Clinton Hits Sanders: ‘I’m Not Going to Sit Here and Overpromise and Under-Deliver’

STEPHANOPOULOS: "Finally, I wonder what your response to this quote from your old friend, Robert Reich, Secretary of Labor under President Clinton. He said you’re the most qualified candidate for the political system we now have. But Bernie Sanders is the most qualified candidate to create the political system we should have. How do you respond to that?"
CLINTON: "Well, look, I’m a progressive who thinks it’s important to actually make progress. That’s what I’ve done my entire life. That’s what I will do as president. Obviously I have big goals. I want to get to universal coverage; I want to get the economy working for everybody, not just those at the top. Get incomes rising, get women equal pay, raise the minimum wage, have a renaissance in manufacturing, move toward clean, renewable energy — I have big goals. And I tell you how I’m going to get there and how I’m going to pay for them. And I think that is what the Americans want. I’m not going to sit here and overpromise and under-deliver. I’m going to tell you what I know we can achieve, and that’s going to take the political system we have right now, and then I intend to bring in more people, as always have, George. When I ran for Senate the first time, you remember, you know, people didn’t give me much of a chance. I won and then when I was reelected, I won with a bigger percentage. And then when I was Secretary of State, even the Republicans said I was doing a good job. So I understand politics. I understand a campaign. I am focused on my mission to make sure this country works for everybody, particularly hardworking middle-class families who rightly feel they’ve been left out and left behind. I think I know how to do that, and I think the voters know that I know how to do that."
STEPHANOPOULOS: "Secretary Clinton, thanks for joining us this morning."
CLINTON: "Great to talk to you, George. Thank you."