U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren, a fierce critic of Wall Street, and Julian Castro, a Latino who is the U.S. secretary of housing and urban development, are among two popular figures mentioned by Democrats who want to see Clinton go bold in her vice presidential decision.
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“He trash talks Latinos – to him it doesn’t matter if you are a new immigrant or you’re a worker who has been here for a long time or a DREAMer or if you’re a Latina governor of New Mexico or a federal judge”, Kaine said to applause.
“She’ll get the best done that she can”, Kafka said, adding that both Trump and Clinton were too aggressive on foreign policy for his taste.
About 30 percent agreed that “we need to find a reset button and start again”.
The meeting included Kaine, Warren and another potential Clinton running mate, Sherrod Brown of Ohio.
She also criticized the recent Supreme Court ruling on Obama’s executive measures that could have provided protection against deportation to some five million undocumented immigrants and remain blocked because of the lack of a tiebreaking vote on the high court. A true revolutionary shouldn’t care about sectarian politics; he should act for the good of the people.
“Donald Trump is running the most divisive campaign our lifetime”. -Mexican border, but also to deport 11 million people and revoke US citizenship for the children of illegal immigrants. Clinton has vowed to restore the program which would have protected the parents of children who are in the country legally and expand benefits to people who were brought to the U.S.as children.
She’ll also promise to create a clearer immigration system where immigrants with “sympathetic cases” or a history of community service can be eligible for special status. Latinos are one of the country’s fastest growing demographic groups.
Given their current choices, however, 7 in 10 young adults say they would like for a third-party candidate to run, according to the GenForward survey, while just 3 in 10 say they are satisfied with the choice of Clinton or Trump.
Robert Menendez of New Jersey, who has served on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee with Kaine, said in a brief interview: “If you look at the totality of Tim’s life and his work, I think there are elements that would bridge that divide” between progressive Democrats and more establishment Democrats who have fostered Clinton’s drive for the White House.
An ad released by her campaign in battleground states on Thursday attempted to reinforce that message, featuring clips of young children watching Trump make some of his more controversial remarks about women and minorities. “What example will we set for them?”
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Associated Press writer Ken Thomas contributed to this report from Washington.
