Is the Hillary loyalty pledge real?

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30. "Hillary loyalty pledge backfires at Millennial-focused event"

Hillary loyalty pledge backfires at Millennial-focused event
http://www.campusreform.org/?ID=6784

Hillary misses mark with millennials
Clinton spoke for 30 minutes on voter suppression, gun control, women's reproductive rights; she called Republicans “terrorists” and championed foster care. The only time she caught the audience's attention was with a brief mention of college affordability.

It was as if time had passed her by.

This trip was billed as a grassroots support mechanism, with every attendee required to sign a pledge of support before entering the field.

What it showed was a campaign staff that is underachieving at best or failing their candidate at worst, and a candidate trapped by that staff's arrogance and her own insecurity as a campaigner.

Yet, despite standing in all of this political quicksand, Clinton remains the favorite among her party's elite.

Bellwethers are funny things; pretty much anyone can make the argument that an event, a state, a gathering or a moment is a microcosm of larger events, and pretty much they'd be wrong.

Is what happened in Cleveland also happening at other Clinton events? If so, it is a peek into one of the least talked about aspects of populism: not showing up to vote.

If voters are angry, uninspired, tired of the status quo, and not buying their party's nominee, they usually throw up their hands and stay home.

That is a prospect strategists and reporters often miss, but it could be a very real possibility in 2016 for both parties.

http://triblive.com/opinion/salena/9029352-74/clinton-ohio-audience