“You wouldn’t expect a Democratic presidential candidate to be introduced by the former head of CPAC, but that’s exactly what’s happening today”. Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton & Sen.
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The Problem Solver Convention, organized by No Labels and The Hill, is the first opportunity for voters to hear from candidates from both major parties.
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Another attendee prefaced her question with “I don’t think you’re a friend to women”.
Almost as many, 36%, chose picking a candidate they consider a strong leader as the most important quality.
“I watched the president on ’60 Minutes, ‘ he bombed”, Trump said.
Independent-minded voters in politically important New Hampshire challenged Donald Trump Monday on his “divisive” style and his attitude toward women.
US President Barack Obama called Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump a “classic reality TV character” who has tapped into a “genuine anti-immigrant sentiment” among many voters in his party – but he doesn’t think that will carry the billionaire businessman to the White House as his replacement.
“If you become president, will a woman make the same as a man and do I get to choose what I do with my body?” she said, her hands defiantly thrown in the air.
Senator Bernie Sanders (D-VT) is the only other presidential candidate with significant poll numbers speaking to the group. Jim Webb of Virginia and former Gov. George Pataki of New York also spoke. “I don’t ask if an idea is from the left or from the right or whether it’s Democratic or Republican”. Kelly Ayotte, who are likely to face-off in Ayotte’s reelection bid next year, were also in attendance.
Her visit wasn’t announced ahead of time.
Both candidates outlined their history of bipartisanship, with Hassan referencing last month’s compromise on the state budget and Ayotte pointing to her opposition to a GOP-led government shutdown.
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Obama said he hadn’t been aware of Hillary Clinton’s use of a private email server, and he thinks the issue has been “ginned up” because of politics. While just 18% of all Democrats and Democrat leaners support Sanders, fully 39% of nonreligious Democrats do, the IBD/TIPP poll found. On the other hand, Sanders gets only 12% support among Christians compared with 44% for Clinton.
