sent out a fundraising e-mail comparing Bernie Sanders to Karl Rove, a George W. Bush operative. Quite an ironic comparison considering Hillary Clinton has been using Republican arguments to attempt to hammer Bernie Sanders liberal positions.

Hillary Clinton has also dispatched over 34 different surrogates to Iowa, New Hampshire, South Carolina, and Nevada this month including “six U.S. Senators, 14 members of Congress and three governors”. Bill Clinton is also now in the field attacking Bernie Sanders. It’s obvious the Clinton campaign smells trouble in Iowa and is desperate to find a quick solution.

The rigged debate schedule by the DNC has back-fired and not much time is left for Hillary Clinton to try and hammer Sanders support. Next week’s CNN town hall in Des Moines may be their last chance. Expect the claws to come out in full force.