“She will have specific proposals, not just a ‘trust me, I’ll fix everything, ‘ ” Maloney said in a not-so-veiled swipe at Trump’s claim that he’s the “only one” who can fix the nation’s woes. “He really scares me”.
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Her choice of conservative Virginia Senator Tim Kaine, who opposes women’s abortion rights and is an enthusiastic backer of worldwide free-trade deals, as her running mate has alienated progressive voices. But many say they’re more motivated by a desire to keep Trump out of the White House than by her vision for the country’s future or by her bid to become the first woman to serve as president.
Linda Groverman, 62, of Blue Bell, said she’d vote for Clinton, but quickly noted the former secretary of state was far from her first choice.
He said: “When I see this, you know, ‘Crooked Hillary, ‘ or I see the ‘Lock her up, ‘ it’s just ridiculous. If Clinton has reached out to Bernie supporters, it appears that she has done so to stick triangulating thumbs in their eyes”.
The GOP nominee’s support is at 42 percent, up from the 40 percent he had heading into last week’s convention, compared to Clinton who remains the same at 41 percent, according to new a CBS News Battleground Tracker poll.
“I’m not excited”, said Matthew Mousley, 36, of Springfield, who nevertheless plans to support Clinton.
“I often feel like there’s the Hillary standard and then there’s the standard for everybody else”, she said.
The poll was conducted among 2,131 registered voters across 11 battleground states of Colorado, Florida, Iowa, Michigan, North Carolina, New Hampshire, Nevada, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Wisconsin.
They fear supporters may stay home in November, unmotivated by Clinton’s candidacy or out of a belief that Trump can not win.
“In contrast to the gloomy, terrifying picture Mr. Trump paints, I think you’ll hear a very positive message”, said Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-Manhattan), adding that the nation has added some 14 million jobs under Obama’s tenure and the Dow Jones stock index rocketed.
Others plan to talk about the Clinton they know, a woman they describe as brilliant, warm and amusing.
They’ll highlight lesser-known parts of her biography, such as her early work as an activist for children and families, her push to expand federal health insurance to millions of children as first lady and her advocacy for 9/11 first responders as a NY senator. No matter how many high-profile surrogates she has, it still comes down to her. That’s a historic low for a presidential candidate – surpassed only by Trump.
There’s little question that the lengthy investigations into the 2012 attack on a USA facility in Benghazi, Libya, and her use of a private email account and server as secretary of state have taken a toll her approval ratings. All will tout her record, her experience and her signature issues. Many in the streaming crowd of protesters wore Sanders shirts and buttons, and carried signs critical of Clinton, including “Stop the Clinton Crime Spree”. I think I read he is an atheist.
In recent weeks, Clinton has begun to acknowledge that she has a problem.
“I personally know I have work to do on this front”. “People are very willing to say things about me, to make accusations about me that are – I don’t get upset about them anymore, but they are very regrettable”.
“Absolutely. I made a mistake”.
Democratic presidential candidate and former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton embraces her husband, former President Bill Clinton, at a primary night campaign event in Philadelphia.
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It was a “horrible pick”, said Nevada Sanders delegate Angie Morelli, arguing: “In a time when she is trying to cater to Sanders supporters, it was more catering to conservative voters and she’s not going to get any wave from it”. She’s hoping that pays off this week and over the next four months, Levy said. “And there’s a lot that happened which helped the American people during those eight years”, she said.
