'She's ripped': Presidential candidate Gillibrand arm-wrestles young Democrat on campaign trail

Before she could conclude her latest campaign trip to Iowa, New York Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand had a date with destiny, a rigid-wrist rumble.

After Gillibrand, one of numerous Democrats running for president, ended her remarks at an Ames coffee shop, it was time for that main event: an arm wrestling bout with 20-year-old Olivia Habinck.

The Des Moines Area Community College student leveled the challenge earlier in the week on Twitter. Gillibrand, who posted a video last month of her working out in a “just trying to get some ranch” shirt, took her up on it.

The fight was two rounds, each contender earning a victory. The first quickly developed into a war of attrition, neither budging for several seconds. The younger Democrat appeared to have the edge, but the senator pulled back and eventually won before collapsing back into her chair.

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