Overall, 46% of registered voters say Kaine is an excellent or good choice, narrowly above the 43% who said so about Donald Trump’s selection of Indiana Gov. Mike Pence in a CNN/ORC poll conducted July 14-16.
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Democrats had expected a smoothly choreographed display of party unity that would contrast with last week’s bumpy Republican National Convention in Cleveland.
He also addressed the ongoing scandal over the release of hacked emails from the DNC by saying Hillary Clinton demonstrated weakness, which would hurt her with Isis, in allowing chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz to step down.
It’s also the flawless motto for the Democratic candidates of 2016, who are trying to attract faith-based voters based on the power of their policies more than their preachifying.
The Wells Fargo Center, home to the NHL’s Philadelphia Flyers and the NBA’s Philadelphia 76ers, is the convention site. Democrats are hoping that city’s historical role in the founding of American democracy will serve as a powerful backdrop for the themes they’ll highlight.
The Nib is covering the Democratic National Convention. After all, his stances on banking deregulation and the Trans Pacific Partnership have many on the left wary of the Senator.
Sanders’ supporters arrived at the convention infuriated over leaked emails showing the Democratic National Committee had favored Clinton in the primaries, despite vows of neutrality.
“Debbie Wasserman Schultz, I always knew she was highly overrated”.
As the convention opened, they still erupted in chants of “Bernie” and booed Clinton the first several times her name was mentioned. But Sanders’ aides reached out to the Clinton campaign Monday afternoon to express concerns that supporters would still try to disrupt the proceedings, according to a Democratic official.
Former President Bill Clinton, watching from the audience, leapt to his feet and applauded, as did most of the delegates filling the convention arena. Not all VP bonuses are created equal, of course; there’s some evidence that VP nominees chosen from less populous states (for instance, Joe Biden of DE or Sarah Palin of Alaska) make more difference than those picked from larger ones.
Clinton is within days of her long-held ambition to become the party’s official presidential nominee. While Kaine has a nice-guy image, he clearly knows how to win, and he’ll be ready to do what’s necessary to pave the way for Clinton and himself to the White House.
Officials said volunteers will be handing out water to demonstrators all week.
It seems to be conventional wisdom that Bernie supporters are against the TPP, given the anti-TPP signs carried by some at last night’s Democratic convention and Sanders’s clear opposition to the trade deal. Bernie Sanders, and predicted the Vermont senator’s followers who have been protesting in Philadelphia would back the Republican ticket.
The party announced Monday it would kick off its convention with speeches from some of its most popular figures. Fergie will perform at The Creative Coalition’s gala.
In 2008, Clinton halted the roll call midway through to call for then-Sen.
Positive reviews of Obama extend to his approval rating as well.
There’s a total of 4,763 delegates. She will formally accept the nomination on Thursday. “I don’t care who Hillary picks, I am not voting for her”. This year, those superdelegates overwhelmingly backed Clinton. Bernie Sanders to his campaign.
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“He is very much a monopoly and big business kind of man and more likely to appeal to a leftist Republican”, she said.
