“You know we had some protesters last night when we pulled up in San Francisco, and they’re right to protest, they’re absolutely right, it’s an obscene amount of money”, Clooney added.
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For Sanders, a loss in NY would narrow his already hard path to the nomination. Strategic: Obama is wildly popular in NY and among Democrats in general, and he has moved slightly above water in national approval polls among voters. Sanders, who in recent weeks said he does not believe Clinton is qualified to be president, Thursday said that he accepts that Clinton has the qualifications, but questioned her judgment. Hinojosa says Clinton supports raising the minimum wage from its current federal level of $7.25.
In February, the former president slammed Sanders supporters for perpetuating “sexist” and “profane” attacks against his wife.
As of now, Clinton has 1,761 delegates and Sanders has 1,073, according to the AP.
In July, Clinton released the last eight years of her tax returns, and her campaign says 38 years of Clinton tax returns have been available to the press over the course of her career, dating back to 1977. Sanders was born in Brooklyn 74 years ago and still retains his distinctive regional accent from the area. “We have got to reach out to independents, and I think I am well qualified to do that”, he said. In other words, this is exactly the time when Republicans and Republican-leaning independents might flirt with supporting Sanders, even if they’ll ultimately end up returning to their party before Election Day.
On the fight for a $15 minimum wage, Clinton said NY should be a model for the nation, with some areas starting at $15, and some moving there gradually.
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Feisty and frequently sarcastic, Sanders could barely contain his disgust with Clinton’s ties with Wall Street, a ripe target among liberals in New York City and in economically depressed upstate regions. And she wisely noted Sanders inability to draw a straight line between her financial dealings and policy behavior: “Well, you can tell, Dana, he cannot come up with any example, because there is no example”.
