"Hero's welcome": San Jose ♥ Hillary

[ucrdem]

Sounds like she's really in trouble here Note the nice words about Bernie:


Democratic Presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton greets supporters as she makes a campaign appearance at Parkside Hall in San Jose, Calif., Thursday, May 26, 2016.

San Jose: Hillary Clinton bashes 'loose cannon' Trump

SAN JOSE -- Facing a tightening primary battle in California and renewed criticism over her tenure as secretary of state, Hillary Clinton received a hero's welcome Thursday from more than 1,000 supporters in downtown San Jose eager to help the likely Democratic nominee get her campaign back on track.

Clinton devoted much of her 25-minute address in Parkside Hall to blasting "loose cannon" Donald Trump, who clinched the Republican nomination Thursday, as a menace to the world and working-class Americans alike.

"People say you talk about Trump a lot ... and I'll tell you why," Clinton said. "Because what he is saying is dangerous and divisive; what he is saying is harmful to our future and our country."

Clinton took a much different tack with Bernie Sanders, whom she described as a kindred spirit who would help her defeat Trump after they battle it out in the days leading up to California's June 7 primary.

"We are on the same page," she said, noting her support of universal health coverage, making college affordable and reining in Wall Street. "We are going to be coming together as a unified Democratic Party ... because Sen. Sanders and I -- our supporters together-- have so much more in common than we do with Donald Trump."

http://www.eastbaytimes.com/bay-area-news/ci_29942585/clinton-san-jose-sanders-and-trump-ponder-california

[JRLeft]

1. Hillary reigning in Wall Street?

😂😂😂😂😂

[ucrdem]

3. She hasn't said no has she?

[Yurovsky]

13. She's never said "no" to Wall Street...

they can count on her to have their backs.

[ucrdem]

18. She's got a better plan than Bernie

who basically has no plan. But even giving him the benefit of the doubt hers is better.

[Yurovsky]

20. Bernie doesn't plan to let Goldman Sachs run the economy...

I believe our definitions on what would be good for the economy are wildly different.

[ucrdem]

24. Well that's a start.

Hillary's plan is a little more comprehensive though. Krugman after the first debate in October:

For what it’s worth, Mrs. Clinton had the better case. Mr. Sanders has been focused on restoring Glass-Steagall, the rule that separated deposit-taking banks from riskier wheeling and dealing. And repealing Glass-Steagall was indeed a mistake. But it’s not what caused the financial crisis, which arose instead from “shadow banks” like Lehman Brothers, which don’t take deposits but can nonetheless wreak havoc when they fail. Mrs. Clinton has laid out a plan to rein in shadow banks; so far, Mr. Sanders hasn’t.

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/16/opinion/democrats-republicans-and-wall-street-tycoons.html

[ucrdem]

2. More pics:

Who's the rock star again?

[JRLeft]

4. It ain't her lol!

25,000 in my home town right now for Bernie. Oakland, CA.

With all of that I hope she beats Trump.

[ucrdem]

5. She'll beat Trump.

She knows she's got the nomination sewn up and I predict she'll make sure Sanders is a reasonably happy camper at the Philly convention. That's all he has to do really as Barack and the rest of the gang can take over from there.

[JRLeft]

26. She has to get away from a lot of her corporatism. It's the only way to shrink the income inequality

gap.

[riversedge]

7. Thank you and yes, Hillary will beat that con man

[ucrdem]

19. I'm seeing several hundred, not 25,000.

Come on. It's a little plaza in front of the city hall, and that title photo appears to be a different event:

Screenshot:

[woolldog]

9. Looks like a diverse crowd. nt

[ucrdem]

11. The real crowd is probably outside.

The funny thing is that Hillary gets hundreds of protesters representing every conceivable cause at every appearance and Bernie doesn't get any. Why is that I wonder?

[reddread]

16. VRWC

[ucrdem]

17. There's probably some of that.

But I think it has more to do with viability. Sanders is a sideshow but Clinton is the real deal.

[sheshe2]

6. She is a class act.

Awesome pictures. You must be so excited, ucrdem.

Go Hillary~

[ucrdem]

8. She really is.

So glad she's spending a few more days here though she doesn't really need to as she'll win on June 7 with or without us. But Trump is running his mouth about "she can't beat Bernie!" so I guess she's going to deliver a grand finale they'll both remember LOL.

[sheshe2]

10. We are finally going to bring it home...

Once and for all.

We rock~

[ucrdem]

14. We rock!

[Starry Messenger]

12. K&R

[ucrdem]

15. Thanks Starry!

[passiveporcupine]

22. Of course they do

They are one of the wealthiest cities in the nation.

All the wealthiest cities have a lot of Hillary supporters in them.

[ucrdem]

23. Yes and no.

Palo Alto and Santa Clara, where most of the Silicon Valley firms are located, are very nice, yes, but San Jose itself is sort of a mixed bag with a lot of poverty and a lot of displaced families. It's not San Francisco by a long shot.

[passiveporcupine]

25. I agree it's mixed. It wasn't so much when I attended San Jose State.

that was before Silicon Valley.

But that does not dispute what I said. They are one of the wealthiest cities in the nation and they have a lot of millionaires living there*. And it's mostly those rich people who are Hillary supporters. It may well bleed into the rest of the population, especially since there are so many Hispanics there too. It's not something I'd really want to brag about (that it's the richest cities who back Clinton). Still she only got a "couple" thousand at her Rally, and that's a really low ball number for such a big town...especially compared to what Sanders normally brings in. It's something to think about...millionaires probably don't attend political rallies...that may be why Bernie's are so big and Hillary's are so small.

I haven't been able to find anything on his event in San Fran. When was it? Today? Are you sure you aren't seeing a picture of him talking to his overflow crowd?

If his numbers were low, it's probably because, again, San Fran is one of the wealthiest cities in the nation. He was scheduled to get over 20K in Oakland.


* 224,800 millionaires between San Francisco & San Jose Metro Areas in 2009 (and there are thousands more if you added Atherton, Blackhawk, Palo Alto, Woodside, & more to it)

http://unofficialnetworks.com/2011/07/millionaires-billionaires-sf-bay-area

That was 2009. There are a lot more now.

[ucrdem]

27. The pics I posted are from Oakland today.

Haven't seen the San Francisco ones either except for Hillary's. From what I can tell he got 500 tops which is just fine but describing it as 25,000 is completely absurd.

Incidentally he was apparently attacked by a protester while speaking in Oakland today which is pretty horrible.

[passiveporcupine]

28. Just saw a video. It was an attempted attack, but security stopped them

before they got near Bernie. Three people were arrested.

ABC7 News was told they were members of an animal rights group that wanted to send a message to the senator.

According to channel 7 news there were over 20K at the plaza. That was just one rally in Oakland today. KGO TV says that too. Actually all the news sources are saying that. I can't find pics to back it up, but why would they all say that if it weren't true?

Sanders supporters started lining up here much earlier in the morning, before the gates opened. The line extended all the way around the downtown area. Oakland police estimate the crowd topped 20,000.

[alcibiades_mystery]

30. So, like, not "Real America"

Where have I heard this type of shit before?

Shame on you.

[passiveporcupine]

31. It is no surprise that the wealthy support Hillary,

Is it?

And the bleeding into the surrounding area, and especially in a high Hispanic area...I thought she had an "in" with Hispanics, like blacks. You know, her firewall.

That doesn't mean they aren't American. It just means they have reasons to vote for her that other people don't have.

I know why a lot of blacks support her. I think a lot of Hispanics support her because of the unions they belong to who support her (you know...Huerta)...but that may just be the LA and Las Vegas area...I don't know. I live in a town with a high percentage of Hispanics and we voted for Bernie.

Shame on you for trying to make my statement into something that it is not, and put words in my mouth that I did not say.

[Lisa D]

29. Great picture!

K&R!

[ucrdem]

32. Thanks Lisa!

[EndElectoral]

33. Guess I have a higher criteria for what makes a hero