Hillary Clinton appears on Saturday Night Live

  • 05/10/2015
Hillary Clinton appears on Saturday Night Live

In American politics, when a campaign runs into trouble, the candidate can always show voters they're one of the people by appearing on a TV comedy show.

And that’s exactly what Hillary Clinton did this week, appearing on Saturday Night Live.

Kate McKinnon stepped into the role of Clinton in the skit, while as bartender Val, the Democratic presidential candidate took a shot at her Republican rival.

Once an assumed shoo-in as the Democratic presidential nominee, Clinton's numbers have softened over the past several months as Bernie Sanders grows in popularity.

Watch the video.