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SunSeeker

(51,367 posts)
Tue May 24, 2016, 02:19 AM May 2016

In CA swing, Bill Clinton tells voters to ‘just relax’ about Hillary’s chances

A Brown spokesman said the governor and Clinton discussed foreign and domestic politics, including the presidential campaign. They met in the same room at the governor’s mansion in Sacramento where John F. Kennedy and Brown’s father, then-Gov. Edmund G. “Pat” Brown, met ahead of the 1960 election, Brown’s office said.

Clinton’s remarks Monday, without citing polling worrisome to many Democrats, served to counter Sanders’ argument that he is the better candidate to oppose Trump, the presumptive Republican nominee. Clinton said his wife has faced opposition from Republicans for years and that her campaign will “get a new shot when the general election starts.”

“Just relax,” Clinton told about 800 supporters at the Scottish Rite Masonic Center in Stockton. “In the end, the American people are fundamentally fair-minded.”


Read more here: http://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article79418852.html#storylink=cpy
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eastwestdem

(1,220 posts)
1. While I'm not as sure that people are fair-minded, I do think the current polls are skewed
Tue May 24, 2016, 02:39 AM
May 2016

because of the moment in time. Trump has won his nomination, so is in a phase of little conflict, and is benefiting from the uniting of his party. Hillary is still in a contentious primary, so is being attacked from two sides. Once Bernie finally bows out, and we give it a couple of weeks for people to simmer down, THEN look a the polls for a better idea of where people stand.

Princess Turandot

(4,784 posts)
5. Yes. In particular since Sanders himself points to these polls...
Tue May 24, 2016, 04:16 AM
May 2016

as a reason why he s/b the candidate. My guess is that many of his supporters want to prop this up for him while he is still running, as well as tweak Hillary.

Choosing Trump over Clinton in a 3-way (of sorts) poll isn't wanting him to be elected president. I can't imagine that the actual liberals who support Sanders will vote for Trump on election day, because they are not insane. Some of the angry 40-something-ish men might, but I doubt that's the majority of his voters.

Cha

(295,899 posts)
2. Mahalo, SunSeeker.. BS can't even beat Hillary and Hillary has more votes than
Tue May 24, 2016, 02:47 AM
May 2016

DT.

No way BS would beat DT.. he hasn't even been vetted yet.

Thank You!

Cha

(295,899 posts)
4. Precisely Boot.. Too many don't like BS' disingenuously ragin' on our Dem Party..
Tue May 24, 2016, 03:00 AM
May 2016

or his lack of Math skills.

Cha

(295,899 posts)
7. Yeah, I went for the light touch this time.. BS is his own worst enemy..
Tue May 24, 2016, 07:04 AM
May 2016

I'm beyond disgusted with him, rivers~

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