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| Warren warns Americans: Trump 'will crush you into the dirt' – campaign live | Warren warns Americans: Trump 'will crush you into the dirt' – campaign live |
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| RNC takes up Trump's question about Warren's race | |
| Scott Brown, the Trump surrogate rolled out by the Republican national committee to rebut Hillary Clinton and Elizabeth Warren, has made a splash with a very Trumplike call for DNA evidence proving that Warren has Native American heritage (see earlier). | |
| On a call with reporters organized by the RNC, Brown demanded evidence from Warren: | |
| Scott Brown, on RNC call, says Warren could get Harvard to release records or “take a DNA test” to prove she’s part Native American. | |
| An RNC call. Not Trump camp. RNC. The RNC embracing Trump's 'Pocahontas' slur. Good god do they all deserve to lose. https://t.co/wEwvwuYJDY | |
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| Clinton: “a great day to hit the campaign trail”: | |
| A great day to hit the campaign trail in Ohio with @ElizabethForMA. pic.twitter.com/VizBSUNMxg | |
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| Trump reverts to calling Warren 'Pocahontas' | |
| Using the verb “reverts” may imply there was more of a hiatus than there actually was. Trump tweeted dyspeptically about Senator Elizabeth Warren this morning, saying she “lied on heritage” but not calling her “Pocahontas” as is his wont. The nickname is a reference to Warren’s disputed Native American heritage. | |
| Trump is standing by the nickname, the hurtful connotations of which appear truly invisible to him, unless he is simply indifferent to them. “We call her Pocahontas for a reason,” Trump says in an interview with NBC: | |
| NBC News Exclusive:Trump to @HallieJackson: Elizabeth Warren "racist," "fraud," reups "Pocahontas" nickname: pic.twitter.com/QMPEqxzLP8 | |
| Warren was once listed on a roster of Harvard law school professors as having Native American heritage, a centerpiece of her family lore, but that heritage has been called into question and she has not identified a specific Native ancestor. | |
| A discouraging update: | |
| Scott Brown challenging Elizabeth Warren to take a DNA test to prove her native american heritage. | |
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| Clinton and Sanders campaign managers hang out, bond | Clinton and Sanders campaign managers hang out, bond |
| Bernie Sanders campaign manager Jeff Weaver and Hillary Clinton campaign manager Robby Mook have been bonding in almost-daily phone calls and they met for dinner Friday night in Burlington, Vermont, AP reports: | Bernie Sanders campaign manager Jeff Weaver and Hillary Clinton campaign manager Robby Mook have been bonding in almost-daily phone calls and they met for dinner Friday night in Burlington, Vermont, AP reports: |
| It seemed like a surprising party of two. | It seemed like a surprising party of two. |
| There was Robby Mook, Hillary Clinton’s top campaign aide, known for his calm temperament and fiercely disciplined ways, and Jeff Weaver, a combative political fighter often called Bernie Sanders’ alter ego, sharing a Friday night dinner at The Farmhouse Tap & Grill in Burlington, Vermont. | There was Robby Mook, Hillary Clinton’s top campaign aide, known for his calm temperament and fiercely disciplined ways, and Jeff Weaver, a combative political fighter often called Bernie Sanders’ alter ego, sharing a Friday night dinner at The Farmhouse Tap & Grill in Burlington, Vermont. |
| But over the long months of a frequently contentious primary, the two rival Democratic campaign managers struck up an unusually friendly relationship, founded on exhaustion, goofy jokes and a shared affection for their home state of Vermont. | But over the long months of a frequently contentious primary, the two rival Democratic campaign managers struck up an unusually friendly relationship, founded on exhaustion, goofy jokes and a shared affection for their home state of Vermont. |
| They talk almost daily, text frequently and email often. | They talk almost daily, text frequently and email often. |
| Now, as Sanders lingers in the presidential race, refusing to concede the nomination to Clinton even as he says he’ll vote for her on Election Day, the competing campaign managers have become a powerful political odd couple, responsible for engineering a graceful conclusion to a hard-fought Democratic contest. | Now, as Sanders lingers in the presidential race, refusing to concede the nomination to Clinton even as he says he’ll vote for her on Election Day, the competing campaign managers have become a powerful political odd couple, responsible for engineering a graceful conclusion to a hard-fought Democratic contest. |
| “I’ve really come to respect him,” Mook said. “There were some tense moments, but he was always honest, straightforward and very easy to work with.” | “I’ve really come to respect him,” Mook said. “There were some tense moments, but he was always honest, straightforward and very easy to work with.” |
| Weaver is equally effusive in his praise. | Weaver is equally effusive in his praise. |
| “I think he’s the kind of guy who is doing what he does for the right reasons,” Weaver said about Mook. “He believes in the cause and he believes in making the world a better place.” | “I think he’s the kind of guy who is doing what he does for the right reasons,” Weaver said about Mook. “He believes in the cause and he believes in making the world a better place.” |
| Read the full piece here. | Read the full piece here. |
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| Trump calls Warren a 'sellout' | Trump calls Warren a 'sellout' |
| Here’s kind of an interesting line of attack by the Trump campaign on the emergent Clinton-Warren axis. Trump accuses Warren of selling out her beliefs and “pandering to the Sanders wing” by standing next to Clinton, whom Trump says is a vessel for Wall Street interests and a proponent of trade agreements that hurt the American worker. | Here’s kind of an interesting line of attack by the Trump campaign on the emergent Clinton-Warren axis. Trump accuses Warren of selling out her beliefs and “pandering to the Sanders wing” by standing next to Clinton, whom Trump says is a vessel for Wall Street interests and a proponent of trade agreements that hurt the American worker. |
| “Warren’s campaigning for Clinton stands in stark contrast to the liberal ideals she once practiced,” Trump says. | “Warren’s campaigning for Clinton stands in stark contrast to the liberal ideals she once practiced,” Trump says. |
| Here’s the full statement from the Trump campaign, titled “Sellout Warren”: | Here’s the full statement from the Trump campaign, titled “Sellout Warren”: |
| As Clinton tries to salvage support among the Bernie Sanders wing of the Democrat Party, Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) has become a turncoat for the causes she supposedly supports. While Warren claims that Wall Street businesses have too much influence in D.C., by paying “barely disguised bribes,” through campaign contributions. The Clinton campaign has accepted over $41 million this cycle from Wall Street interests. Warren is also campaigning for the author of the Trans-Pacific Partnership, a deal she has routinely slammed. This is a trade deal that Clinton has expressed support for in over 45 public speeches. Warren’s campaigning for Clinton stands in stark contrast to the liberal ideals she once practiced. This sad attempt at pandering to the Sanders wing is another example of a typical political calculation by D.C. insiders. Mr. Trump has been against TPP from the start of his campaign because he understands how detrimental it would be to American workers. He will continue to fight for the American people and serve them over the special interests in Washington, D.C. | As Clinton tries to salvage support among the Bernie Sanders wing of the Democrat Party, Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) has become a turncoat for the causes she supposedly supports. While Warren claims that Wall Street businesses have too much influence in D.C., by paying “barely disguised bribes,” through campaign contributions. The Clinton campaign has accepted over $41 million this cycle from Wall Street interests. Warren is also campaigning for the author of the Trans-Pacific Partnership, a deal she has routinely slammed. This is a trade deal that Clinton has expressed support for in over 45 public speeches. Warren’s campaigning for Clinton stands in stark contrast to the liberal ideals she once practiced. This sad attempt at pandering to the Sanders wing is another example of a typical political calculation by D.C. insiders. Mr. Trump has been against TPP from the start of his campaign because he understands how detrimental it would be to American workers. He will continue to fight for the American people and serve them over the special interests in Washington, D.C. |
| (h/t: @bencjacobs) | (h/t: @bencjacobs) |
| Trump statement hitting warren does so without "Pocahontas" pic.twitter.com/g2dJRmfM8d | Trump statement hitting warren does so without "Pocahontas" pic.twitter.com/g2dJRmfM8d |
| It's now noteworthy that the presumptive Republican nominee can issue a press release without using an ethnic slur https://t.co/03INNtH4NK | It's now noteworthy that the presumptive Republican nominee can issue a press release without using an ethnic slur https://t.co/03INNtH4NK |
| Update: that didn’t last long: | Update: that didn’t last long: |
| Donald Trump calls @HallieJackson to say this on Elizabeth Warren: "She's a racist...we call her Pocahontas for a reason." | Donald Trump calls @HallieJackson to say this on Elizabeth Warren: "She's a racist...we call her Pocahontas for a reason." |
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| This is confusing. Trump spokesperson Katrina Pierson defends her boss’s handling of the Brexit vote by alluding to criticism of Clinton’s handling of the Benghazi incident: | This is confusing. Trump spokesperson Katrina Pierson defends her boss’s handling of the Brexit vote by alluding to criticism of Clinton’s handling of the Benghazi incident: |
| Trump spox @KatrinaPierson: "Perhaps Mr. Trump could have blamed Brexit on a video that never existed" pic.twitter.com/QDjPoUPTz2 | Trump spox @KatrinaPierson: "Perhaps Mr. Trump could have blamed Brexit on a video that never existed" pic.twitter.com/QDjPoUPTz2 |
| B R E X I TENGH A I LAZ O DI https://t.co/k7rHHjLiRg | B R E X I TENGH A I LAZ O DI https://t.co/k7rHHjLiRg |
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| Trump will travel to Ohio after all. | Trump will travel to Ohio after all. |
| After coming in for criticism for making no visits to the Buckeye State since March, Trump will participate in an upcoming rally in St Clairsville, a 95% white blue-collar town with more in common with West Virginia across the river than the Ohio metropolises to the west. | After coming in for criticism for making no visits to the Buckeye State since March, Trump will participate in an upcoming rally in St Clairsville, a 95% white blue-collar town with more in common with West Virginia across the river than the Ohio metropolises to the west. |
| Trump will be up against the spectacle this morning in Cincinnati of Hillary Clinton and Elizabeth Warren onstage together. | Trump will be up against the spectacle this morning in Cincinnati of Hillary Clinton and Elizabeth Warren onstage together. |
| Trump announces his first trip to Ohio since the March primary pic.twitter.com/WrbTOgVUJf | Trump announces his first trip to Ohio since the March primary pic.twitter.com/WrbTOgVUJf |
| Update: as for Trump’s planned visit Tuesday to Monesson, Pennsylvania, Nate Cohn of the New York Times observes that the city lies on a fault line separating blue Obama territory and red territory, and Trump could conceivably flip it. Trump plans to speak on trade, “Declaring American Economic Independence”, his campaign reports: | Update: as for Trump’s planned visit Tuesday to Monesson, Pennsylvania, Nate Cohn of the New York Times observes that the city lies on a fault line separating blue Obama territory and red territory, and Trump could conceivably flip it. Trump plans to speak on trade, “Declaring American Economic Independence”, his campaign reports: |
| Despite huge losses in the region, Obama was still very competitive in a lot of the area along the Monongahela River, south of Pittsburgh | Despite huge losses in the region, Obama was still very competitive in a lot of the area along the Monongahela River, south of Pittsburgh |
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| In a unanimous decision, the Supreme Court has vacated a conviction on corruption charges of former Virginia governor Bob McDonnell, who was originally found guilty of taking $175,000 in cash and gifts – a Ferrarri loaner, for example, and payment towards a daughter’s wedding – from a businessman, in return, a jury decided, for McDonnell’s arranging access to officials. The businessman was hawking a dietary supplement. | |
| McDonnell’s lawyers argued there was no quid-pro-quo and that the governor’s actions did not violate federal bribery statutes. The court found that the conviction hinged on instructions to a jury that were too broad. | McDonnell’s lawyers argued there was no quid-pro-quo and that the governor’s actions did not violate federal bribery statutes. The court found that the conviction hinged on instructions to a jury that were too broad. |
| The case raises questions about what kinds of gifts, exactly, a politician may accept, and what constitutes a favor in return. It appears more politicians may be about to get Ferrari rides: | The case raises questions about what kinds of gifts, exactly, a politician may accept, and what constitutes a favor in return. It appears more politicians may be about to get Ferrari rides: |
| In today's McDonnell ruling, a donor can legally give unlimited $$ to a candidate as a personal gift if no "official act" involved | In today's McDonnell ruling, a donor can legally give unlimited $$ to a candidate as a personal gift if no "official act" involved |
| Good news for Hillary! https://t.co/F2rEBxpOgK | Good news for Hillary! https://t.co/F2rEBxpOgK |
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| Dole joins Twitter | Dole joins Twitter |
| The 1996 Republican nominee is up and tweeting: | The 1996 Republican nominee is up and tweeting: |
| I'm proof that it's never too late to join Twitter. #myfirstTweet | I'm proof that it's never too late to join Twitter. #myfirstTweet |
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| Democrats accuse Benghazi committee Republicans of 'grave abuses' | Democrats accuse Benghazi committee Republicans of 'grave abuses' |
| The House select committee on Benghazi, led by dogged truth seeker Trey Gowdy, a Republican from South Carolina, earlier this month had to postpone the release of a summary report on its investigation into Hillary Clinton’s role in the disaster and the contents of her email. | The House select committee on Benghazi, led by dogged truth seeker Trey Gowdy, a Republican from South Carolina, earlier this month had to postpone the release of a summary report on its investigation into Hillary Clinton’s role in the disaster and the contents of her email. |
| The Democrats on the committee are out with their side today. They accuse the Republicans on the committee of “grave abuses” including concealing exculpatory evidence: | The Democrats on the committee are out with their side today. They accuse the Republicans on the committee of “grave abuses” including concealing exculpatory evidence: |
| Republicans excluded Democrats from interviews, concealed exculpatory evidence, withheld interview transcripts, leaked inaccurate information, issued unilateral subpoenas, sent armed Marshals to the home of a cooperative witness, and even conducted political fundraising by exploiting the deaths of four Americans. In one of the most serious abuses, Chairman Gowdy personally and publicly accused Secretary Clinton of compromising a highly classified intelligence source. Although the Intelligence Community quickly debunked his claim, Chairman Gowdy has yet to apologize to Secretary Clinton for his slanderous accusation. | Republicans excluded Democrats from interviews, concealed exculpatory evidence, withheld interview transcripts, leaked inaccurate information, issued unilateral subpoenas, sent armed Marshals to the home of a cooperative witness, and even conducted political fundraising by exploiting the deaths of four Americans. In one of the most serious abuses, Chairman Gowdy personally and publicly accused Secretary Clinton of compromising a highly classified intelligence source. Although the Intelligence Community quickly debunked his claim, Chairman Gowdy has yet to apologize to Secretary Clinton for his slanderous accusation. |
| Read further: | Read further: |
| Latest abuse of authority by House Republicans is ridiculous & a desperate distraction from a failed investigation https://t.co/8j4yZ0zifp | Latest abuse of authority by House Republicans is ridiculous & a desperate distraction from a failed investigation https://t.co/8j4yZ0zifp |
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| Mike Huckabee, the former Arkansas governor, used the Survivor song Eye of the Tiger without permission at a rally he held for Kim Davis, the Kentucky clerk who refused to issue same-sex couples marriage licenses. | Mike Huckabee, the former Arkansas governor, used the Survivor song Eye of the Tiger without permission at a rally he held for Kim Davis, the Kentucky clerk who refused to issue same-sex couples marriage licenses. |
| Huckabee got sued and had to pay out $25,000 in a settlement, CNN reports. | Huckabee got sued and had to pay out $25,000 in a settlement, CNN reports. |
| (h/t @bencjacobs) | (h/t @bencjacobs) |
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| Clinton: abortion ruling 'is a reminder of how much is at stake' | Clinton: abortion ruling 'is a reminder of how much is at stake' |
| In a 5-3 ruling, the Supreme Court has prevented Texas from enforcing a restrictive anti-abortion law that would have closed all but nine abortion clinics in the state. | In a 5-3 ruling, the Supreme Court has prevented Texas from enforcing a restrictive anti-abortion law that would have closed all but nine abortion clinics in the state. |
| “The Supreme Court’s decision in Whole Woman’s Health v. Hellerstedt is a victory for women across America,” Clinton said in a statement: | “The Supreme Court’s decision in Whole Woman’s Health v. Hellerstedt is a victory for women across America,” Clinton said in a statement: |
| By striking down politically motivated restrictions that made it nearly impossible for Texans to exercise their full reproductive rights, the Court upheld every woman’s right to safe, legal abortion, no matter where she lives. | By striking down politically motivated restrictions that made it nearly impossible for Texans to exercise their full reproductive rights, the Court upheld every woman’s right to safe, legal abortion, no matter where she lives. |
| The statement drew a contrast with Trump: | The statement drew a contrast with Trump: |
| Donald Trump has said women should be punished for having abortions. He also pledged to defund Planned Parenthood and appoint Supreme Court justices who would overturn Roe v. Wade. | Donald Trump has said women should be punished for having abortions. He also pledged to defund Planned Parenthood and appoint Supreme Court justices who would overturn Roe v. Wade. |
| Today’s decision is a reminder of how much is at stake in this election. | Today’s decision is a reminder of how much is at stake in this election. |
| The Trump campaign has yet to issue a statement on the ruling. | The Trump campaign has yet to issue a statement on the ruling. |
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| A high concentration of political gravity in one hug: | A high concentration of political gravity in one hug: |
| Hillary Clinton and Elizabeth Warren, working their first joint rope line, share a quick hug before Warren heads out pic.twitter.com/YxmSL8kahf | Hillary Clinton and Elizabeth Warren, working their first joint rope line, share a quick hug before Warren heads out pic.twitter.com/YxmSL8kahf |
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| Brown to make rebuttal to Clinton-Warren | Brown to make rebuttal to Clinton-Warren |
| You’ve heard Clinton and Warren make their argument. Now listen to the other side, from the mouth of... brief US senator Scott Brown. | You’ve heard Clinton and Warren make their argument. Now listen to the other side, from the mouth of... brief US senator Scott Brown. |
| The Republican national committee has scheduled a conference call with media this afternoon with Brown, who won a special election to the senate in 2010 before losing to Warren for senate in Massachusetts (2012) and then losing to Jeanne Shaheen for senate in New Hampshire (2014). | The Republican national committee has scheduled a conference call with media this afternoon with Brown, who won a special election to the senate in 2010 before losing to Warren for senate in Massachusetts (2012) and then losing to Jeanne Shaheen for senate in New Hampshire (2014). |
| We’ll listen to Brown and let you know what he says. | We’ll listen to Brown and let you know what he says. |
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| Clinton says Trump tried to turn Brexit into 'an infomercial' | Clinton says Trump tried to turn Brexit into 'an infomercial' |
| Clinton delivers a sustained criticism of Trump as conclusion to her speech: | Clinton delivers a sustained criticism of Trump as conclusion to her speech: |
| “I have this old fashioned idea. If you’re running for president, you should say what you want to do and how you will get it done,” she says. | “I have this old fashioned idea. If you’re running for president, you should say what you want to do and how you will get it done,” she says. |
| Ask yourself what are Donald Trump’s plans? Well, best I can tell, he has no credible strategy for creating jobs... he says he’s for our workers. But Trump’s own products are made in countries that are not called America.” | Ask yourself what are Donald Trump’s plans? Well, best I can tell, he has no credible strategy for creating jobs... he says he’s for our workers. But Trump’s own products are made in countries that are not called America.” |
| This time she names Trump suits, furniture and barware, all manufactured overseas. That’s not “America First”, she says. | This time she names Trump suits, furniture and barware, all manufactured overseas. That’s not “America First”, she says. |
| Then Clinton runs down a list of ways she says Trump is wrong, from “playing coy” with white supremacists to mocking people with disabilities, favoring banning Muslims, abolishing gun-free zones at schools, defaulting on the national debt, rolling back marriage equality... | Then Clinton runs down a list of ways she says Trump is wrong, from “playing coy” with white supremacists to mocking people with disabilities, favoring banning Muslims, abolishing gun-free zones at schools, defaulting on the national debt, rolling back marriage equality... |
| I could go on and on.. Whose reaction to the horrific mass shoting in Orlando was to publicly congratulate himself... and on Friday [after Brexit announcement], he crowed from his golf course about how the disruption could end up creating higher profits for that golf course, even though within 24 hours Americans lost [tens of billions] from their 401Ks. | I could go on and on.. Whose reaction to the horrific mass shoting in Orlando was to publicly congratulate himself... and on Friday [after Brexit announcement], he crowed from his golf course about how the disruption could end up creating higher profits for that golf course, even though within 24 hours Americans lost [tens of billions] from their 401Ks. |
| “He tried to turn a glogal economic challenge into an infomercial,” Clinton says. “Imagine him being in charge.. imagine him trying to figure out what to do in case of an emergency”. | “He tried to turn a glogal economic challenge into an infomercial,” Clinton says. “Imagine him being in charge.. imagine him trying to figure out what to do in case of an emergency”. |
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| Clinton is describing the America of tomorrow that she envisions, under her presidency. It will have the most competitive auto-parts industry in the world, every home will have high-speed broadband Internet and the USA will be the clean-energy superpower of the 21st century. | Clinton is describing the America of tomorrow that she envisions, under her presidency. It will have the most competitive auto-parts industry in the world, every home will have high-speed broadband Internet and the USA will be the clean-energy superpower of the 21st century. |
| She’s coughing a bit. She continues: | She’s coughing a bit. She continues: |
| “Cincinnati is already one of the biggest cities in the country to run 100% on clean energy. Congratulations!... I hope you don’t mind if I go around across the country and say if you can do it in Cincinnati you can do it anywhere!” | “Cincinnati is already one of the biggest cities in the country to run 100% on clean energy. Congratulations!... I hope you don’t mind if I go around across the country and say if you can do it in Cincinnati you can do it anywhere!” |
| Clinton deploys the “Woman card” line: | Clinton deploys the “Woman card” line: |
| If fighting for families is playing the woman card, deal me in”. | If fighting for families is playing the woman card, deal me in”. |
| People chant along and there’s lots of clapping and a “Hillary! Hillary!” chant breaks out. | People chant along and there’s lots of clapping and a “Hillary! Hillary!” chant breaks out. |
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| Clinton promise: 'not raise' taxes on middle class; 'raise taxes' on wealthy | Clinton promise: 'not raise' taxes on middle class; 'raise taxes' on wealthy |
| Clinton: “I got into this race because I wanted to even the odds for people who have the odds stacked against them...” | Clinton: “I got into this race because I wanted to even the odds for people who have the odds stacked against them...” |
| We’ve got to go big and we’ve got to go bold. We need to take the frustration, the fear, the anxiety and yes the anger... we’ve got to work together. | We’ve got to go big and we’ve got to go bold. We need to take the frustration, the fear, the anxiety and yes the anger... we’ve got to work together. |
| Let’s set five ambition goals for the economy, Clinton says, lapsing into the economic policy program she’s laid out elsewhere: 1/ jobs and infrastructure spending; 2/ debt-free college & college debt relief 3/ profit-sharing & less outsourcing 4/ tax Wall Street & Buffett rule 5/ family leave & health care | Let’s set five ambition goals for the economy, Clinton says, lapsing into the economic policy program she’s laid out elsewhere: 1/ jobs and infrastructure spending; 2/ debt-free college & college debt relief 3/ profit-sharing & less outsourcing 4/ tax Wall Street & Buffett rule 5/ family leave & health care |
| Then Clinton makes a classic campaign-trail tax pledge, notable for the political comfort she feels at drawing such a line. She promises to tax the rich and not to tax the middle class: | Then Clinton makes a classic campaign-trail tax pledge, notable for the political comfort she feels at drawing such a line. She promises to tax the rich and not to tax the middle class: |
| I’ve made a pledge: I will not raise taxes on the middle class, but we are going to raise taxes on corporations and the wealthy.” | I’ve made a pledge: I will not raise taxes on the middle class, but we are going to raise taxes on corporations and the wealthy.” |
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| Clinton: Warren speaks for 'every American who is frustrated' | Clinton: Warren speaks for 'every American who is frustrated' |
| Clinton, perhaps targeting the kind of frustrated blue collar voter whose support for Trump has been apparent, calls Warren a premier defender of the disenfranchised: | Clinton, perhaps targeting the kind of frustrated blue collar voter whose support for Trump has been apparent, calls Warren a premier defender of the disenfranchised: |
| Some of the best TV since Elizabeth came to the senate is actually on CSPAN.... She is speaking for every American who is frustrated and fed up. She is speaking for all of us. And we thank her for that. | Some of the best TV since Elizabeth came to the senate is actually on CSPAN.... She is speaking for every American who is frustrated and fed up. She is speaking for all of us. And we thank her for that. |
| Clinton also expressed admiration for Warren’s ability to attack Trump: | Clinton also expressed admiration for Warren’s ability to attack Trump: |
| And I must say. I do just love to see how she gets under Donald Trump’s thin skin. As Elizabeth made clear, Donald Trump proves every day, he’s not in it for the American people, he’s only in it for himself. And Elizabeth reminds us of that.. because... she exposes him for what he is. Temperamentally unfit and totally unqualified to be president of the United States. | And I must say. I do just love to see how she gets under Donald Trump’s thin skin. As Elizabeth made clear, Donald Trump proves every day, he’s not in it for the American people, he’s only in it for himself. And Elizabeth reminds us of that.. because... she exposes him for what he is. Temperamentally unfit and totally unqualified to be president of the United States. |