This weekend New Haven is at the crossroads of the campaign trails for the democrats running for president.
On Saturday Hillary Clinton stopped in the city and on Sunday it’s Bernie Sanders turn.
Sander’s Sunday night event on the New Haven Green is free and is expected to include an appearance by former R.E.M. lead singer, Michael Stipe.
According to a recent Quinnipiac poll, Sanders has ground to catch up here as he trails Clinton with the state’s primary set for Tuesday.
Preparations were underway on The Green on Saturday night for the first campaign rally in the state for Sanders.
That included setting up the stage and security checks.
“It’s an opportunity for us to witness history,” says David Silva of New Haven who planned to go to the rally.
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On Saturday the Vermont senator stumped in Baltimore, Maryland.
"We've got to raise the minimum wage not to the twelve dollars an hour Secretary Clinton talks about but fifteen bucks an hour," says Sanders.
On Saturday Hillary Clinton traveled to New Haven.
The former secretary of state stopped at Orangeside by Temple for a roundtable with Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro.
“I do have a great affection for New Haven having spent four years here,” says Clinton.
Dubbed a conversation on how to improve the lives of working families, the democratic presidential frontrunner heard from those who say they are struggling to make ends meet.
Clinton laid out her ideas to improve the economy which include equal pay, a boost to the national minimum wage, and a focus on infrastructure jobs.
“We have great work to be done. These are jobs that can’t be exported and these are good union jobs, in most instances. And they’re good middle class jobs,” says Clinton.
Clinton holds an event in Bridgeport on Sunday and Sanders will head to Hartford for a rally on Monday.
The latest Quinnipiac Poll which came out Wednesday gave Clinton the upper hand in the state with a nine-percent lead over Sanders.
But nearly a quarter of those polled said they were either undecided or might change their mind.
