“We hope that students take the time to hear his plans to make college affordable and close the income gap”, Rolfo (senior-political science and communication arts and sciences) said.
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“As the primary approaches, the back and forth between Clinton and Sanders hasn’t dramatically changed the NY contest for the Democrats in the last few days”, Lee Miringoff, the director of the Poughkeepsie-based polling institute, said in a statement.
But Clooney said that one thing the Clinton campaign has not been good at explaining is that the money raised benefits Democratic candidates down ballot.
Clinton and the Clooneys will hold another fundraiser Saturday at George Clooney’s mansion in Los Angeles.
Days after pro-Bernie Sanders protesters showed up at that fundraiser dinner, Clooney, during an appearance on NBC’s Meet the Press this morning, responded to Sanders’ concerns.
The news comes the day after Sanders and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton debated in Brooklyn.
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Actor George Clooney would like to get big money out of politics – so he doesn’t have to raise it.
In her remarks on Saturday, Clinton offered several nods to California’s June 7 primary, noting that she will be here often, working for the support of voters in a state where 172 delegates will be up for grabs.
Actress and pro-Bernie Sanders activist Rosario Dawson has been arrested on Friday night, pop culture website TMZ reports.
“They’re right to protest”, Clooney said.
“Look, I don’t want to get anybody very excited”, Sanders said. “I found her to be knowledgeable and to care about the issue”, he says.
When including superdelegates, or party officials who can support any candidate, Clinton has 1,758 to Sanders’ 1,076.
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Howard Graubard, a NY lawyer active in Democratic politics in the state, does not expect Sanders to suffer much at the ballot box “because he was going to lose anyway”.
