Sunday, April 10, 2016

Hillary Clinton on SOTU: Not Preparing for a Contested Convention

Hillary Clinton sat down for an interview with Jake Tapper yesterday that aired on State of the Union this morning. The questions that came up and her responses appear in the banners beneath the photos.

What is probably most striking about the past several days is how Hillary is being closely associated with the legacy of the Clinton Administration.  She revisited both her words from back then and her husband's legacy by asserting that you do not simply put a policy into practice, turn your back, and walk away.  You go back and assess the effects over time and make changes as necessary.

She pointed out that Senator Sanders regularly faults both the Clinton and the Obama Administrations without ever calling out the George W. Bush Administration. 

Hillary explained her $12 federal minimum wage floor by way of local economies.  As a person who was once responsible for payrolls in five different states, I can attest that a single salary base for the same job across the nation actually amounts to unequal pay for equal work. Hillary has long stood for equal pay and said she supports the $12 minimum but encourages a higher minimum where it can be supported, but she also pointed out that, with an eye toward economic stability, the recent increases are being phased in.

Hillary is optimistic about the progress she is making in the primaries and expects to get to the 2383 before the convention.  She steadfastly maintained that she would prefer a Sanders White House to a Trump or Cruz White House, but she does not expect a contest on the convention floor.

Bernie Sanders told Tapper that  he "is not sure what kind of president she [Hillary] would make."  Dems fightin' words, Mr. Senator!  He told George Stephanopulos on This Week a little later that he will take the fight to the convention because he brings in many more Independents.  Great!  Not sure Democrats will go for that argument.

On another note, Bernie keeps accusing the Clinton campaign of politicizing the Sandy Hook massacre. Just to be clear on that, it was the families who prevailed upon him for an apology, not Hillary's campaign.  When he held his line, family member, as voting citizens, their support to Hillary whose agenda more closely exemplifies theirs.  Just saying.  See this. 

And the beat goes on.

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Saturday, April 9, 2016

Coming Soon: Hillary Clinton's Daily News Interview

Linda Stasi was there for Hillary's interview today.  Here's a little summary. It is not altogether positive, but neither is it altogether negative, and the picture of Hillary is priceless.  Actually, I doubt that Hillary said little.  It's more likely that she has already said so much that the questions were answered before they were asked. Soon enough we'll see the transcript. Certainly the sour tone comes from not being able to trip Hillary up since she is always well-prepared.

Stasi: Hillary Clinton talks a lot, but says little, in chat with Daily News

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
BY Linda Stasi
Saturday, April 9, 2016, 9:00 PM
Robert Sabo/New York Daily News
Did we learn much from Hillary Clinton's sitdown with the Daily News? Yes, and no.
Robert Sabo/New York Daily News

Did we learn much from Hillary Clinton's sitdown with the Daily News? Yes, and no.
She came, she saw, and she tried to conquer.

Hillary, I mean. Us hard-ass Newsers, I mean.

Hillary Clinton, who is the third presidential candidate to face a grilling by the Editorial Board of the Daily News, came for her turn on the hotseat Saturday and overstayed.

Not her welcome, but Clinton didn’t want to leave because she was enjoying herself so she stayed longer than she was supposed to, while still managing to stick to her talking points.

For the most part, the perfectly coiffed and groomed candidate (as opposed to Bernie who has his suits custom-rumpled and hasn’t combed any of his six hairs in 60 years) showed herself to be certainly less forthcoming than the other candidates who’ve dropped by — Bernie and John Kasich — and as totally well informed as you expect her to be.

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Hillary Clinton Campaigns in Brooklyn

Hillary brought her campaign to the borough that is home to her headquarters this evening and was a bright ray of sunshine on a damp, gray day.  She stopped off earlier at a popular cheesecake spot.




Wouldn't be a Brooklyn campaign stop without a visit to .

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She told the fotogs that they would have to clear the area after pics so that they could eat.

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Nydia Velázquez introduced a radiant Hillary to the wildly enthusiastic crowd at the rally in Sunset Park.

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In other news, Morris Country NJ Dems endorsed Hillary last night.

It was pretty quiet for a caucus day.  Bernie crowed about his "win" in Wyoming. To be clear, current figures, with 22 of 23 precincts in show a 44.3%-55.7% margin allotting Bernie 7 delegates and Hillary 7 delegates.  So-ooo.... we're still getting delegates and staying ahead, and it was nowhere near the 25/75 margin they hoped to get.

Nonetheless, we must remain vigilant.  Robby Mook sent this disconcerting warning out today.  It is more important than ever that we rack up big wins on the 19th and 26th.
Bernie's campaign has a new strategy -- in states they didn’t win like Nevada and Florida, they’re flooding local conventions with volunteers to try to “steal” delegates for Bernie, overturning the will of the voters.
“Steal” isn’t my word. It’s what one of Bernie’s former top staffers said: “Volunteers mobilized to get tons of people to show up to the state convention and actually steal the day for Bernie.”
If they can’t win contests outright, they’ve decided to try and sway superdelegates and even pledged delegates to their side -- and in some states, it’s working. That means we need to bring home even BIGGER wins in New York, Pennsylvania, and more to make sure voters’ voices get heard and Hillary wins this nomination.
So let's do what we  can to keep Hillary ahead and get to the 2383!  If you are able, please donate, volunteer, make calls!


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Help Hillary Clinton in New York!

New York is one of the BIG ONES!  With 247 delegates at stake, we want Hillary to win this by a large margin.  There are several ways you can help!
From now until the 19th, we'll be knocking on doors, making phone calls, and reaching out to voters in New York City and across the Empire State. We hope you can join us! If you are ready to help Hillary in New York, sign up here.