On the Road with Hillary Clinton in New Hampshire: Hollis and Manchester

Hillary's day began early with a televised town hall in Hollis, NH.  Savannah Guthrie moderated and also interviewed Hillary. Willie Geist assisted. Some of the questions were submitted online and subjects included favorites: drink, book, etc., financing education,  gun control, and of course the moderator brought up the private server, emails, and Benghazi.  You can access the video clips at the Today Show site.


 



From there, Hillary moved on to Manchester where she held a town hall addressing gun violence and attended an early childhood education event.

U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton takes the stage at a campaign town hall meeting in Manchester, New Hampshire October 5, 2015. REUTERS/Brian Snyder

 

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton greets voters during a campaign stop at the Manchester Community College, Monday, Oct. 5, 2015, in Manchester, N.H. (AP Photo/Jim Cole)

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton speaks at an Early Childhood Education Conference, Monday, Oct. 5, 2015, in Manchester, N.H. (AP Photo/Jim Cole)

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton campaigns during a campaign stop at the Manchester Community College, Monday, Oct. 5, 2015, in Manchester,NH (AP Photo/Jim Cole)

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton greets guests after speaking at an Early Childhood Education Conference, Monday, Oct. 5, 2015, in Manchester, N.H. (AP Photo/Jim Cole)

U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton is joined by Nicole Hockley (R), mother of Newtown shooting victim Dylan, at a campaign town hall meeting in Manchester, New Hampshire October 5, 2015. Clinton spoke out forcefully in favor of new gun control measures after a shooting last week on the campus of Umpqua Community College in Roseburg, Oregon, which killed nine people and wounded another nine. REUTERS/Brian Snyder

U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton speaks at a campaign town hall meeting in Manchester, New Hampshire October 5, 2015. REUTERS/Brian Snyder

Nicole Hockley—mother of Sandy Hook victim Dylan and founder of @sandyhook—joined Hillary's gun violence town hall. https://t.co/E1fzpdk69d

— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) October 5, 2015

Sometimes the less said the better. The Today Show event probably went as most of us expected and hoped it would not.  Moderators set a tone, and the tone was tense. It was not only the questions from Guthrie that irritated.  Geist was from the sidelines.  He succeeded in getting an audience member to ask Hillary to contrast her plan for the economy with that of Bernie Sanders.  Hillary refused that question and said she preferred to wait until the debate to mark contrasts between her plans and those of other Democrats in the race.  There was no denying a contentious atmosphere to the televised event.

Generally we look forward to these televised events and want to watch them more than once.  In the case of this much publicized town hall, I, for one, was relieved to see it end. In the final analysis, Hillary handled everything with her classic grace, intelligence, patience, and, as needed, reserve.

No matter how the people at the Today Show act, there are some in the media who send their love and support in unexpected ways.  I was happy last night that Showtime finally brought back Homeland and The Affair.   I was even happier when this little guy came running down the Brooklyn street to his dad.  Trevor Solloway is the younger son of one of the main characters in The Affair, Noah Solloway.  Here is how he looked in last night's season opener.