Factoring the Pew results into CNN’s Poll of Polls, Clinton averages 47% support over the five most recent publicly released nationwide telephone polls, while Trump stands at 40%.
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A statement from Clinton’s campaign in New Hampshire simply said “Hillary Clinton will return to New Hampshire on Tuesday, July 12 to discuss her commitment to building an America that is stronger together and an economy that works for everyone, not just those at the top”.
Her plan would phase in over several years according to her campaign website and would initially cover students whose families make $85,000 a year or less. Then that family income threshold will increase by $10,000 each year until it hits $125,000.
The new plan from the former secretary of state highlights a major division in the Democratic and Republican campaigns for the November 8 presidential election.
A Democrat familiar with the plans said Wednesday if the two sides continue to make progress, Clinton and Sanders would appear at the joint event Tuesday in New Hampshire.
Some of the top private schools in the USA already make tuition free for low- and middle-income students.
Garrett told WCBS 880 the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee would have preferred the endorsement sooner but the campaigns are organizing it in a way to build sense of unity and momentum to counteract Trump and the Republicans a week before the Republican National Convention. We’re going into Philadelphia and she has more votes than I do and that is basically the fact.
During the heat of the presidential primary, Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton had a fairly substantial debate over whether Democrats should seek to eliminate tuition at public four-year colleges or merely make them low-cost enough for students to attend without borrowing.
Sanders was reportedly booed Thursday during a private meeting with House Democrats who were angry at him for withholding his endorsement.
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Sanders was wildly popular with young voters during the Democratic primary, with many drawn to his calls for free tuition at all public colleges and universities. “This proposal combines some of the boldest proposals she fought for over the course of her campaign with some of the ideas I fought for”.
