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Clinton And Sanders Spar Over What It Means To Be Progressive

Democratic presidential candidates Hillary Clinton (left) and Bernie Sanders (right) take part in the Democratic Presidential Town Hall  hosted by CNN and the New Hampshire Democratic Party at the Derry Opera House on February 3, 2016 in Derry, New Hampshire. (Justin Sullivan, Joe Raedle /Getty Images)
Democratic presidential candidates Hillary Clinton (left) and Bernie Sanders (right) take part in the Democratic Presidential Town Hall hosted by CNN and the New Hampshire Democratic Party at the Derry Opera House on February 3, 2016 in Derry, New Hampshire. (Justin Sullivan, Joe Raedle /Getty Images)

At last night’s CNN town hall, Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton jumped into a long-running debate about whether Clinton is progressive.  Here & Now‘s Robin Young looks at the debate, and the history of the progressive movement with an expert on the topic. Political science professor Jeff Isaac says both candidates can lay claim to being progressives.

Guest

  • Jeff Isaac,professor in the political science department at Indiana University.

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