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Clinton targets Trump in Harlem: New York must 'stand against bigotry' Clinton targets Trump in Harlem: New York must 'stand against bigotry'
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Hillary Clinton took to the stage of the Apollo Theater in Harlem on Wednesday and invoked the spirit of New York in the wake of the 9/11 attacks as she fired the starting gun for the next big Democratic primary contest – one she hopes will finally make her lead over Bernie Sanders unassailable.Hillary Clinton took to the stage of the Apollo Theater in Harlem on Wednesday and invoked the spirit of New York in the wake of the 9/11 attacks as she fired the starting gun for the next big Democratic primary contest – one she hopes will finally make her lead over Bernie Sanders unassailable.
Standing in a spot previously occupied by the likes of Duke Ellington, James Brown and Diana Ross, Clinton delivered her message of a reunited America. She aimed her comments both at what she portrayed as the unrealistic ambitions of her Democratic opponent and at the bigotry of her possible Republican rival for the presidency, Donald Trump.Standing in a spot previously occupied by the likes of Duke Ellington, James Brown and Diana Ross, Clinton delivered her message of a reunited America. She aimed her comments both at what she portrayed as the unrealistic ambitions of her Democratic opponent and at the bigotry of her possible Republican rival for the presidency, Donald Trump.
“Trump plays coy with white supremacists; he says demeaning and degrading things about women; he wants to round up millions of immigrants in a nation founded on immigration. It’s cynical, it’s wrong and it goes against everything New York and America stand for,” the former secretary of state said.“Trump plays coy with white supremacists; he says demeaning and degrading things about women; he wants to round up millions of immigrants in a nation founded on immigration. It’s cynical, it’s wrong and it goes against everything New York and America stand for,” the former secretary of state said.
Clinton’s Apollo Theater appearance marked the opening of what will be an intense push on her part to win her third successive New York election, following her two senatorial victories in 2000 and 2006. The Democratic battle for the state of New York on 19 April will be personal for Clinton and Sanders, as well as for Trump. Clinton is a Chicago transplant with campaign headquarters in Brooklyn, while Sanders is an outer-borough kid with a diploma from James Madison high school, also in Brooklyn, and Trump grew up in what he has called the “oasis” of Jamaica Estates, Queens.Clinton’s Apollo Theater appearance marked the opening of what will be an intense push on her part to win her third successive New York election, following her two senatorial victories in 2000 and 2006. The Democratic battle for the state of New York on 19 April will be personal for Clinton and Sanders, as well as for Trump. Clinton is a Chicago transplant with campaign headquarters in Brooklyn, while Sanders is an outer-borough kid with a diploma from James Madison high school, also in Brooklyn, and Trump grew up in what he has called the “oasis” of Jamaica Estates, Queens.
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Clinton sees New York, with its crop of 291 delegates – second in the nation only to California – as a chance to put behind her Sanders’ sweep of western caucuses and regain her standing as the undisputed frontrunner. Sanders will want to build on his recent victories and show that he can compete on the large canvas of a state such as New York.Clinton sees New York, with its crop of 291 delegates – second in the nation only to California – as a chance to put behind her Sanders’ sweep of western caucuses and regain her standing as the undisputed frontrunner. Sanders will want to build on his recent victories and show that he can compete on the large canvas of a state such as New York.
On stage in Harlem, Clinton sought to remind the 20 million residents of New York state of her achievements during her two terms as their representative in the US Senate. She said that she had fought for legislation to give healthcare to first responders whose health was affected by their work amid the rubble of Ground Zero in the wake of the 9/11, and led efforts to pump federal money into downtown New York for the rebuilding.On stage in Harlem, Clinton sought to remind the 20 million residents of New York state of her achievements during her two terms as their representative in the US Senate. She said that she had fought for legislation to give healthcare to first responders whose health was affected by their work amid the rubble of Ground Zero in the wake of the 9/11, and led efforts to pump federal money into downtown New York for the rebuilding.
“It worked. Lower Manhattan has risen even higher and more magnificent,” she said.“It worked. Lower Manhattan has risen even higher and more magnificent,” she said.
Clinton promised to harness the post-9/11 spirit of New Yorkers, contrasting it with what she portrayed as a starry-eyed, ill-disciplined approach from Sanders. “My opponent says we are just not thinking big enough. Well, this is New York – nobody speaks bigger than we do. This is a city that likes to get things done, and that’s what we want from our president, too.”Clinton promised to harness the post-9/11 spirit of New Yorkers, contrasting it with what she portrayed as a starry-eyed, ill-disciplined approach from Sanders. “My opponent says we are just not thinking big enough. Well, this is New York – nobody speaks bigger than we do. This is a city that likes to get things done, and that’s what we want from our president, too.”
For many Democrats in the state, this year’s presidential primary is the most exciting in recent history. “You’d have to go back to 1988, Jesse Jackson against Michael Dukakis,” said David Birdsell, dean of the Public Affairs School at Baruch College in New York City. “Similarly then, you had a liberal lion running against a person with a technocratic reputation – the governor of Massachusetts.”In New York, Sanders is hoping to capture the same populist wave that carried Zephyr Teachout’s unsuccessful but surprisingly credible gubernatorial campaign against incumbent Democratic governor Andrew Cuomo in 2014, and that helped elect a progressive mayor in New York City the year before.For many Democrats in the state, this year’s presidential primary is the most exciting in recent history. “You’d have to go back to 1988, Jesse Jackson against Michael Dukakis,” said David Birdsell, dean of the Public Affairs School at Baruch College in New York City. “Similarly then, you had a liberal lion running against a person with a technocratic reputation – the governor of Massachusetts.”In New York, Sanders is hoping to capture the same populist wave that carried Zephyr Teachout’s unsuccessful but surprisingly credible gubernatorial campaign against incumbent Democratic governor Andrew Cuomo in 2014, and that helped elect a progressive mayor in New York City the year before.
But Sanders has a lot of ground to make up if he hopes to loosen Clinton’s hold on the state. The most recent statewide poll by Emerson College showed Clinton with a 71% to 23% lead over Sanders. “The state is in some respects truly up for grabs,” Birdsell said, acknowledging Sanders’ uphill battle to pry the state from Clinton. On her side, Clinton has made New York state her home, settling in Chappaqua, upstate, and choosing to plant her campaign office in Brooklyn Heights, a residential neighborhood overlooking the East river. Clinton launched her presidential bid on Roosevelt Island.But Sanders has a lot of ground to make up if he hopes to loosen Clinton’s hold on the state. The most recent statewide poll by Emerson College showed Clinton with a 71% to 23% lead over Sanders. “The state is in some respects truly up for grabs,” Birdsell said, acknowledging Sanders’ uphill battle to pry the state from Clinton. On her side, Clinton has made New York state her home, settling in Chappaqua, upstate, and choosing to plant her campaign office in Brooklyn Heights, a residential neighborhood overlooking the East river. Clinton launched her presidential bid on Roosevelt Island.
But at the Apollo, she reserved her most excoriating words for another New Yorker – the Republican frontrunner Trump, who faced new controversy this week with the charging of his campaign manager, Corey Lewandowski, with assaulting a reporter. “On the Republican side, what we are hearing is truly scary,” said Clinton. “When Donald Trump talks casually about using torture and allowing more countries to get nuclear weapons, and when Ted Cruz talks about treating Muslims like criminals and racially profiling Muslim neighborhoods, that doesn’t make them sound strong – it makes them sound over their heads.”But at the Apollo, she reserved her most excoriating words for another New Yorker – the Republican frontrunner Trump, who faced new controversy this week with the charging of his campaign manager, Corey Lewandowski, with assaulting a reporter. “On the Republican side, what we are hearing is truly scary,” said Clinton. “When Donald Trump talks casually about using torture and allowing more countries to get nuclear weapons, and when Ted Cruz talks about treating Muslims like criminals and racially profiling Muslim neighborhoods, that doesn’t make them sound strong – it makes them sound over their heads.”
She exhorted New Yorkers to “stand up against bigotry. That’s what countless New Yorkers do every day in a million quiet ways.”She exhorted New Yorkers to “stand up against bigotry. That’s what countless New Yorkers do every day in a million quiet ways.”