“She grew up as an ordinary kid in the suburbs of Chicago who went to public school”, said Melanne Verveer, the former first lady’s chief of staff, who remains a close confidante.
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Campaigning in North Carolina, Trump seemed to revel in the Democrats’ commotion, telling supporters that Clinton made a mistake by not choosing a more liberal running mate to appease Sanders’ base. The real-estate mogul’s edge is thanks largely to increased support among independents, CNN said, with 43% of independents saying the Republican convention made them more likely to back him. Clinton, with Podesta seated nearby as the only other one in the room, would start the session by talking them up.
Some of his supporters jeered in disapproval, indicating turmoil at this week’s Democratic National Convention won’t end with the departure of the party chairman, Rep.
Another distraction: the source of the hack. The idea of Vladimir Putin’s Russian Federation somehow involving itself in United States politics is a story that is both serious and can also distract from Clinton’s messaging plans.
“If Clinton has reached out to Bernie supporters, it appears that she has done so to stick triangulating thumbs in their eyes”, he said last week. In a CNN/ORC poll, Trump takes 48% to Clinton’s 45%. Tim Kaine as her vice presidential running mate Friday, adding a centrist former governor of a crucial battleground state to the Democratic ticket.
Most protests during the Republican convention were concentrated in a tight, 4.4-square-kilometre zone downtown.
“At some point, you also have to say, ‘What are you going to do?'” Bill Clinton said of Trump. “Normally when you get to the convention, the broader general election electorate pays attention to learn about you, so you’re framing your narrative”.
Trump has repeatedly referred to Clinton as “Crooked Hillary”.
The Clinton campaign blames the leak on Russian Federation, which they say is trying to put its thumb on the scales for Trump. Hillary Clinton has a whole chorus of democratic luminaries singing her praises.
Some Democrats believe Trump’s selection of Pence, a conservative white man from a largely Republican state, freed Clinton from pressure to add another woman or minority to her ticket.
On Sunday, throngs marched along a main thoroughfare of the city to show their support for Sanders and their disdain for Clinton. And 56 percent say they prefer a presidential candidate who brings greater changes to how the government operatives, even those changes might be unpredictable. “There’s not going to be many more chances like this”.
With the average convention bounce, according to the University of Virginia’s Larry Sabato, being 5.9 percent for Republicans, we can expect Trump to score about +2 post-convention.
Erupting on the eve of the convention, it highlighted divisions with the party at the moment Clinton was aiming to shore up unity in front of a national audience. But the hacked emails, published by WikiLeaks, further fired up Bernie Sanders supporters, who long accused the party of favouring Clinton despite officially being neutral.
In addition to Washington and Hollywood luminaries, Democrats convening in Philadelphia this week have lined up “everyday Americans” – both those she’s helped over her career and those she’s met on the campaign trail – as character witnesses for prime-time speaking turns and video presentations. Chris Murphy’s near 15-hour filibuster last month. Other high-profile speakers include former President Bill Clinton and Vice President Joe Biden.
Oregon Sen. Jeff Merkley, who initially endorsed Sanders and is now supporting Clinton, said these recent developments were significant in “setting the stage for the two teams coming together”.
“Those ideas addressed the problems facing our country and they have tremendous resonance”, Merkley said. And like Trump, negative views of Clinton run deep, even among some supporters.
Clinton is also about to pick up a coveted endorsement.
And Clinton heads into Philadelphia with a political partner. Kaine began his speech with a message about inclusion — in Spanish.
But the single most potent weapon Clinton has to unite Democrats may be Trump.
One of Hillary Clinton’s first stops after the Democratic National Convention this week will be – where else – Ohio.
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“Trump is everything they don’t want”.
