During the campaign, she called for tougher sanctions against employers who hire illegal workers, but her campaign suffered after it was revealed that she employed an illegal immigrant maid from Mexico for nine years.
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A new poll shows that Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton has taken an eight-percentage point lead over her Republican rival, Donald Trump, in the run-up to the 2016 U.S. presidential race.
Reporter Allana Harkin interviewed various “Bernie or Bust” protesters at the Democratic National Convention and came away utterly perplexed that they weren’t hopping on board with Clinton now that Sanders has, too.
SooToday visited a Sault Ste. “I have not sacrificed”, he told the rally.
We were met with a variety of responses.
But after beating Sanders in the primaries, Clinton took steps to win over Sanders and his supporters – including agreeing to changes to the party’s platform. “I trust she can lead”. A CBS battleground state poll taken in the days after the DNC, revealed Clinton regained her lead in some of the most important battleground states.
Also Tuesday, the woman who helped shape New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie’s national image declared that she’s voting for Clinton.
Trump has spoken out against illegal immigration from Mexico and elsewhere.
“Donald Trump and I believe that Captain Humayun Khan is an American hero and his family, like all Gold Star families, should be cherished by every American”, Pence said in a statement Sunday. This is the kind of “experience” we don’t need to see repeated in the White House.
“Hillary”, said Tom Moore of Pickford, Michigan.
“I’m not surprised that Richard Hanna did what he’s done because he’s acted like a Democrat the entire time he’s been in Congress”, Onondaga County Republican chair Tom Dadey said.
“Electing Donald Trump will only make this worse, much worse”, wrote Hanna. Just ask Michael Dukakis, who had a net-35-point positive response to his 1988 convention (and who gained 7 points afterward) but went on to lose to George H.W. Bush.
“If she lets him guide her a little bit it might be a good thing, but I’m still undecided”. “It’s risky, too”, Clinton’s national press secretary Brian Fallon tweeted.
“I just think Donald Trump is a pathological liar, I think he’s a bit of a sociopath to be honest with you”.
Facing uproar over his dispute with the family, the NY businessman hit back on Tuesday at critics in the Republican leadership.
“Even if people don’t like me, they have to vote for me”.
But some are sceptical that she can get there at all.
“He’s more for the American citizen”, said Don’s wife Jackie.
Hillary Clinton raised $63 million in July for her presidential campaign, her best month yet and a summertime haul that puts her ahead of President Barack Obama’s fundraising at the same point in his re-election race.
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Republican members of Congress who are running for seats in contested areas will try to distance themselves from Trump, predicts Steger.
