A presidential candidate in Iowa, via ABC:

The senator was asked if she would “make a decision to give undocumented immigrants a path to citizenship” during her first 100 days in office. Clinton responded saying, “I have been favoring a plan to citizenship for years. I voted for it in the Senate, I have spoke out about it around Iowa and the country and in my campaign. And as president comprehensive immigration reform will be a high priority for me.” Soft booing could be heard from the audience.

The man repeated his question about the first 100 days. Clinton replied, “Well you’ve to get congress to pass the legislation and the president to do as much as possible, which I will do.” Louder boos came from the crowd.

You might be wondering how it came to be that Senator Clinton was asked a tough question, given that campaign’s manipulation of such events. One possible answer is that she was present at the meeting only by telephone, due to inclement weather, and so the customary vetting and signaling processes may not have been available to the candidate.

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