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| New Hampshire voters question Clinton as Christie packs a town halls – campaign live | |
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| 10.17pm GMT | |
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| Clinton: 'violence against transgender women is a terrible problem' | |
| Clinton takes a last question, about anti-LGBT discrimination including economic discrimination. | |
| “Violence against transgender women is a terrible problem in so many places in America,” she says. | |
| She says addressing such discrimination and related problems would be a top priority of her presidency. | |
| That’s it for Clinton in Henniker. She has one more scheduled stop in New Hampshire today, a get-out-the-vote rally in Portsmouth. | |
| As your blogger typed those words, as the crowd began to file out, a young man was overheard to say, “That wasn’t as much fun as Bernie.” | |
| 10.13pm GMT | |
| 22:13 | |
| Next question: What will you do for Muslims? | |
| “There’s a struggle going on inside Islam,” Clinton says. It’s not just her assessment, it’s the assessment of Jordanian King Abdullah and other Muslim leaders. | |
| What would be considered as authoritative? Whose voices would be listened too? I can assure you, as president, I would do everything I could to support Muslim leaders, academics. | |
| But this is a very, very consequential period for Islam. You’ve got what is in effect a big split between Saudi Arabia and Iran. You’ve got terrorist groups laying claim to the caliphate and calling other Muslims infidels. You’ve got strife in other parts of the world against Muslim minorities. | |
| Clinton says the president’s job is “not to take a public leading role in it” but to work behind the scenes to support Muslim leaders. | |
| Clinton says she gives George W Bush credit for calling for religious tolerance, and that credit extends to Barack Obama. | |
| That’s why Donald Trump and the other Republicans are so dangerous. That’s not just in the United States.. that’s broadcast around the world. | |
| In fact we should be pulling the country together. | |
| 10.07pm GMT | |
| 22:07 | |
| Clinton: women held to higher standard | |
| Clinton says there’s still a double standard applied to women who run for public office, and “that’s still true for women in a lot of other high positions.” | |
| As if it’s not true for women who are not in “high positions”? | |
| Clinton says she was talking with a friend about Bernie Sanders. The friend’s guy friend said he liked Sanders because “his hair was a mess and he yelled a lot.” | |
| “And I thought,” Clinton said, “boy, that would really work for any women we know!” | |
| The crowd titters. | |
| The fact is, I do have a somewhat narrower path that I try to walk. Sometimes it comes across as a little more restrained, a little more careful, and I’m sure that’s true. | |
| “I’m trying to be the first woman president of the United States of America. And there has never been one before. | |
| “And there’s just a lot of processing that people are doing in their heads. And I can see it in their eyes. I know that.” | |
| She says she had an encounter with a waitress in Manchester this morning who told her, “you look so much better in person.” | |
| Clinton laughs. | |
| I take it as a compliment but you know, most people will never see me in person. So you’ve just got to live with that. | |
| 9.58pm GMT | 9.58pm GMT |
| 21:58 | 21:58 |
| On immigration, Clinton repeats that she would go beyond the executive actions Barack Obama has taken, to the limits of the law: | On immigration, Clinton repeats that she would go beyond the executive actions Barack Obama has taken, to the limits of the law: |
| “I would go as far as I could go… I want to go as far as I can, under the law, obviously,” she says. | “I would go as far as I could go… I want to go as far as I can, under the law, obviously,” she says. |
| Shut down family detention centers, private prisons… I want to end the raids, I don’t think we need to do that. | Shut down family detention centers, private prisons… I want to end the raids, I don’t think we need to do that. |
| 9.55pm GMT | 9.55pm GMT |
| 21:55 | 21:55 |
| Did you hear about Marco Rubio in Iowa? He was second-runner up!* | |
| I just talked to a voter who thought Rubio won the Iowa caucuses. "He didn't win? So what the hell is he celebrating about?" | I just talked to a voter who thought Rubio won the Iowa caucuses. "He didn't win? So what the hell is he celebrating about?" |
| “They told us it couldn’t be done,” Rubio said in his cheerful celebration speech following his third-place finish in Iowa. The speech would’ve worked just as well as an actual victory speech. | “They told us it couldn’t be done,” Rubio said in his cheerful celebration speech following his third-place finish in Iowa. The speech would’ve worked just as well as an actual victory speech. |
| If the voters don’t remember who won, maybe the DNC won’t remember either, when it comes to convention time? | If the voters don’t remember who won, maybe the DNC won’t remember either, when it comes to convention time? |
| *At least the Republicans seem to have established a fairly secure correspondence between votes that were cast and results that were announced. The Guardian’s Ben Jacobs (@bencjacobs) has done some reporting that casts some doubt on whether the Democrats have done the same. | |
| Related: Iowa Democratic party altered precinct's caucus results during chaotic night | |
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| 9.50pm GMT | 9.50pm GMT |
| 21:50 | 21:50 |
| Clinton to youth: I support you, even if you don't support me | Clinton to youth: I support you, even if you don't support me |
| Clinton is asked: how do you understand the momentum towards Bernie? | Clinton is asked: how do you understand the momentum towards Bernie? |
| She gives an answer, in this town hall for students, that concedes Sanders’ strength with young people. | She gives an answer, in this town hall for students, that concedes Sanders’ strength with young people. |
| “I am really happy to see so many young people involved in the political process,” Clinton says. She says the first time she came to New Hampshire was to campaign for Eugene McCarthy to end the Vietnam War. | “I am really happy to see so many young people involved in the political process,” Clinton says. She says the first time she came to New Hampshire was to campaign for Eugene McCarthy to end the Vietnam War. |
| I know that Senator Sanders has a very big base of young voters, and they’re not supporting me. But I want you and any other young voters to know, I’m supporting you. This is not either-or. | I know that Senator Sanders has a very big base of young voters, and they’re not supporting me. But I want you and any other young voters to know, I’m supporting you. This is not either-or. |
| She says a lot of Sanders supporters believe in free college or universal health care, but she believes in “debt-free college” and has worked decades on health care solutions. | She says a lot of Sanders supporters believe in free college or universal health care, but she believes in “debt-free college” and has worked decades on health care solutions. |
| She does not mention the appeal of Bernie Sanders for voters who object specifically to her. | She does not mention the appeal of Bernie Sanders for voters who object specifically to her. |
| 9.46pm GMT | 9.46pm GMT |
| 21:46 | 21:46 |
| Clinton is handing a question about debt. “This is crazy my friends! We haven’t even had interest rates in a decade!” Clinton says. “And we’ve got people in this room pain 8 and 11%? It’s wrong!” | Clinton is handing a question about debt. “This is crazy my friends! We haven’t even had interest rates in a decade!” Clinton says. “And we’ve got people in this room pain 8 and 11%? It’s wrong!” |
| 9.36pm GMT | 9.36pm GMT |
| 21:36 | 21:36 |
| 9.25pm GMT | 9.25pm GMT |
| 21:25 | 21:25 |
| Clinton calls on the wrong person at this Henniker town hall. The voter presents herself as a Democrat with “lingering questions.” Her lingering questions turn out to be a pretty competent recapitulation of the sharpest conservative talking points against Clinton, on her response to Benghazi and on her use of a private email server. | Clinton calls on the wrong person at this Henniker town hall. The voter presents herself as a Democrat with “lingering questions.” Her lingering questions turn out to be a pretty competent recapitulation of the sharpest conservative talking points against Clinton, on her response to Benghazi and on her use of a private email server. |
| “I said I’m here to answer any questions and I appreciate your asking any, and any follow-up questions,” Clinton says, before a weary pause – and then a solid five-minute-plus answer that makes everyone feel as if they are stuck in a Trey Gowdy hearing. | “I said I’m here to answer any questions and I appreciate your asking any, and any follow-up questions,” Clinton says, before a weary pause – and then a solid five-minute-plus answer that makes everyone feel as if they are stuck in a Trey Gowdy hearing. |
| “You can go back and look at my testimony, and all the independent reports,” Clinton begins: | “You can go back and look at my testimony, and all the independent reports,” Clinton begins: |
| Before we were attacked at Benghazi, our embassy in Cairo was attacked. But it’s a fortified, strong building. It was attacked because of the video. | Before we were attacked at Benghazi, our embassy in Cairo was attacked. But it’s a fortified, strong building. It was attacked because of the video. |
| When Benghazi happened, it was the fog of war. There was no clear understanding. And there wasn’t for many many days. | When Benghazi happened, it was the fog of war. There was no clear understanding. And there wasn’t for many many days. |
| The first claim of responsibility came from a group… and after that happened, that’s when I communicated with my daughter. | The first claim of responsibility came from a group… and after that happened, that’s when I communicated with my daughter. |
| Between the time I told my daughter that and the next day, that group withdrew their claim. | Between the time I told my daughter that and the next day, that group withdrew their claim. |
| All during that week, we had facilities under attack from Tunisia to India over that video. | All during that week, we had facilities under attack from Tunisia to India over that video. |
| When we finally arrested one of the ringleaders of the attack in Benghazi, [he cited the video]. | When we finally arrested one of the ringleaders of the attack in Benghazi, [he cited the video]. |
| I know this is a meme… but all you have to do is look at the timeline. Did the video play a part? … Did the ringleader.. say it played a part ? | I know this is a meme… but all you have to do is look at the timeline. Did the video play a part? … Did the ringleader.. say it played a part ? |
| Those are not in contradiction.” | Those are not in contradiction.” |
| “I don’t understand the constant effort by some, particularly in the press, to constantly parse this, when the people on the ground were working very hard to get the best possible understanding,” Clinton continues. | “I don’t understand the constant effort by some, particularly in the press, to constantly parse this, when the people on the ground were working very hard to get the best possible understanding,” Clinton continues. |
| Then Clinton concludes that the issue has been politicized and “I just think it’s wrong.” Weak applause. Awkward moment. | Then Clinton concludes that the issue has been politicized and “I just think it’s wrong.” Weak applause. Awkward moment. |
| 9.10pm GMT | 9.10pm GMT |
| 21:10 | 21:10 |
| Clinton: keep guns 'out of hands of haters' | Clinton: keep guns 'out of hands of haters' |
| Clinton takes a question about Black Lives Matter and fatal use of force by police officers. | Clinton takes a question about Black Lives Matter and fatal use of force by police officers. |
| Clinton says that criminal justice reform has been a long-term focus. “We have to help protect innocent people in their communities. | Clinton says that criminal justice reform has been a long-term focus. “We have to help protect innocent people in their communities. |
| Somebody takes a life and they’re wearing a uniform... then it has to be investigated, their actions have to be justified,” or there should be consequences. | Somebody takes a life and they’re wearing a uniform... then it has to be investigated, their actions have to be justified,” or there should be consequences. |
| Then Clinton keeps up an attack she’s been regularly deploying on the stump, against the gun lobby. | Then Clinton keeps up an attack she’s been regularly deploying on the stump, against the gun lobby. |
| She calls for closing the “Charleston loophole,” by which gun buyers can purchase weapons before background checks are complete. The perpetrator of the mass shooting at Emanuel AME “was able to get a gun he should not have gotten because the law permits him to get it after three days even though the check into his background was not complete,” Clinton says. | She calls for closing the “Charleston loophole,” by which gun buyers can purchase weapons before background checks are complete. The perpetrator of the mass shooting at Emanuel AME “was able to get a gun he should not have gotten because the law permits him to get it after three days even though the check into his background was not complete,” Clinton says. |
| “And he pulled out that gun and he murdered nine of them. | “And he pulled out that gun and he murdered nine of them. |
| “We’ve got to do more to get guns out of the hands of the haters, of the mentally dangerously ill.” | “We’ve got to do more to get guns out of the hands of the haters, of the mentally dangerously ill.” |
| 9.05pm GMT | 9.05pm GMT |
| 21:05 | 21:05 |
| Clinton: Powell and Rice used private email | Clinton: Powell and Rice used private email |
| Clinton’s moved to New England College in Henniker, New Hampshire, for a town hall with students – and we’ve moved with her. It’s a 20-minute drive she seems to have made in 15. But she has a pretty large and serious entourage. | Clinton’s moved to New England College in Henniker, New Hampshire, for a town hall with students – and we’ve moved with her. It’s a 20-minute drive she seems to have made in 15. But she has a pretty large and serious entourage. |
| Live from Henniker! | Live from Henniker! |
| She’s struck an entirely different tone for the student crowd – pointed, aggressive, even displaying some degree of temper on the topic of her use of private emails as secretary of state. | She’s struck an entirely different tone for the student crowd – pointed, aggressive, even displaying some degree of temper on the topic of her use of private emails as secretary of state. |
| “Secretary Powell? Secretary Rice’s closes aides? Used private email. Everybody knew that!” Clinton said, picking up on reports that both previous secretaries of state engaged in email hygiene as bad as her own. | “Secretary Powell? Secretary Rice’s closes aides? Used private email. Everybody knew that!” Clinton said, picking up on reports that both previous secretaries of state engaged in email hygiene as bad as her own. |
| 9.00pm GMT | 9.00pm GMT |
| 21:00 | 21:00 |
| Albright's 'special place in hell': old line, new context | Albright's 'special place in hell': old line, new context |
| Madeleine Albright closed her pitch in Concord for Hillary Clinton with the line, “Just remember, there’s a special place in hell for women who don’t help each other!” | Madeleine Albright closed her pitch in Concord for Hillary Clinton with the line, “Just remember, there’s a special place in hell for women who don’t help each other!” |
| It’s a strong line – and it has been for years. | It’s a strong line – and it has been for years. |
| peeps freaking out about that Madeleine Albright quote: It's not new -- it was literally on a Starbucks cup. pic.twitter.com/19v8zGPCtU | peeps freaking out about that Madeleine Albright quote: It's not new -- it was literally on a Starbucks cup. pic.twitter.com/19v8zGPCtU |
| But the context, in this case, made the line land with particular force. After a section of her speech devoted to Clinton’s talents as a stateswoman, Albright had turned more personal, saying it was time for a woman president. | But the context, in this case, made the line land with particular force. After a section of her speech devoted to Clinton’s talents as a stateswoman, Albright had turned more personal, saying it was time for a woman president. |
| Then she addressed young women in the audience directly, falling into a lecture. | Then she addressed young women in the audience directly, falling into a lecture. |
| “Young women have to support Hillary Clinton. The story is not over!” said Albright. “They’re going to want to push us back. Appointments to the Supreme Court make all the difference!” | “Young women have to support Hillary Clinton. The story is not over!” said Albright. “They’re going to want to push us back. Appointments to the Supreme Court make all the difference!” |
| The “going to hell” line drew a great cheer from the Concord crowd, but it may not play as well retrospectively, with a glance back of just six days, when Bernie Sanders overwhelmingly won young voters in Iowa – by a margin of 6-to-1, including young women. | The “going to hell” line drew a great cheer from the Concord crowd, but it may not play as well retrospectively, with a glance back of just six days, when Bernie Sanders overwhelmingly won young voters in Iowa – by a margin of 6-to-1, including young women. |
| Did young women in Iowa see a path to immortal salvation that did not include voting for Hillary Clinton? Is Albright wrong – or are they? | Did young women in Iowa see a path to immortal salvation that did not include voting for Hillary Clinton? Is Albright wrong – or are they? |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 9.29pm GMT | at 9.29pm GMT |
| 8.37pm GMT | 8.37pm GMT |
| 20:37 | 20:37 |
| Around the trail: David Axelrod, former adviser to Barack Obama, gives an update on the latest from Republican polls … | Around the trail: David Axelrod, former adviser to Barack Obama, gives an update on the latest from Republican polls … |
| UMass tracker has @realDonaldTrump ticking up; @marcorubio down. Globe has Rubio closing on Trump. Something for everyone!#pollingmadness | UMass tracker has @realDonaldTrump ticking up; @marcorubio down. Globe has Rubio closing on Trump. Something for everyone!#pollingmadness |
| … the Huffington Post’s Sam Stein meets some Danish fellows who heard Ted Cruz’s line that Donald Trump is so reckless he’d nuke Denmark if he felt like it … | … the Huffington Post’s Sam Stein meets some Danish fellows who heard Ted Cruz’s line that Donald Trump is so reckless he’d nuke Denmark if he felt like it … |
| Few dudes from Denmark outside Trump HQs in Manch. They don't like him. They say he's called for nuking their country. They're Jeb fans | Few dudes from Denmark outside Trump HQs in Manch. They don't like him. They say he's called for nuking their country. They're Jeb fans |
| … and Hillary Clinton’s campaign has officially announced that the candidate will visit Flint, Michigan on Sunday, “to hear firsthand about the water crisis that is harming families and what our leaders need to do to fix it”. | … and Hillary Clinton’s campaign has officially announced that the candidate will visit Flint, Michigan on Sunday, “to hear firsthand about the water crisis that is harming families and what our leaders need to do to fix it”. |
| The city’s residents have suffered toxic levels of lead in their water for more than 18 months, since state-appointed city managers began drawing water from the polluted Flint River as a cost-cutting measure. The campaign said in a statement that Clinton “will use her trip to urge the Republican-controlled Senate to approve the Senate Democrats’ $600 million amendment to help Flint”. | The city’s residents have suffered toxic levels of lead in their water for more than 18 months, since state-appointed city managers began drawing water from the polluted Flint River as a cost-cutting measure. The campaign said in a statement that Clinton “will use her trip to urge the Republican-controlled Senate to approve the Senate Democrats’ $600 million amendment to help Flint”. |
| Bernie Sanders has also highlighted the water crisis there, and called for Rick Snyder, the governor who dismissed concerns from residents for months, to resign. | Bernie Sanders has also highlighted the water crisis there, and called for Rick Snyder, the governor who dismissed concerns from residents for months, to resign. |
| Related: 'It's all just poison now': Flint reels as families struggle through water crisis | Related: 'It's all just poison now': Flint reels as families struggle through water crisis |
| 7.54pm GMT | 7.54pm GMT |
| 19:54 | 19:54 |
| Alan Yuhas | Alan Yuhas |
| Tattoo parlors in Montpelier, Vermont, and Seabrook, New Hampshire, are inking the faces of Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump onto people’s bodies, delighting customers who want to show off and/or visibly regret their political choices. | Tattoo parlors in Montpelier, Vermont, and Seabrook, New Hampshire, are inking the faces of Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump onto people’s bodies, delighting customers who want to show off and/or visibly regret their political choices. |
| The Burlington Free Press reports that Aartistic Tattoo in Montpelier has had several dozen people get an outline of Sanders’ unkempt hair and thick-rimmed glasses. Tattoo artist Chad Fay said the free tattoo promotion will run as long as Sanders does. Between him and coworker Jessica Andrew, the parlor’s done 23 Sanders tattoos in the last week. | The Burlington Free Press reports that Aartistic Tattoo in Montpelier has had several dozen people get an outline of Sanders’ unkempt hair and thick-rimmed glasses. Tattoo artist Chad Fay said the free tattoo promotion will run as long as Sanders does. Between him and coworker Jessica Andrew, the parlor’s done 23 Sanders tattoos in the last week. |
| In Seabrook, the artists of Clay Dragon Tattoo are drawing Trump and his slogan “Make America Great Again” on people for free. “Trump is the only one that’s giving anybody any hope to do anything different in this country,” owner Bob Holmes told NH1. | In Seabrook, the artists of Clay Dragon Tattoo are drawing Trump and his slogan “Make America Great Again” on people for free. “Trump is the only one that’s giving anybody any hope to do anything different in this country,” owner Bob Holmes told NH1. |
| He added that he’s never voted or been interested in politics. | He added that he’s never voted or been interested in politics. |
| “You can’t take life too seriously anyway, and if it’s a Trump tattoo, and if he wins which, it’s going to be hard pressed that he doesn’t win because he’s doing everything that no one else is doing,” Holmes said. He’s done one tattoo so far. | “You can’t take life too seriously anyway, and if it’s a Trump tattoo, and if he wins which, it’s going to be hard pressed that he doesn’t win because he’s doing everything that no one else is doing,” Holmes said. He’s done one tattoo so far. |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 7.57pm GMT | at 7.57pm GMT |
| 7.29pm GMT | 7.29pm GMT |
| 19:29 | 19:29 |
| Chad Johnson, the NFL star and social media standout formerly known as Chad Ochocinco, votes his support for Jeb Bush, who’s had quite a turnout for his Saturday morning rally: | Chad Johnson, the NFL star and social media standout formerly known as Chad Ochocinco, votes his support for Jeb Bush, who’s had quite a turnout for his Saturday morning rally: |
| Over capacity for our Bedford town hall. For those who couldn’t make it inside, I’m glad we got to meet beforehand! pic.twitter.com/CImP4HY7nH | Over capacity for our Bedford town hall. For those who couldn’t make it inside, I’m glad we got to meet beforehand! pic.twitter.com/CImP4HY7nH |
| @JebBush I love you Jeb... | @JebBush I love you Jeb... |
| (h/t @bencjacobs) | (h/t @bencjacobs) |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 7.32pm GMT | at 7.32pm GMT |
| 7.26pm GMT | 7.26pm GMT |
| 19:26 | 19:26 |
| Clinton asks the crowd to vote for her and promises to fight “both by heart and by head” to make the progress you deserve. Big finale. | Clinton asks the crowd to vote for her and promises to fight “both by heart and by head” to make the progress you deserve. Big finale. |
| There’s a bit of Hillary-Hillary-Hillary chanting. And a fast flow for the exit. | There’s a bit of Hillary-Hillary-Hillary chanting. And a fast flow for the exit. |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 7.27pm GMT | at 7.27pm GMT |
| 7.24pm GMT | 7.24pm GMT |
| 19:24 | 19:24 |
| Clinton tells the stories of a couple people she met while canvassing this morning in Manchester. The anecdotes culminate in a personal call from Clinton: “I want to take on the issues that are really tugging at people’s lives.” | Clinton tells the stories of a couple people she met while canvassing this morning in Manchester. The anecdotes culminate in a personal call from Clinton: “I want to take on the issues that are really tugging at people’s lives.” |
| “A young man came up to me and said I’m supporting you because you have made addiction a central issue in your campaign,” Clinton says. “I said, ‘Do you have personal experience with this?’ | “A young man came up to me and said I’m supporting you because you have made addiction a central issue in your campaign,” Clinton says. “I said, ‘Do you have personal experience with this?’ |
| “He said yes.” | “He said yes.” |
| An athlete in high school, Clinton said, her new acquaintance got hurt and had surgery, afterwards becoming addicted to opiates. “I went to heroin because it was cheaper,” he told her. “I got help and I’ve been off it for two years. But it’s not easy. In this state particularly, it’s an epidemic. | An athlete in high school, Clinton said, her new acquaintance got hurt and had surgery, afterwards becoming addicted to opiates. “I went to heroin because it was cheaper,” he told her. “I got help and I’ve been off it for two years. But it’s not easy. In this state particularly, it’s an epidemic. |
| “I want to take on the issues that are really tugging at people’s lives,” Clinton says. | “I want to take on the issues that are really tugging at people’s lives,” Clinton says. |
| “One of the houses I stopped at, the husband has Alzheimer’s, a really handsome ex-Marine in his 70s. And I stood and spoke with his wife, and shook his hand. | “One of the houses I stopped at, the husband has Alzheimer’s, a really handsome ex-Marine in his 70s. And I stood and spoke with his wife, and shook his hand. |
| “This is the kind of thing that a president should also be worried about,” Clinton says. | “This is the kind of thing that a president should also be worried about,” Clinton says. |
| Strong applause for that line. | Strong applause for that line. |
| “When I talk about we will rise, I really mean it. We will rise, we will rise,” she says, allowing a hint of plaintiveness in her voice. | “When I talk about we will rise, I really mean it. We will rise, we will rise,” she says, allowing a hint of plaintiveness in her voice. |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 8.50pm GMT | at 8.50pm GMT |
| 7.10pm GMT | 7.10pm GMT |
| 19:10 | 19:10 |
| Clinton follows Albright. She’s the more deliberate, deeper-voiced, methodical speaker. The crowd quiets a bit. Listening closely. | Clinton follows Albright. She’s the more deliberate, deeper-voiced, methodical speaker. The crowd quiets a bit. Listening closely. |
| “Each of us can serve,” Clinton says. “And right now we need to join together to make sure we serve each other and our country.” | “Each of us can serve,” Clinton says. “And right now we need to join together to make sure we serve each other and our country.” |
| She says “too many Americans” feel like they might not have the opportunity to rise. “Will you be pushed down and pushed back? I think about it a lot.” | She says “too many Americans” feel like they might not have the opportunity to rise. “Will you be pushed down and pushed back? I think about it a lot.” |
| As my husband has said, we probably have more yesterdays than tomorrows. But looking out at this crowd, I see a lot of people with more tomorrows than yesterdays. | As my husband has said, we probably have more yesterdays than tomorrows. But looking out at this crowd, I see a lot of people with more tomorrows than yesterdays. |
| We have to knock down the barriers that are erected by greed, special interests, powerful forces... they’ve been after me for decades. And you know what, I’m still standing. | We have to knock down the barriers that are erected by greed, special interests, powerful forces... they’ve been after me for decades. And you know what, I’m still standing. |
| There are other kinds of discrimination than those that are fueled by greedy economic interests,” she says. She mentions racism, sexism, discrimination against LGBTQ and the fight to overturn abortion rights. | There are other kinds of discrimination than those that are fueled by greedy economic interests,” she says. She mentions racism, sexism, discrimination against LGBTQ and the fight to overturn abortion rights. |
| Making the case that Sanders is a one-track candidate, and she the all-track candidate. | Making the case that Sanders is a one-track candidate, and she the all-track candidate. |
| 7.02pm GMT | 7.02pm GMT |
| 19:02 | 19:02 |
| Albright: Clinton 'restored America's reputation' | Albright: Clinton 'restored America's reputation' |
| Madeleine Albright, the former secretary of state, is introducing Clinton in Concord. “When she was secretary of state, she restored America’s reputation,” says the former-former secretary of state of the former secretary of state. | Madeleine Albright, the former secretary of state, is introducing Clinton in Concord. “When she was secretary of state, she restored America’s reputation,” says the former-former secretary of state of the former secretary of state. |
| “Those other people before made huge mistakes. They really undermined our reputation and our position in the world, and Hillary Clinton brought us back, she restored our position in the world,” Albright says. | “Those other people before made huge mistakes. They really undermined our reputation and our position in the world, and Hillary Clinton brought us back, she restored our position in the world,” Albright says. |
| “People are talking about revolution. What kind of a revolution would it be to have the first woman president of the United States?!” | “People are talking about revolution. What kind of a revolution would it be to have the first woman president of the United States?!” |
| That’s met with a chant of “Madam President! Madam President!” | That’s met with a chant of “Madam President! Madam President!” |
| “Not only that,” said Albright. “But she’s just the best!” | “Not only that,” said Albright. “But she’s just the best!” |
| Albright’s really lighting up the room. She closes with an even bigger applause line, with an allusion to the abortion rights fights: | Albright’s really lighting up the room. She closes with an even bigger applause line, with an allusion to the abortion rights fights: |
| “Young women have to support Hillary Clinton. The story is not over!” says Albright. “They’re going to want to push us back. Appointments to the Supreme Court make all the difference. | “Young women have to support Hillary Clinton. The story is not over!” says Albright. “They’re going to want to push us back. Appointments to the Supreme Court make all the difference. |
| “It’s not done and you have to help. Hillary Clinton will always be there for you. And just remember, there’s a special place in hell for women who don’t help each other!” | “It’s not done and you have to help. Hillary Clinton will always be there for you. And just remember, there’s a special place in hell for women who don’t help each other!” |
| That’s a wildly popular thing to say, with this crowd. | That’s a wildly popular thing to say, with this crowd. |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 7.04pm GMT | at 7.04pm GMT |
| 6.51pm GMT | 6.51pm GMT |
| 18:51 | 18:51 |
| Cory Booker, the US senator from New Jersey, is introducing Hillary Clinton to an excited crowd in Concord. He says that America has the right to rise, or something. He’s a good cheerleader, he’s got them cheering and clapping. | Cory Booker, the US senator from New Jersey, is introducing Hillary Clinton to an excited crowd in Concord. He says that America has the right to rise, or something. He’s a good cheerleader, he’s got them cheering and clapping. |
| Here’s the start of his speech: | Here’s the start of his speech: |
| 6.42pm GMT | 6.42pm GMT |
| 18:42 | 18:42 |
| Talk of the Republican race in New Hampshire is a lot about who’s coming from behind. For example one updated tracking poll has Ohio governor John Kasich in second place. | Talk of the Republican race in New Hampshire is a lot about who’s coming from behind. For example one updated tracking poll has Ohio governor John Kasich in second place. |
| But you look at the new and latest tracking polls and realize just how far behind “behind” is – and only three days left... Trump at +17 and Trump at +21. | But you look at the new and latest tracking polls and realize just how far behind “behind” is – and only three days left... Trump at +17 and Trump at +21. |
| 2 NH tracking polls todayARG—Trump 34 (-2), Kasich 17 (+1), Rubio 16 (+1)UMass—Trump 35 (+1), Rubio 14 (-1), Cruz 13 (-1), Kasich 10 (+2) | 2 NH tracking polls todayARG—Trump 34 (-2), Kasich 17 (+1), Rubio 16 (+1)UMass—Trump 35 (+1), Rubio 14 (-1), Cruz 13 (-1), Kasich 10 (+2) |
| If you haven’t read it yet, we recommend Sabrina Siddiqui and Ben Jacobs’ report this morning on the state of the Republican race: | If you haven’t read it yet, we recommend Sabrina Siddiqui and Ben Jacobs’ report this morning on the state of the Republican race: |
| With four days until New Hampshire’s presidential primary, the state’s infamously late-deciding voters face a choice between Donald Trump and a five-car pile-up. | With four days until New Hampshire’s presidential primary, the state’s infamously late-deciding voters face a choice between Donald Trump and a five-car pile-up. |
| On the one end is Trump, the frontrunner who through bombast and showmanship has dominated the polls for months. On the other, a group of candidates vying to salvage the establishment’s standing in a race marked by frustration with Washington and the upper echelons of the Republican party. | On the one end is Trump, the frontrunner who through bombast and showmanship has dominated the polls for months. On the other, a group of candidates vying to salvage the establishment’s standing in a race marked by frustration with Washington and the upper echelons of the Republican party. |
| Each contender brought a distinct style to the campaign trail this week, seeking to close in on voters who could still be swayed ahead of a contest that will drastically reset the race for the Republican presidential nomination. | Each contender brought a distinct style to the campaign trail this week, seeking to close in on voters who could still be swayed ahead of a contest that will drastically reset the race for the Republican presidential nomination. |
| Read the full piece: | Read the full piece: |
| Related: Republicans in high stakes fight ahead of New Hampshire primary | Related: Republicans in high stakes fight ahead of New Hampshire primary |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 6.47pm GMT | at 6.47pm GMT |
| 6.35pm GMT | 6.35pm GMT |
| 18:35 | 18:35 |
| The crowd here in Concord is waiting for Clinton who’s said to be on the – hey! Door-knocking in Manchester?! That’s 20 miles from here. | The crowd here in Concord is waiting for Clinton who’s said to be on the – hey! Door-knocking in Manchester?! That’s 20 miles from here. |
| “We want Hillary!” the crowd at the Concord middle school chants... briefly. | “We want Hillary!” the crowd at the Concord middle school chants... briefly. |
| Hillary Clinton door knocking in Manchester today, photo via Poole @AlbaMonica. pic.twitter.com/gIstDNpWnu | Hillary Clinton door knocking in Manchester today, photo via Poole @AlbaMonica. pic.twitter.com/gIstDNpWnu |
| 6.29pm GMT | 6.29pm GMT |
| 18:29 | 18:29 |
| The Guardian’s Adam Gabbatt is in Manchester, New Hampshire, with Ohio governor John Kasich, who has climbed to third place in the state, according to a Boston Globe / Suffolk University poll published late last week. | The Guardian’s Adam Gabbatt is in Manchester, New Hampshire, with Ohio governor John Kasich, who has climbed to third place in the state, according to a Boston Globe / Suffolk University poll published late last week. |
| Kasich has staked his campaign on a strong finish in New Hampshire (second would do it?) and has a full slate of events over the next three days to make his closing argument to voters. | Kasich has staked his campaign on a strong finish in New Hampshire (second would do it?) and has a full slate of events over the next three days to make his closing argument to voters. |
| But he still had time for this (Kasich is left, Gabbatt right): | But he still had time for this (Kasich is left, Gabbatt right): |
| Enjoying my new role as selfie correspondent: here's John Kasich in Manchester pic.twitter.com/z6ProlB8Qn | Enjoying my new role as selfie correspondent: here's John Kasich in Manchester pic.twitter.com/z6ProlB8Qn |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 6.40pm GMT | at 6.40pm GMT |
| 6.23pm GMT | 6.23pm GMT |
| 18:23 | 18:23 |
| Lauren Gambino | Lauren Gambino |
| The Concord crowd (and your blogger) is/are waiting for Hillary Clinton to take the stage. Meantime the Guardian’s Lauren Gambino has spoken with Olivia Schribert, who came to the Concord event with her high school class from Mamaroneck, New York. | The Concord crowd (and your blogger) is/are waiting for Hillary Clinton to take the stage. Meantime the Guardian’s Lauren Gambino has spoken with Olivia Schribert, who came to the Concord event with her high school class from Mamaroneck, New York. |
| Schribert says her classmates are spread out across the state at various Bernie Sanders and Marco Rubio events. | Schribert says her classmates are spread out across the state at various Bernie Sanders and Marco Rubio events. |
| Schribert, who will turn 18 before November, said she hopes the first vote she casts is for the first woman president of the United States. | Schribert, who will turn 18 before November, said she hopes the first vote she casts is for the first woman president of the United States. |
| Many of her friends are divided over who they support, and she says she “gets the appeal” of Sanders, who polls show is leading with young people. | Many of her friends are divided over who they support, and she says she “gets the appeal” of Sanders, who polls show is leading with young people. |
| In a play for a piece of Sanders’ young fan base, Clinton has advanced the argument in recent days that pragmatism, not passion, gets results. (She once told actress Lena Dunham in an interview: “if you can’t get excited, be pragmatic.”) | In a play for a piece of Sanders’ young fan base, Clinton has advanced the argument in recent days that pragmatism, not passion, gets results. (She once told actress Lena Dunham in an interview: “if you can’t get excited, be pragmatic.”) |
| Clinton had found a disciple in Schribert – who, unfortunately for Clinton, is not a New Hampshire voter. | Clinton had found a disciple in Schribert – who, unfortunately for Clinton, is not a New Hampshire voter. |
| “I think Bernie’s ideas are really good but I think Hillary has a better chance of getting things passed,” Schribert said. | “I think Bernie’s ideas are really good but I think Hillary has a better chance of getting things passed,” Schribert said. |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 6.55pm GMT | at 6.55pm GMT |
| 6.12pm GMT | 6.12pm GMT |
| 18:12 | 18:12 |
| A Super Pac backing Carly Fiorina, the former Hewlett-Packard CEO, has produced a video mocking ABC News for not inviting the Republican candidate to participate in tonight’s presidential debate. | A Super Pac backing Carly Fiorina, the former Hewlett-Packard CEO, has produced a video mocking ABC News for not inviting the Republican candidate to participate in tonight’s presidential debate. |
| ABC says Fiorina’s poll numbers (averaging 2.2 points nationally and 3.9/6th place in New Hampshire) aren’t high enough. Fiorina points out that in the Iowa caucuses, she did better than bro candidates Jeb Bush and Chris Christie, and they’re invited to the debate. | ABC says Fiorina’s poll numbers (averaging 2.2 points nationally and 3.9/6th place in New Hampshire) aren’t high enough. Fiorina points out that in the Iowa caucuses, she did better than bro candidates Jeb Bush and Chris Christie, and they’re invited to the debate. |
| Check out this parody video about ABC’s rigged debate tonight—hilarious!https://t.co/9fMrU65Pw3 | Check out this parody video about ABC’s rigged debate tonight—hilarious!https://t.co/9fMrU65Pw3 |
| Former Massachusetts governor and most recent Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney weighed in on Fiorina’s side on Twitter the other day: | Former Massachusetts governor and most recent Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney weighed in on Fiorina’s side on Twitter the other day: |
| Hey @ABC: put @CarlyFiorina on the debate stage! She got more Iowa votes than John and Chris. Don't exclude only woman. | Hey @ABC: put @CarlyFiorina on the debate stage! She got more Iowa votes than John and Chris. Don't exclude only woman. |
| Here’s a picture of the loathèd stage. Let’s count those lecterns: seven. That would be Trump, Cruz, Rubio, Carson, Kasich, Bush and Christie. Not looking good for Fiorina. | Here’s a picture of the loathèd stage. Let’s count those lecterns: seven. That would be Trump, Cruz, Rubio, Carson, Kasich, Bush and Christie. Not looking good for Fiorina. |
| The stage is set for the @ABC News #GOPDebate in New Hampshire. Tune in TONIGHT at 8/7c. pic.twitter.com/tNyTdXWcZH | The stage is set for the @ABC News #GOPDebate in New Hampshire. Tune in TONIGHT at 8/7c. pic.twitter.com/tNyTdXWcZH |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 6.18pm GMT | at 6.18pm GMT |
| 6.06pm GMT | 6.06pm GMT |
| 18:06 | 18:06 |
| Lauren Gambino | Lauren Gambino |
| Here’s an update that would seem to put the lie to the LA Times piece we featured earlier, about Hillary Clinton subtly conceding New Hampshire, as evidenced by Bill Clinton’s being assigned to campaign in faraway Nevada at the weekend. | Here’s an update that would seem to put the lie to the LA Times piece we featured earlier, about Hillary Clinton subtly conceding New Hampshire, as evidenced by Bill Clinton’s being assigned to campaign in faraway Nevada at the weekend. |
| It’s true that Bill Clinton is campaigning in Nevada today. But guess where he’ll be tomorrow? The Guardian’s Lauren Gambino reports: | It’s true that Bill Clinton is campaigning in Nevada today. But guess where he’ll be tomorrow? The Guardian’s Lauren Gambino reports: |
| Double act alert: Father-daughter stump speech | Double act alert: Father-daughter stump speech |
| While Hillary Clinton visits Flint, Michigan, on Sunday, her husband and daughter will rally voters at two events in New Hampshire tomorrow – the second event promising to finish before the start of the SuperBowl. | While Hillary Clinton visits Flint, Michigan, on Sunday, her husband and daughter will rally voters at two events in New Hampshire tomorrow – the second event promising to finish before the start of the SuperBowl. |
| The first event will be held in Keene and the second in Milford. | The first event will be held in Keene and the second in Milford. |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 6.09pm GMT | at 6.09pm GMT |