“The party now needs new leadership that will open the doors of the party and welcome in working people and young people”, Sanders said.
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Wasserman Schultz’s abrupt departure was undoubtedly an effort to keep the Democrats’ gathering from devolving into the tumult that marred last week’s Republican National Convention. As he demanded Wasserman Schultz’s resignation, Sanders made clear he wants to see Clinton in the White House.
Munroe also said it doesn’t matter about the choice in vice president because it’s still ultimately a race between Clinton and Trump.
Clinton and President Barack Obama both quickly praised the departed party chief, hoping to move past the ugliness and onto today’s launch of an optimistic celebration featuring high-powered elected officials and celebrities who will try to re-introduce Clinton to a general election audience.
Clinton’s campaign hoped the nighttime line-up would overshadow a tumultuous start to the four-day convention.
It is a theme Clinton is hammering on following Trump’s acceptance speech in Cleveland.
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In return, Clinton seized upon what she called the “fear and the anger and the resentment” from Trump and Republicans, dismissing Trump’s declaration that only he could fix the problems that afflict the nation. He’s not Hispanic. But he has enough flavor (as we used to say) to pass muster with them, which is made infinitely easier by Donald Trump’s musings about building walls and banning Muslims from entering the country.
“Somos americanos todos!” said Kaine.
Clinton and Kaine will campaign together for the first time in an appearance in Miami after making solo appearances in Orlando and Tampa on Friday.
Clinton also spoke to the University crowd, explaining why she picked Kaine as her running mate.
Clinton is thought to have chosen Kaine, a political centrist, in part because of his national security credentials – he’s a member of the Senate Armed Services and Foreign Relations committees – and his years of experience. The Bernie Sanders wing of the Democratic Party is already attacking him for being insufficiently liberal. “And I’ll move to Canada”.
“I think he’ll give you a sense of optimism, I think he’s going to be very strong among Latino voters, he’s bilingual, I think that that’s going to help so, I think he’s a likeable guy, so I think he’ll help humanize that ticket a bit and I think that’s something they need”, said Haselswerdt.
Overcoming the lingering resentment among Sanders supporters may become the task of the week.
Liberal Sanders supporters pushed for changes to the party nominating process at a meeting of the convention rules committee Saturday.
There are now 4,763 total delegates, and 712 of them are superdelegates. A person close to the campaign, also speaking condition of anonymity to discuss the private deliberations, said Clinton had a hard time not choosing her longtime family friend and political loyalist.
A poll released by Quinnipiac University on July 13 shows Clinton and Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump tied in OH at 41 points each and Trump holding a two-point lead in Pennsylvania.
How the emails were stolen hasn’t been confirmed.
“Donald Trump has no real plans for jobs, for college kids, for seniors”, she said in the keynote address.
Bob Beard will serve as a delegate alternate at the DNC.
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Half of Clinton’s own backers say they consider her only slightly or not at all honest, and more than one-third say she’s only slightly or not at all likable, according to an Associated Press-GfK poll conducted this month.
