Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders have been circling each other on electability for days, knocking one another from afar over which candidate stands a better chance to beat Republicans in November's general. Clinton asked the crowd at a Democratic dinner in Las Vegas Wednesday night.

Nevada will be the first test of strength in the West and the first to test the ability of Democratic candidates to reach out to a rapidly growing population of Latino voters.

Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders converged in Las Vegas on Wednesday to make the same argument, with each saying they're the best suited not only to win the White House but help Democrats win further down the ballot.

Financial regulations have been a crucial issue and a common sparring topic for Democratic presidential hopefuls Hilary Clinton and Bernie Sanders.

Clinton's election campaign CFO Gary Gensler, who was also a former top regulator at the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, lambasted Sanders" "hands-off' approach on regulating risky hedge funds and investment banks. News storiesdisplayed here appear in our category for and are licensed via a specific agreement between LongIsland.comand The Associated Press, the world's oldest and largest news organization.

"I'll have your back", Clinton said.

In a lengthy speech that totaled more than 3,000 words, Sanders pledged to create a list of "too big to fail" institutions within his first 100 days in office. While voters say they see Clinton as competent and experienced, they generally give her lower ratings on trustworthiness and compassion.

If Sanders plans to break up large "shadow banks", does that mean they don't need the additional regulations and reporting requirements that Clinton is proposing?

"I doesn't concern me at all", Sean Dolstad, a graphic designed from Las Vegas, said bluntly, reflecting what many of his Sanders supporting brethren said on Wednesday.

Jill Sanders, an Alameda County resident, said she's so frustrated with income inequality and the Bay Area's skyrocketing cost of living that she had planned to sit out this year's presidential election until she learned about Bernie Sanders' candidacy.

"If the Republican establishment really wants to stop Donald Trump in New Hampshire it might require some more people dropping out of the race", said Phone: 888 621-6988 Web: www.publicpolicypolling.com Email: [email protected] Dean Debnam, President of Public Policy Polling.

Clinton's plan calls for greater transparency from financial institutions to "measure risks", higher "collateral and margin requirements" for short-term borrowing and make sure new financial regulations adequately "protect taxpayers". "Wall Street and their lobbyists regulate Congress. We must change that reality, and as president, I will". Sanders added that his administration would introduce legislation which would draw clear dividing lines between insurance services, investment banking, and commercial banking, thus preventing mega-banks and other large-scale organizations from hijacking and monopolizing these functions.

"My experience is different from my competitors", O'Malley said. "If you do not end your greed, we will end it for you".

Sanders' team has pointed to more recent Quinnipiac polling in December showing him beating Republican front-runner Donald Trump by thirteen points, compared to Clinton's seven point edge in a hypothetical matchup.