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Clinton and Sanders before the campaigns

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The battle for the for the Democratic nomination is down to two. Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders are in a heated contest for votes ahead of the Nevada caucuses and South Carolina Primary.

MPR News Senior Producer Steph Curtis hosted a conversation about the presidential hopefuls' backgrounds with, BBC reporter and author of The Secretary: A Journey with Hillary Clinton from Beirut to the Heart of American Power, Kim Ghattas, and Harry Jaffe, journalist and author of Why Bernie Sanders Matters.