Sen. Bernie Sanders (I., Vt.) has leveled the charge against Democratic presidential rival Hillary Clinton that she is inauthentic, and according to NBC, those charges seem to be sticking.
"I don't understand that. I don't understand that. Because I've been pretty much the same person my entire life, for better or worse," Clinton said on The View on Tuesday after being asked about Sanders' criticism of Clinton.
"That inauthentic charge partly because of a Sanders attack that's sticking. The contrast between Clinton's claim about small donors," NBC reporter Andrea Mitchell said.
"Our campaign depends on small donations for the majority of our support," Clinton said on March 15.
"And the reality: her ties to big money, the secrecy of those Goldman Sachs speeches and now her closed-door campaign fundraisers," Mitchell said.
Mitchell then raised a fact about the fundraising differences between Clinton and Sanders.
"In fact, only 19 percent of Clinton's donors give less than $200, while 66 percent of Sanders' donations this year are from small donors, he says averaging just $27," Mitchell said.
When Mitchell asked Clinton campaign press secretary Brian Fallon about this discrepancy, Fallon said he felt good about the number of small donors Clinton has.
"We're very proud of the number of small-dollar donors that we have to our campaign as well," Fallon said.
Meanwhile, Clinton has been criticizing Republican front-runner Donald Trump over his wealth and disconnect from average Americans.
"I wish he'd get out of one of his towers and actually walk the streets," Clinton said in New York Tuesday.
There is an irony to Clinton's criticisms. After all, Clinton does have large ties to Wall Street power players and the wealthy.
Clinton heads into Tuesday night's Wisconsin primary bracing for defeat, according to an ABC report. She has focused her energy recently on campaigning in New York, where she served in the U.S. Senate before going to the State Department.