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Hillary Clinton meets with families of Sandy Hook victims – campaign live John Kasich clings to hope with Philadelphia rally – campaign live
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Scott Bixby
John Kasich, apparently an action-movie buff, used the example of a James Bond chase scene to describe how the US can fight international terrorism.
In a town hall here at the Brandywine campus of Penn State in Media, Pennsylvania, the father of a 9/11 survivor asked Kasich whether he would use “all of America’s tools and power - military, economic, moral - to keep our country safe?”
First off, Kasich said, he would streamline the military and its attendant contractors. “We have more people working in bureaucratic functions than we have people actually serving in the military,” Kasich said. “The United States is gonna have to be involved in heaping the world to come together in two areas: intelligence gathering and policing.”
Then, he made a somewhat tortured reference to “the helicopter scene” in Spectre, the most recent James Bond film, which Kasich had watched on the campaign jet the night before. “Like him, we need to pull out of this, have confidence in ourselves, and have leaders who don’t promise what they can’t deliver.”
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John Kasich takes the stage at Penn State
Scott Bixby
Opening with a monologue about the importance of small communities in solving their own problems, the Ohio governor pointed to the example of Harriet Tubman, the newly minted face of the $20 bill.
“She wasn’t some big shot - she became a big shot because of what she did,” Kasich said. “She started a movement - she drove change from the bottom up. She saw something that she thought was just patently unfair. This lady just put one foot in front of the other… and just changed the world.”
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A trio of college students was mostly pleased that John Kasich had bothered to visit the far-flung campus at all.
“Not many of the candidates come to a smaller satellite campus - they go to the main campus, or they go to Penn in Philly,” said Rob Hale, a two-tour veteran of Iraq and Afghanistan who studies business at Penn State. “If you take the time to come out to a smaller campus, it says something.”
“It’s a rare opportunity to take advantage of a real candidate out here,” agreed his friend Vince Scrocca, also a business major.
“I’m actually a Trump guy,” admitted Tom Clark, a business and finance major who sported a grey “Trump for President” T-shirt underneath his polar fleece. “I think they’re all pretty crooked.”
Hale, a former Marine who probably knew more about federal policy on opioids than most college students, told the Guardian that the issue that motivated him to hear Kasich speech was reform in the Department of Veteran Affairs and, conjointly, marijuana decriminalization.
“[Twenty-four] states have legalized its use, at least medically, but on the federal level it’s still a schedule-one drug,” Hale said passionately. “A candidate needs to be forward-thinking enough to look into new solutions for our health care problems. You know, our debt is increasing a lot because of the War on Drugs.”
“I was in the Marine Corps, fighting with the British SAS, and so many vets are hopped up on opioids because the VA can’t put money or research into anything else,” Hale continued. “Twenty-two vets a day kill themselves, and I’m sure if you added opioid abuse to that number, it’d be higher.”
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I’m here at the Brandywine campus of Penn State in Media, Pennsylvania, where Ohio governor John Kasich is about to participate in a town hall event in front of this national debt ticker:
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Ted Cruz is hunting hard for votes in Indiana, which holds its primary on 3 May:Ted Cruz is hunting hard for votes in Indiana, which holds its primary on 3 May:
.@tedcruz stopped by Shapiro's #IN meet a few peeps and grab a Reuben #CruzToVictory #CruzCrew #Cruz2016 pic.twitter.com/XOgtKieLgT.@tedcruz stopped by Shapiro's #IN meet a few peeps and grab a Reuben #CruzToVictory #CruzCrew #Cruz2016 pic.twitter.com/XOgtKieLgT
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The anti-Trump Our Principles Pac has released a memo throwing water on the idea that the Trump campaign has gained new momentum of some sort after the real estate mogul’s resounding win in New York this week.The anti-Trump Our Principles Pac has released a memo throwing water on the idea that the Trump campaign has gained new momentum of some sort after the real estate mogul’s resounding win in New York this week.
“Despite Trump’s victory in New York on Tuesday night, he still has a nearly impossible path to secure the 1,237 delegates needed to win the nomination on the first ballot,” the memo argues. It continues:“Despite Trump’s victory in New York on Tuesday night, he still has a nearly impossible path to secure the 1,237 delegates needed to win the nomination on the first ballot,” the memo argues. It continues:
Looking ahead to the 5 primaries on April 26, our planning assumes Trump can win nearly all of the bound delegates without improving his very slim chances.Looking ahead to the 5 primaries on April 26, our planning assumes Trump can win nearly all of the bound delegates without improving his very slim chances.
Yesterday morning, the Trump campaign apparently released a memo claiming a road ahead that is, quite frankly, detached from reality. There is no plausible scenario by which Trump can secure 1,400 bound delegates prior to the start of the convention. In order to secure 1,400 delegates, he would have to win 82% of all remaining delegates, a task simply not possible for him or any candidate at this stage in the process.Yesterday morning, the Trump campaign apparently released a memo claiming a road ahead that is, quite frankly, detached from reality. There is no plausible scenario by which Trump can secure 1,400 bound delegates prior to the start of the convention. In order to secure 1,400 delegates, he would have to win 82% of all remaining delegates, a task simply not possible for him or any candidate at this stage in the process.
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Scott Walker, Prince fan:Scott Walker, Prince fan:
Dearly beloved. We are gathered here today. To get through this thing called life... pic.twitter.com/cwmZrN3C9NDearly beloved. We are gathered here today. To get through this thing called life... pic.twitter.com/cwmZrN3C9N
(h/t @lgamgam)(h/t @lgamgam)
Related: Prince, one of America's music greats, dies aged 57 – tributes and reactionsRelated: Prince, one of America's music greats, dies aged 57 – tributes and reactions
Colorado governor John Hickenlooper: Prince fan.Colorado governor John Hickenlooper: Prince fan.
Purple mountains majesty.#RIP @prince pic.twitter.com/y1gk9Nq0o5Purple mountains majesty.#RIP @prince pic.twitter.com/y1gk9Nq0o5
(h/t @bencjacobs)(h/t @bencjacobs)
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Trump and Cruz argue over North Carolina transgender lawTrump and Cruz argue over North Carolina transgender law
Donald Trump would have no problem with Caitlyn Jenner using the women’s bathroom at Trump Tower, he said during a town hall event on NBC’s Today show.Donald Trump would have no problem with Caitlyn Jenner using the women’s bathroom at Trump Tower, he said during a town hall event on NBC’s Today show.
Trump was asked his views on North Carolina’s controversial new law that requires transgender people to use bathrooms that match the sex listed on their birth certificates.Trump was asked his views on North Carolina’s controversial new law that requires transgender people to use bathrooms that match the sex listed on their birth certificates.
Noting the backlash against the law, Trump said the state should “leave it the way it is right now”.Noting the backlash against the law, Trump said the state should “leave it the way it is right now”.
“What they’re going through with all the business that’s leaving, all of the strife – and this is on both sides. Leave it the way it is,” Trump said, apparently referring to the number of businesses boycotting the state’s law.“What they’re going through with all the business that’s leaving, all of the strife – and this is on both sides. Leave it the way it is,” Trump said, apparently referring to the number of businesses boycotting the state’s law.
Asked if he has any transgender people working for him, Trump said: “I really don’t know. I probably do. I really don’t know.” He said if transgender celebrity Caitlyn Jenner came to Trump Tower, she could use “whatever bathroom she wanted”.Asked if he has any transgender people working for him, Trump said: “I really don’t know. I probably do. I really don’t know.” He said if transgender celebrity Caitlyn Jenner came to Trump Tower, she could use “whatever bathroom she wanted”.
Conservative firebrand Ted Cruz, who just today released an ad that portrays Trump as a liberal sympathizer, shot back on twitter.Conservative firebrand Ted Cruz, who just today released an ad that portrays Trump as a liberal sympathizer, shot back on twitter.
Common sense: grown men shouldn't be in bathrooms w/ little girls. @realDonaldTrump told us he could be PC, but wow. https://t.co/WB93ATZYy4Common sense: grown men shouldn't be in bathrooms w/ little girls. @realDonaldTrump told us he could be PC, but wow. https://t.co/WB93ATZYy4
Trump meanwhile wasn’t as jazzed at the news that abolitionist hero Harriet Tubman will replace the slaveholding seventh president, Andrew Jackson, on the front of the $20 bill. Trump said he would prefer that Tubman’s face grace the rare $2 bill.Trump meanwhile wasn’t as jazzed at the news that abolitionist hero Harriet Tubman will replace the slaveholding seventh president, Andrew Jackson, on the front of the $20 bill. Trump said he would prefer that Tubman’s face grace the rare $2 bill.
“I think Harriet Tubman is fantastic,” Trump said. “I would love to leave Andrew Jackson and see if we can maybe come up with another denomination. Maybe we do a $2 bill.”“I think Harriet Tubman is fantastic,” Trump said. “I would love to leave Andrew Jackson and see if we can maybe come up with another denomination. Maybe we do a $2 bill.”
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Politicians are reacting on Twitter to the reported death of pop god Prince:Politicians are reacting on Twitter to the reported death of pop god Prince:
Heartbroken to hear Prince has died. Hope he's found his world of never ending happiness/You can always see the sun, day or night. #RIPHeartbroken to hear Prince has died. Hope he's found his world of never ending happiness/You can always see the sun, day or night. #RIP
Related: Prince, one of America's music greats, dies aged 57 – tributes and reactionsRelated: Prince, one of America's music greats, dies aged 57 – tributes and reactions
Today not only doves are crying. #RIPPrince #PrinceToday not only doves are crying. #RIPPrince #Prince
If were in the #Senate still, I'd commander the floor and filibuster the session by singing every #Prince song ever recorded. On a loop.If were in the #Senate still, I'd commander the floor and filibuster the session by singing every #Prince song ever recorded. On a loop.
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New York has voted, but it’s never too late for Mark Ruffalo and Bernie Sanders to take a stroll through Brooklyn?New York has voted, but it’s never too late for Mark Ruffalo and Bernie Sanders to take a stroll through Brooklyn?
.@MarkRuffalo and Bernie took a walk through Brooklyn, New York and talked about what it was like growing up there.https://t.co/sI83mUGFoa.@MarkRuffalo and Bernie took a walk through Brooklyn, New York and talked about what it was like growing up there.https://t.co/sI83mUGFoa
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A man who identifies himself as an OB/GYN from neighboring Windsor stands up and praises Clinton for not being a robot.A man who identifies himself as an OB/GYN from neighboring Windsor stands up and praises Clinton for not being a robot.
“I also want to say that you are very human,” the man says. “I don’t care what they say but you are very human.”“I also want to say that you are very human,” the man says. “I don’t care what they say but you are very human.”
Clinton has a winsome reply:Clinton has a winsome reply:
“Well, I hope somebody got that on film, doctor!”“Well, I hope somebody got that on film, doctor!”
Then she says they have to wrap it up.Then she says they have to wrap it up.
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Clinton calls on “that gentleman over there against the wall with that very attractive portrait of me on it.”
He identifies himself as a “30-year-old, Latino, gay physician” and says that he’s touched by the link between the need for better mental health care and gun violence. He says caregivers feel “strain” to fill the holes in social services and mental health care gaps.
Clinton thanks him for his work and for his perspective.
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Clinton is asked about targeting illiteracy. She says that “among the frustrations that people face is the feeling that they have not been successful academically.”
“I think we have to have a set of interventions and opportunities,” Clinton says.
“Those first five years of life are critical at getting children to succeed,” she says. She says that families must be the first educators of children, and describes an adult literacy program for parents that she brought to Arkansas.
“In the schools, I’m saying something that’s so obvious, our public schools are being starved of resources... if we don’t pay attention to everything that goes on in schools.. and then we need constant, continuing learning.”
Clinton has a lot of enthusiasm for talking about schools.
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Another question from the audience. “My heart is so with you and everyone else in the room.” She says 20 years before Sandy Hook, a friend’s son was killed at a college at 22 years old. She says the whole thing happened because legislators loosened ammunition sales laws.
“I’m so happy that you are running because your experience, your network” – the questioner says president Obama was elected too soon and does not have Clinton’s network.
“You are the only person that has the capability out of everybody that’s running to change our nation,” the questioner says.
Clinton says “it has to be a continuing commitment. I will say this. In political terms, the gun lobby never rests, and they only have one issue they care about. All the rest of us... we care about a lot of things. The other side cares about one thing.”
Clinton appeals to the audience to, in addition to everything else they care about, “please, please make comprehensive gun safety reform at the top of your list.”
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A member of the audience at the Clinton event who identifies himself as a pastor stands to tell his personal story. “My prayer is that you get elected, because you seem to want to hear the pain,” he tells Clinton.
“Welcome to the 06120, the poorest zip code in the state of Connecticut,” he begins. He says his son was shot dead in the back in October 2012 as a 20-year-old by a 20-year-old. “It ripped a hole in my life,” he says. “Death beat me like this? Death does this to me, and God doesn’t answer? I’ve never been able to go back home again.
“We’ll never be able as a country to go back home again.... America’s narrative has been changed because of gun culture in this county.
“I felt guilty about the loss of my son.”
CLinton replies: “Let the congregation say, Amen.”
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Clinton:
“I want to be the president for the struggling and the striving. I want to be the president who finally figures out how we do provide more resources, starting with early childhood education...
“And I want to say a very special word about the foster care system. When children are removed from a home, and put in a foster care system, I believe they become all our children.
“I want to make sure that these children do not get lost. That they don’t have a worse situation.”
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Governor Dannel Malloy speaks from the audience. Too many states have failed to respond to the threat of gun violence, he says.
“If this industry was treated like every other industry in America, we wouldn’t have problems like we have today,” Malloy says. He says that Connecticut is home to big pharmaceutical companies that are heavily regulated and it makes them safer and better. The same should be in place for guns, he says.
Hartford mayor Luke Bronin then thanks Clinton for coming and visiting “Hartford, especially north Hartford, Alabany Avenue.” He’s applauded.
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Clinton says that people on the terrorist watch list should not be able to buy guns as a matter of law. Then she says that immunity from liability for gun manufacturers should be repealed - she mentions that Sanders voted in favor of such immunity.
“We ned a very big tent... I am absolutely determined to make this into an issue that cannot be ignored,” Clinton says.
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Clinton: 'too many guns in this country'
Clinton says she wishes to summarize “the various aspects of the epidemic we are facing.”
Some are rooted in the mental health system, she says. “You see someone suffering from untreated mental health, people back off.”
But another problem is victim blaming she says – or blaming the vicim’s family, or neighborhood.
It’s wrong, Clinton says, to “try to find somebody to blame instead of saying, you know what, we just have too many guns in this country, in the wrong hands and we need to address it.”
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“I find it absolutely indefensible, the arguments that are made by people who will not accept responsibility for what is happening in our country,” Clinton says, following a rounsing talk by Melba Marquez-Greene, who lost her 6-year-old daughter Ana Grace in the Sandy Hook shooting.
Clinton says Marquez-Greene gave Clinton the book she and her daughter had been reading the night before the daughter was killed, for Clinton to read to her daughter (or perhaps granddaughter).
“When you take a stand against the gun lobby, you are subject to some of the most vile harassment on the internet,” Clinton says. “Erica found that out when she decided” to speak out.
“This is not some kind of free opportunity for any of the panelists. They’ve put themselves in the public, some for the first time on the national level, and it’s important that those of us who want to support them stand up for them.”
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Kimberly Washington, founder of the New Haven-based anti-gun violence group Mothers Demand Action, said she got involved in the issue because “I can’t just watch young people, our children, killing each other every single day.”
“Like Erica said, New Haven? We got Sandy Hook every day,” Washington says.
“For all the people who came out today, you need to think about, it could be someone in your family that this could happen to.”
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