First Read: Clinton, Sanders to Clash After Contentious Week

 

By Chuck Todd, Mark Murray and Carrie Dann 

First Read is a morning briefing from Meet the Press and the NBC Political Unit on the day's most important political stories and why they matter.

 

Clinton, Sanders to clash in debate after contentious week

Remember last fall when Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders shook hands after Sanders exclaimed that "the American people are sick and tired of hearing about your damned emails"? Well, those days are long gone, particularly after a combative week that sets up the final Democratic debate (?) of the 2016 campaign before the April 19 New York primary. Consider the back-and-forth over the past week:

Sanders called Clinton "unqualified" after the former secretary of state dodged repeated questions on MSNBC's "Morning Joe" about whether Sanders was qualified.

After backing away from that line of attack, Sanders went after Clinton's "judgment" on NBC's "Meet the Press" last Sunday: "In terms of her judgment, something is clearly lacking," he said.

The Clinton campaign seized Sanders' interview with the New York Daily News editorial board to hit the Vermont senator on his guns record and his plans to break up the banks. 

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Source: NBC News