Democrats have assumed Clinton would beat Trump in states like Ohio, Pennsylvania and MI, which voted twice for Barack Obama and are populated by the blue-collar, union households that have been the Democratic Party’s lifeblood for generations.
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Bernie Sanders has reportedly won the West Virginia Democratic primary in the U.S. Presidential race on May 11.
“It’s pretty clear at this point that we’re going to have a real difference in the general election”, Clinton said.
While Clinton had the support of 41 percent of likely American voters, Trump’s support increased to 40 percent in the national survey which was released Wednesday.
Clinton’s protracted battle with Sanders, who pulled off a victory in Indiana’s Democratic primary last week despite polls showing him trailing Clinton in the state, has become a source of gloating for Trump.
Even if Sanders really doesn’t have a shot at winning the presidential election, it’s amusing to watch Clinton’s reactions as she realizes how unpopular she is despite her purported presidential knowledge gained from being First Lady.
” OR and Kentucky each hold Democratic primaries next Tuesday”. Will I be taking on Donald Trump?
The property developer visits the US Capitol today with the support of 11 million Republican primary voters and a strong case to receive the formal backing of Republican leaders.
Meanwhile, Clinton will need to improve her narrative, said Carville, and promise more change if she is to compete against Trump. Clinton still leads Sanders in pledged delegates by 294. “Good direction.” On the other hand, there was no response from the Clinton side.
The Sanders campaign received a boost Tuesday with a landslide victory in West Virginia, a state his rival Clinton won in 2008.
That means she could lose all the states left to vote by a landslide and still emerge as the nominee, so long as all her supporters among the party insiders known as superdelegates continue to back her. In fact, some would prefer to jump ship and vote for Donald Trump should it come down to a Clinton vs. Trump race in November.
Ceraso was Sanders’ deputy state director in New Hampshire and was part of the team that helped lead the campaign to big wins in a several states in March.
Republican strategist Sara Fagen, who has not backed Trump, says Clinton “doesn’t have a movement”.
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“Please do not moan to me about Hillary Clinton’s problems”, Sanders said in a recent interview with MSNBC. He added: “It’s because she’s the more conservative choice, [Trump is] not a conservative”.
