--- title: Bernie Sanders Hits Hillary Clinton With a Roundabout Jab description: A new ad doesn't mention Clinton by name. canonical: https://time.com/4181307/bernie-sanders-hillary-clinton-ad/ author: Daniel White article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-01-14T21:01:26.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-10-05T08:40:46.072Z article:section: Politics og:title: Sanders Hits Clinton With a Roundabout Jab in New Ad og:description: It doesn't mention Clinton by name. og:url: https://time.com/4181307/bernie-sanders-hillary-clinton-ad/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt39314933ad3bbafd/698878fa524fc0c88fdf6482/bernie-sanders-hillary-clinton-twitter-election.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 2000 og:image:height: 1125 og:image:alt: CBS News Democratic Presidential Debate og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Sanders Hits Clinton With a Roundabout Jab in New Ad twitter:description: It doesn't mention Clinton by name. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt39314933ad3bbafd/698878fa524fc0c88fdf6482/bernie-sanders-hillary-clinton-twitter-election.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Sanders Hits Clinton With a Roundabout Jab in New Ad > Sponsored content. 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Brief is free at time.com/newsletters. ### Sources * TIME Newsletters: [time.com/newsletters](/c/time-nl-dcbrief-2026q3/newsletters?i=edf22676-2f16-4fa1-8915-91cd2a940b04&cr=time-nl-dcbrief-2026q3-v1) ## Video: Bernie Sanders: Two Visions Ad [Watch (HLS stream): Bernie Sanders: Two Visions Ad](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/IgebAqb6.m3u8) (0:30)  _Published 2016-01-14_ by [Daniel White](https://time.com/author/daniel-white/) ## Daniel White Jan 14, 2016 9:01 PM UTC by [Daniel White](https://time.com/author/daniel-white/) ## Daniel White Jan 14, 2016 9:01 PM UTC An ad released Thursday by the Bernie Sanders campaign indirectly takes aim at Hillary Clinton on her plan to reforming Wall Street without mentioning her name. In the 30-second spot, the Vermont Senator doesn’t mention Clinton by name but contrasts “two Democratic visions for regulating Wall Street,” which seems to imply that his plan differs from that of the former Secretary of State. “Will they like me? No,” Sanders continues. “Will they begin to play by the rules of our president? You better believe it.” The ad will air in Iowa and New Hampshire, where the two Democrats are in constant competition. Sanders [overtook Clinton in Iowa with a five-point lead](http://time.com/4177441/bernie-sanders-iowa-poll-january/) on Tuesday in a Quinnipiac University poll of likely caucus goers. **_Read more:_** [_How to Watch Tonight’s Republican Debate Online_](http://time.com/4179420/republican-debate-watch-live-stream-online-free/) Sanders has stuck to running a clean campaign, avoiding attacking Clinton, but this ad may toe the line. His campaign, however, [denied that the ad is negative](http://www.politico.com/story/2016/01/bernie-sanders-ad-hillary-clinton-217755), adding that the commercial is a simple comparison of the two. “It’s a contrast, and it’s certainly something that Bernie’s been saying for months and months and months,” Sanders spokesman Michael Briggs told Politico. ## Transcript There are two Democratic visions for regulating Wall Street. One says it's okay to take millions from big banks, and then tell them what to do. My plan, rank up the big banks, close the tax loop holes, and make them pay their fair share. Then we can expand healthcare to all, and provide universal college education. Will they like me? No. Will they begin to play by the rules if I'm president? You better believe it. 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