Donors said the former secretary of state spoke about next steps going forward, including taking on Trump, but they added that Clinton didn’t seem to dwell on the presumptive Republican nominee and instead described the point of her campaign as “helping people restore faith in the political process”. Bernie Sanders, whose platform included numerous same ideas she has embraced in her public life.
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With the primary contests all but over, a series of top Democrats formally announced their support for Clinton, headlined by the glowing endorsement of President Barack Obama on Thursday.
“Look, I know how hard this job can be. That’s why I know Hillary will be so good at it”, he said.
Queried on whether she thinks she is ready, Warren responded, “Yes, I do”.
She ends the one-minute spot saying: “What kind of America do we want to be? I’ve seen her commitment to our values”.
Speaking after his meeting with Obama, Sanders said that he would work with Clinton to defeat Republican hopeful Donald Trump.
In another sign of Democratic unification, Sen.
The Obama endorsement increases pressure on Sanders, a U.S. senator from Vermont, to bow out of the race and lend his support to Clinton so that the party can focus on defeating Trump.
He barely mentioned next Tuesday’s primary election in the city, the last on the Democratic primary calendar.
Warren’s populist credentials will boost Clinton’s ability to court Sanders voters as she prepares to battle Trump.
“Obama just endorsed Crooked Hillary”.
The sparring kicked off Thursday afternoon, coming shortly after Trump’s tweet attacking Obama’s endorsement. Sanders came prepared with his statement.
The Sanders campaign has valuable email lists and donor rolls that the party would love to get its hands on.
Trump assailed the endorsement on Twitter: “He wants four more years of Obama – but nobody else does!”
Within two hours her message was retweeted 200,000 times, making it “the most retweeted tweet of the campaign!” according to Clinton’s social media director Alex Wall. After leaving the White House, Sanders met with Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., who invited him to speak at a Senate luncheon next week, and Sen.
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Obama stayed publicly neutral through the sometimes-bitter race, mindful that his involvement could tarnish his standing with parts of his own loyal coalition, namely young people and progressives.
