Teh One Who Knocks
05-17-2016, 10:58 AM
FOX News and The Associated Press
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An increasingly bitter Democratic primary race moved on to contests in Kentucky and Oregon Tuesday, with front-runner Hillary Clinton harkening back to sunnier economic times in her final pitch to voters.
At a campaign stop in Hopkinsville, Ky. Monday, Clinton said her husband, former President Bill Clinton would be "in charge of revitalizing the economy" if she wins the White House.
Spokesman Nick Merrill said later Monday that Clinton would be getting ahead of herself to talk about "any sort of formalized role for anyone." But, he added, Bill Clinton "has a lot to offer and it would be foolish not to use that in some capacity."
With Clinton facing a two-front fight against Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump, she's stressing that her husband would be an asset in her administration, particularly with the kind of Southern white voters who once backed him but now are drawn to Trump.
The 55 delegates at stake in Kentucky's primary and the 61 up for grabs in Oregon won't swing the Democratic nomination. Clinton already has an insurmountable lead in the delegate race, 2,240-to-1,437, with 2,383 needed to clinch her party's White House nod.
However, Sanders has won 10 of the past 12 state contests, which is inspiring him to keep his campaign alive through the remaining nine Democratic contests and the party’s nominating convention in July.
Limited polling shows Clinton with a double-digit lead in Kentucky ahead of Tuesday’s contest. As one of the country’s most liberal states, Oregon would appear like Sanders territory. However, the state’s Democratic primary is open only to registered Democrats, a situation that has hurt Sanders in other states with so-called “closed primaries," considering his crossover appeal to independent voters.
However, Tuesday's contests have been overshadowed by a divisive state Democratic party convention in Nevada. Sanders supporters were accused of throwing chairs and making death threats against Nevada Democratic Party chairwoman Roberta Lange.
A letter sent to the Democratic National Committee by Nevada State Democratic Party General Counsel Bradley S. Schrager warned that Sanders supporters had displayed a "penchant for ... actual violence" and could use similar tactics to disrupt this summer's convention in Philadelphia.
Nevada was the third state to vote in the Democratic nominating contest, but it has continued to be a flashpoint for months. Clinton won the February statewide caucuses 53-47. But Sanders supporters flooded county conventions that would select delegates to Saturday's state convention, hoping to give their candidate an edge on actual delegates who would be sent to Philadelphia.
Sanders issued a statement on Friday night calling for backers to work together "respectfully and constructively" at Saturday's convention. But Sanders' supporters did not seem to heed his advice. They booed when a set of convention rules was adopted over their objections, forcing Lange to bang the gavel in futile attempts to restore order.
Anger swelled further after a credentials committee disqualified nearly 60 would-be Sanders' delegates, saying they didn't provide proper identifying information or were not registered Democratic voters by a May 1 deadline. The Clinton campaign turned out 33 more supporters to the convention than the Sanders campaign, enough to cement a 20-15 edge among Nevada delegates heading to Philadelphia.
As the event dragged on three hours past its scheduled end, hotel security said they could no longer staff the event and it was closed down.
The Nevada dissension points to the challenges Clinton will face in converting Sanders supporters to her side as Trump also targets disaffected Democrats who supported the Vermont senator.
Trump has repeatedly talked about how Sanders is being treated poorly by the party establishment, and his aides suggest he could make inroads among some of the voters who have backed Sanders' insurgent bid. Sanders himself often criticizes Trump as a racist in his stump speech, but he has said the responsibility for Democratic unity lies largely with Clinton.
Clinton has been preaching unity. After notching a big win in Pennsylvania's primary on April 26, she said, "Whether you support Sen. Sanders or support me, there's much more that unites us than divides us."
http://i.imgur.com/rDdkqWi.jpg
An increasingly bitter Democratic primary race moved on to contests in Kentucky and Oregon Tuesday, with front-runner Hillary Clinton harkening back to sunnier economic times in her final pitch to voters.
At a campaign stop in Hopkinsville, Ky. Monday, Clinton said her husband, former President Bill Clinton would be "in charge of revitalizing the economy" if she wins the White House.
Spokesman Nick Merrill said later Monday that Clinton would be getting ahead of herself to talk about "any sort of formalized role for anyone." But, he added, Bill Clinton "has a lot to offer and it would be foolish not to use that in some capacity."
With Clinton facing a two-front fight against Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump, she's stressing that her husband would be an asset in her administration, particularly with the kind of Southern white voters who once backed him but now are drawn to Trump.
The 55 delegates at stake in Kentucky's primary and the 61 up for grabs in Oregon won't swing the Democratic nomination. Clinton already has an insurmountable lead in the delegate race, 2,240-to-1,437, with 2,383 needed to clinch her party's White House nod.
However, Sanders has won 10 of the past 12 state contests, which is inspiring him to keep his campaign alive through the remaining nine Democratic contests and the party’s nominating convention in July.
Limited polling shows Clinton with a double-digit lead in Kentucky ahead of Tuesday’s contest. As one of the country’s most liberal states, Oregon would appear like Sanders territory. However, the state’s Democratic primary is open only to registered Democrats, a situation that has hurt Sanders in other states with so-called “closed primaries," considering his crossover appeal to independent voters.
However, Tuesday's contests have been overshadowed by a divisive state Democratic party convention in Nevada. Sanders supporters were accused of throwing chairs and making death threats against Nevada Democratic Party chairwoman Roberta Lange.
A letter sent to the Democratic National Committee by Nevada State Democratic Party General Counsel Bradley S. Schrager warned that Sanders supporters had displayed a "penchant for ... actual violence" and could use similar tactics to disrupt this summer's convention in Philadelphia.
Nevada was the third state to vote in the Democratic nominating contest, but it has continued to be a flashpoint for months. Clinton won the February statewide caucuses 53-47. But Sanders supporters flooded county conventions that would select delegates to Saturday's state convention, hoping to give their candidate an edge on actual delegates who would be sent to Philadelphia.
Sanders issued a statement on Friday night calling for backers to work together "respectfully and constructively" at Saturday's convention. But Sanders' supporters did not seem to heed his advice. They booed when a set of convention rules was adopted over their objections, forcing Lange to bang the gavel in futile attempts to restore order.
Anger swelled further after a credentials committee disqualified nearly 60 would-be Sanders' delegates, saying they didn't provide proper identifying information or were not registered Democratic voters by a May 1 deadline. The Clinton campaign turned out 33 more supporters to the convention than the Sanders campaign, enough to cement a 20-15 edge among Nevada delegates heading to Philadelphia.
As the event dragged on three hours past its scheduled end, hotel security said they could no longer staff the event and it was closed down.
The Nevada dissension points to the challenges Clinton will face in converting Sanders supporters to her side as Trump also targets disaffected Democrats who supported the Vermont senator.
Trump has repeatedly talked about how Sanders is being treated poorly by the party establishment, and his aides suggest he could make inroads among some of the voters who have backed Sanders' insurgent bid. Sanders himself often criticizes Trump as a racist in his stump speech, but he has said the responsibility for Democratic unity lies largely with Clinton.
Clinton has been preaching unity. After notching a big win in Pennsylvania's primary on April 26, she said, "Whether you support Sen. Sanders or support me, there's much more that unites us than divides us."