Hillary Clinton has taken off the gloves in the race to the White House, mocking Jeb Bush's policies and his "Right to Rise" slogan during a speech before the National Urban League on Friday, according to the New York Times.
"I don't think you can credibly say that everyone has a right to rise and say you are for phasing out Medicare. Or for repealing Obamacare. People can't rise if they can't afford health care," the former Secretary of State said in her speech in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
Jeb Bush is the former governor of Florida and has gone back and forth on the issue of whether or not to phase out Medicare. Clinton also attacked Bush's policies on minimum wage. "They can't rise if their governor makes it harder for them to get a college education," she said.
Political analysts consider Clinton to be the Democratic frontrunner in the 2016 Presidential election. Republican Jeb Bush is a leading contender, Yahoo! News reported. Speaking at the same event, Jeb Bush didn't use his stage time to rebut Clinton's remarks. His speech included statements about the war on poverty, racial inequality and education. Later, he told reporters he didn't hear her speech.
Though some consider a Clinton-Bush Presidential matchup an inevitable conclusion in the 2016 general Presidential election, there are many others who are jockeying for position within the race. Clinton is facing pressure from independent contender Bernie Sanders in the Democratic primary. Bush is behind Gov. Scott Walker (R-Wisc.) in early Republican primary polls, according to USA Today.
