Clinton and Sanders before the campaigns

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.

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