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| Thousands turn out for Bernie Sanders New York rally ahead of primary – politics live | |
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| Meanwhile, a few miles uptown, the Guardian’s Megan Carpentier reports on a Hillary Clinton rally: | |
| Hillary Clinton at a packed house in the Bronx. pic.twitter.com/69b7fwy6ER | |
| Hillary Clinton took the stage in the Bronx with borough president Ruben Diaz, Jr., more than an hour behind schedule, as the last people of a capacity crowd pushed into the room and raised their cell phones high to capture the moment. And while the crowds 18 miles [29km] south in Manhattan might have been larger (and reportedly filled with contented marijuana smokers), the predominately African-American and Latino crowd extended to Clinton a very warm welcome after some had to wait in line for an hour or more as temperatures dropped outside. | |
| “I’ve been here before, my husband’s been here before, and we’ll keep the Bronx in our hearts and in our minds,” she said to cheers and applause, in what might have been a dig at her Democratic rival, whose popular Bronx rally less than two weeks ago didn’t quite make it all the way north to Coop City. | |
| The reserved some of their loudest cheers, though, for Clinton’s promise that they’ll see her “taking on the gun lobby” and protecting women’s access to reproductive health services - moreso than for affordable housing, better transportation to get to work and “clean and renewable energy”. | |
| But the crowd went wild with applause, cutting her off, when she repeated her oft-used stump speech line “I don’t think that President Obama gets the credit he deserves” for his efforts on the economy. | |
| “I’ve learned a lot, hanging out with the presidents I know,” she followed up to some knowing laughs from the crowd. | |
| And then, after a few digs at Trump’s anti-immigrant sentiments (followed by the more positive “This is a borough of immigrants, in a city of immigrants, in a state of immigrants, in a country of immigrants”, which earned plenty of cheers), a reference to giving Puerto Rico the tools it needs to deal with the ongoing financial crisis (many Puerto Ricans have settled in the Bronx, especially of late) and an applause-inspiring references to her recently becoming a grandmother, Clinton encouraged the crowd to vote, but not necessarily just for her: “Vote for yourselves, vote for your families, vote for your children, your grandchildren, vote for the future, not the past”. | |
| And then, hardly 20 minutes after she arrived, she left. (And, as she did so, all those miles south, Bernie Sanders prepared to take his own stage.) | |
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| Journalists, too. | |
| Bernie supporters so familiar with his stump speech they're saying it along with him. #BernieRally | |
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| “Let me take a moment to tell you some of the differences which exist - some profound differences which exist between secretary Clinton and myself,” Bernie Sanders says, going into what he positions as a fundamental difference between himself and the former secretary of state: the sources of their campaign financing. | |
| “You can tell a lot about a candidate and the campaigns they run by how they raise the money they need to run those campaigns,” Sanders says. “When we began this campaign, we had to make a choice: would we do what every other campaign is doing and establish a super-PAC?” | |
| The audience boos loudly. | |
| “We agreed with you,” Sanders deadpans. | |
| “We do not represent the billionaire class; we do not represent Corporate America; we do not represent Wall Street; we do not want their money,” he continues. “And then something absolutely amazing happened - something that in a million years, I never would have dreamed would have been possible.” | |
| “Amazingly, in the past 11 months, we have received almost seven million individual campaign contributions,” Sanders says. “That is more campaign contributions than any candidate in the history of the country, at this point in the campaign. What that outpouring of support tells us...” he is interrupted by a “Bernie!” chant. | |
| “Does anybody know what our average campaign contribution is?” The audience screams in unison: “$27!” | |
| “You got it!” Sanders laughs. | |
| “Why this is revolutionary is that it shows we can run a winning campaign without being dependent on the big-money interests,” Sanders continues. “Now, secretary Clinton has chosen to raise her funds in a very different way. She has a number of super-PACS, and in the last filing period, the largest super-PAC reported raising $35m from special interests, including $15m from Wall Street alone.” | |
| Campaigns are forbidden by federal law from coordinating with super-PACs, and the allocation of that money is not under Clinton’s discretion. | |
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| Only hours after he joined picketing communications workers who walked off the job in protest of what they deemed unfair negotiation tactics by telecom giant Verizon Wireless, Bernie Sanders says that his campaign is uniquely suited to help boost the rights of union workers. | |
| “What this campaign understands is real change is when a hundred years ago, workers who were exploited, who worked seven days a week, 12 hours a day, stood together and said, ‘We will be treated with dignity and respect, we’re gonna form a trade union!’” Sanders says. “And tonight I wanna take my hat off to the CWA - thank you guys! They are standing up to a greedy corporation that wants to cut their health care benefits, send decent-paying jobs abroad and then provide $20m a year to their CEO!” | |
| The audience boos loudly at the $20m figure. | |
| But, Sanders says, “Verizon is just a poster child for what so many of our corporations are doing today, and this campaign is sending a message to Corporate America: You cannot have it all!” | |
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| Bernie Sanders begins his rally by defining his campaign as one of political revolution with a line he frequently uses at his rallies: “It is not just about electing a president, it is about creating a political revolution! It is about creating a government which works for all of us, not just wealthy campaign contributors! | |
| “It is a campaign about not ignoring the veterans who sleep out on the street, the children, the elderly, or the poor; it is about creating a government that creates a decent standard of living for every man, woman and child,” Sanders says. “What this campaign is profoundly about is understanding that real change never occurs from the top on down - it is always from the bottom on up!” | |
| “What this campaign is about is the understanding that when we stand together - black and white and Latino and Asian-American and Native American - when we do not allow the Donald Trumps of the world to divide us up, there is nothing we cannot accomplish!” | |
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| After thanking the many introductory speakers who welcomed him to the stage, Bernie Sanders could barely make it to the first few words of his speech before a “Bernie! Bernie! Bernie!” chant interrupts him. | |
| “I don’t think that there is any doubt but that our campaign today has the momentum!” Sanders says. “We have won seven out off the last eight caucuses and primaries, and when I look at an unbelievable crowd like this, I believe we’re gonna win here in New York next Tuesday!” | |
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| Bernie Sanders takes the stage in Washington Square Park | |
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| Director Spike Lee has joined the firmament of stars welcoming Bernie Sanders to Greenwich Village, after launching a widely lauded campaign commercial for the Vermont senator last week. | |
| “We gotta show up and vote - we gotta represent!” Lee says. “Status quo gotta go! The same-old, same-old, enough is enough!” | |
| “Are you tired of being jerked around? Are you tired of being lead astray? Run amuck? Highjinks? Monkeyshine? Hornswaggle? Skulldugerry?” | |
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| Megan Carpentier | |
| Meanwhile, in the Bronx... | |
| Hillary Clinton at a packed house in the Bronx. pic.twitter.com/69b7fwy6ER | |
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| Actress Rosario Dawson, one of Bernie Sanders’ most famous supporters has taken the stage, asking the audience to “feel the Bern.” | |
| “We know that we want a candidate to be our president because he’s reaching for the stars - he’s lining up and saying, ‘let’s hit this out of the park.’ Not going, ‘lemme just bunt it.’” | |
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| Chris Sheldon, president of the Communications Workers of America, addresses the crowd as the thousands crowded in Washington Square Park await Bernie Sanders’ arrival. | Chris Sheldon, president of the Communications Workers of America, addresses the crowd as the thousands crowded in Washington Square Park await Bernie Sanders’ arrival. |
| “In front of you here are a few hundred, a few thousand of my members who went on strike today - 40,000 of them,” Sheldon says. “They went on strike today because the poster child for corporate greed wants everything that they’ve earned for the past 50 years, and we’re not gonna give it to ’em!” | “In front of you here are a few hundred, a few thousand of my members who went on strike today - 40,000 of them,” Sheldon says. “They went on strike today because the poster child for corporate greed wants everything that they’ve earned for the past 50 years, and we’re not gonna give it to ’em!” |
| “There’s a lot of candidates running for office, brothers and sisters, who actually cause strikes there’s only one - only one! - who marches our picket lines, and that’s senator Bernie Sanders!” | “There’s a lot of candidates running for office, brothers and sisters, who actually cause strikes there’s only one - only one! - who marches our picket lines, and that’s senator Bernie Sanders!” |
| To be fair, former secretary of state Hillary Clinton joined striking CWA workers in midtown earlier today. | To be fair, former secretary of state Hillary Clinton joined striking CWA workers in midtown earlier today. |
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| Bernie Sanders campaign surrogate Nina Turner, a former state senator from Ohio, mounts the stage and declares that “enough is enough is enough!” | Bernie Sanders campaign surrogate Nina Turner, a former state senator from Ohio, mounts the stage and declares that “enough is enough is enough!” |
| “The cause is right and the time is now!” Turner says. | “The cause is right and the time is now!” Turner says. |
| “Now New York it’s good when the family gets together, but I’m gonna tell you something, we’ve gotta get out there and make sure that people get together and vote to upset the political establishment,” Turner continues. “If we can abolish slavery and women can get the right to vote, we can get universal healthcare in this country!” | “Now New York it’s good when the family gets together, but I’m gonna tell you something, we’ve gotta get out there and make sure that people get together and vote to upset the political establishment,” Turner continues. “If we can abolish slavery and women can get the right to vote, we can get universal healthcare in this country!” |
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| Campaigning for wife Hillary, Bill Clinton faced a sea of grey heads at a retirement village in Silver Spring, Maryland, and appeared to relish addressing pre-millennials who remember his days in the White House. | Campaigning for wife Hillary, Bill Clinton faced a sea of grey heads at a retirement village in Silver Spring, Maryland, and appeared to relish addressing pre-millennials who remember his days in the White House. |
| “When I was president...” was a frequent refrain in a speech that also raised a laugh with the wry observation: “Having lost it, I can tell you: in economic terms, youth does matter.” | “When I was president...” was a frequent refrain in a speech that also raised a laugh with the wry observation: “Having lost it, I can tell you: in economic terms, youth does matter.” |
| Clinton’s address came as the 2016 campaign casts a fresh and not always flattering light on his own presidency. Democratic Congressman Bobby Rush said on Wednesday he was “ashamed” of his vote in favour of the now hotly debated 1994 crime bill because of its devastating effect on communities and families. | Clinton’s address came as the 2016 campaign casts a fresh and not always flattering light on his own presidency. Democratic Congressman Bobby Rush said on Wednesday he was “ashamed” of his vote in favour of the now hotly debated 1994 crime bill because of its devastating effect on communities and families. |
| Meanwhile an article in the Washington Post commented: “Clinton is caught in a time warp, having to grapple with how much the era in which he served, the events that occurred then and the actions he took as president have been reinterpreted and, by many in his own party, rejected.” | Meanwhile an article in the Washington Post commented: “Clinton is caught in a time warp, having to grapple with how much the era in which he served, the events that occurred then and the actions he took as president have been reinterpreted and, by many in his own party, rejected.” |
| More than a third of the Democratic electorate in Maryland is African American. Early voting begins on Thursday, ahead of the primary on26 April. Opinion polls show Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump comfortably ahead of their rivals. | More than a third of the Democratic electorate in Maryland is African American. Early voting begins on Thursday, ahead of the primary on26 April. Opinion polls show Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump comfortably ahead of their rivals. |
| “It’s kind of a crazy election, isn’t it?” Bill Clinton asked at Leisure World, an 8,500-person retirement community. “The simple explanation for the intense passion in both primaries is rooted in the fact that 80% of the American people, after inflation, still haven’t gotten a raise since the crash, and about half the American people are still living on what they were living on the day I left office 15 years ago.” | “It’s kind of a crazy election, isn’t it?” Bill Clinton asked at Leisure World, an 8,500-person retirement community. “The simple explanation for the intense passion in both primaries is rooted in the fact that 80% of the American people, after inflation, still haven’t gotten a raise since the crash, and about half the American people are still living on what they were living on the day I left office 15 years ago.” |
| He then quoted a line from W B Yeats’s poem Easter 1916 – “Too long a sacrifice can make a stone of the heart,” – and noted the disparity between positive headline figures and the stagnation felt by millions in their pockets. | He then quoted a line from W B Yeats’s poem Easter 1916 – “Too long a sacrifice can make a stone of the heart,” – and noted the disparity between positive headline figures and the stagnation felt by millions in their pockets. |
| Clinton nodded to his past achievements in healthcare and small business creation, some of which was subsequently undone by George W Bush. He also praised Hillary’s dedication in going undercover to examine racial discrimination in 1970s Alabama and persuading him to follow Israel’s example in introducing pre-school education when he was governor of Arkansas. | Clinton nodded to his past achievements in healthcare and small business creation, some of which was subsequently undone by George W Bush. He also praised Hillary’s dedication in going undercover to examine racial discrimination in 1970s Alabama and persuading him to follow Israel’s example in introducing pre-school education when he was governor of Arkansas. |
| “I met her 45 years ago last month,” he concluded. “She is the best change maker I’ve ever known and she will do what is necessary as president so we can all rise together.” | “I met her 45 years ago last month,” he concluded. “She is the best change maker I’ve ever known and she will do what is necessary as president so we can all rise together.” |
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| Tim Robbins’ anti-media lines aren’t all that different from what one hears when attending a Donald Trump rally: | Tim Robbins’ anti-media lines aren’t all that different from what one hears when attending a Donald Trump rally: |
| The Lamestream media is taking a pounding from Tim Robbins. | The Lamestream media is taking a pounding from Tim Robbins. |
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| Actor Tim Robbins, who grew up in Greenwich Village, has taken the stage here in Washington Square Park. | Actor Tim Robbins, who grew up in Greenwich Village, has taken the stage here in Washington Square Park. |
| “I protested against the Vietnam War in this park, when I was a youngin’, and I’m so inspired to see all of you here,” Robbins says. “This is what democracy looks like!” | “I protested against the Vietnam War in this park, when I was a youngin’, and I’m so inspired to see all of you here,” Robbins says. “This is what democracy looks like!” |
| He urges the crowd not to fight supporters of Hillary Clinton, but to persuade them. “These are not bad people - they fear the Republicans’ radical divisiveness just as much as we do,” Robbins says. “We have all been fed a steady stream of prop that furthers the establishment’s narrative that Hillary is the presumptive nominee. This narrative is strong and persuasive. It has been promulgated this month ... by oh-so-many in the mainstream media,” he continues, as the audience boos. | He urges the crowd not to fight supporters of Hillary Clinton, but to persuade them. “These are not bad people - they fear the Republicans’ radical divisiveness just as much as we do,” Robbins says. “We have all been fed a steady stream of prop that furthers the establishment’s narrative that Hillary is the presumptive nominee. This narrative is strong and persuasive. It has been promulgated this month ... by oh-so-many in the mainstream media,” he continues, as the audience boos. |
| “We are done with compromising our ideals; we are done with triangulation and fear-based politics,” Robbins says, encouraging supporters of Bernie Sanders to “not surrender our ideals to political pragmatism.” | “We are done with compromising our ideals; we are done with triangulation and fear-based politics,” Robbins says, encouraging supporters of Bernie Sanders to “not surrender our ideals to political pragmatism.” |
| “Change will not happen by choosing a candidate entrenched entirely in the dysfunction of the past!” | “Change will not happen by choosing a candidate entrenched entirely in the dysfunction of the past!” |
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| Bernie Sanders isn’t the only presidential candidate willing to walk a picket line - former secretary of state Hillary Clinton met with picketing Verizon workers today in midtown Manhattan, embracing with New York public advocate Letitia James on the sidewalk in front of a Verizon store to express her support. | Bernie Sanders isn’t the only presidential candidate willing to walk a picket line - former secretary of state Hillary Clinton met with picketing Verizon workers today in midtown Manhattan, embracing with New York public advocate Letitia James on the sidewalk in front of a Verizon store to express her support. |
| “I believe in collective bargaining in good faith,” Clinton told local news station NY1. “I believe in unions being the voice for working people. I believe that the American labor movement helped to create the American middle class and I think the workers … need more support to get the kind of raises and benefits that they are due.” | “I believe in collective bargaining in good faith,” Clinton told local news station NY1. “I believe in unions being the voice for working people. I believe that the American labor movement helped to create the American middle class and I think the workers … need more support to get the kind of raises and benefits that they are due.” |
| Clinton also had a message for the corporate leaders of Verizon, the largest wireless telecommunications provider in the US. “You need to engage in real negotiation and this has been going on for months,” Clinton said. “People need to come to the table and reach an agreement. And the workers here, CWA workers, I know from having represented them back in my Senate years, are skilled workers, experienced workers and they deserve to have a fair contract.” | Clinton also had a message for the corporate leaders of Verizon, the largest wireless telecommunications provider in the US. “You need to engage in real negotiation and this has been going on for months,” Clinton said. “People need to come to the table and reach an agreement. And the workers here, CWA workers, I know from having represented them back in my Senate years, are skilled workers, experienced workers and they deserve to have a fair contract.” |