And although she enjoys leads of 30-plus points in the state, the former first lady looked more like a nervous challenger as she worked to prevent her surging opponent from making inroads.
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Sanders iterated his disdain for Kissinger a few times, a reference that is likely to have gone over the heads of the youthful crowd his is popular among.
Hillary Clinton speaks in Denver Saturday Evening, February 13, 2016.
She was in SC on Friday night to mount a vigorous defence of Barack Obama in the face of criticism from her rival Bernie Sanders the self-declared socialist senator from Vermont.
Both Clinton and Sanders also disagreed with raids authorized by Obama to arrest and deport some people from Central America who recently came to the country illegally.
The exchange underscored the degree to which Obama’s legacy has become tug-of-war between Clinton and Sanders as the Democratic race winds into Nevada and SC, where minority voters play a pivotal role. He said that while Ms Clinton may cite the record of her husband to demand their loyalty, younger black people have little memory of his time in office. Sanders familiar “27 dollars” chant was said, highlighting the fact he does not have a Super Pac and the average donation is $27.
DONALD TRUMP (R), Republican Presidential Candidate: And I see he is bringing his brother in now.
“He has called the president weak, a disappointment”, she said during a townhall meeting with voters. “If we broke up the big banks tomorrow, and I will, if they deserve it, if they pose a systemic risk, I will. Will that end racism?” If Sen. Sanders is the nominee, I’ll happily campaign all over the country for him.
“If I asked a Republican candidate about Black Lives Matter, they wouldn’t care”, Justin Sewell, a black college student who attended Sanders’s rally in SC, told the Washington Post (via theChristian Science Monitor).
Clinton dodged an opportunity to distance herself from former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright’s recent controversial comments that there was “a special place in hell” for women who don’t support other women.
“We should not make promises we can’t keep that will further alienate Americans from believing that we can together make some real changes in peoples lives”.
Rep. Keith Ellison, D-Minn., one of Sanders” top black surrogates, suggested the senator was the right successor to Obama, asking the audience if they had voted for Obama eight years ago “because what he told you was not possible?
Bernie Sanders is saying and doing all the right things.
“We also have to talk about jobs, education, housing, and other ways of helping communities”, said Clinton, who was endorsed earlier in the day by the political action committee of the Congressional Black Caucus.
Hillary Clinton’s campaign hosted a small event that featured party leaders and teary families affected by gun violence. The search engine tracks the frequency with which users search keywords, and during Thursday’s debate, Sanders’ name was searched more than Clinton’s.
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After scoring a virtual tie in the Iowa caucuses, and a victory in New Hampshire, Mr Sanders is now wooing voters in the states scheduled to hold the next round of voting.
