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| 12.40pm ET17:40 | |
| Speech over | |
| Clinton says she wishes her mother was still alive to see Chelsea and Clinton’s own granddaughter, Charlotte. | |
| “I wish she could’ve seen the America we are going to build”, an America where no one is left behind, says Clinton. She says this will be an America “where a father tells his daughter, you can be anything you want to be, even a president of United States of America”. | |
| And that’s a wrap. | |
| Updated at 12.41pm ET | |
| 12.39pm ET17:39 | |
| 12.38pm ET17:38 | |
| “I won’t get everything right,” Clinton says, adding that she has made a number of mistakes and that there is no shortage of people pointing them out. Leadership is about perseverance and hard choices, she says. | |
| “I have been called many things by many people. ‘Quitter’ is not one of them. Like many things, I got that from my mother.” | |
| 12.37pm ET17:37 | |
| To deliver on these four issues, Clinton says we all have to do our part in the voting booth and by donating to her campaign. | |
| She also says she is running against some strong voices. Or perhaps some strong forces. To be honest, it sounded a bit like she said she would be running against some strong horses. | |
| It’s been a long speech, for her and for those reporting on her. Possibly recognising this, Clinton says: “I know how hard this job is. I’ve seen it up close and personal.” | |
| And here comes the line about her coloring her hair … | |
| I will be the youngest woman president in the history of the United States … You won’t see my hair turn white in the White House. I’ve been coloring my hair for years. | |
| Updated at 12.42pm ET | |
| 12.31pm ET17:31 | |
| Clinton is now calling for mandatory voter registration and early voting. | |
| 12.27pm ET17:27 | |
| 12.27pm ET17:27 | |
| And now we are onto the second pillar: strengthening US families and communities | |
| Here are some of the things Clinton is proposing: | |
| When talking about equal pay, Clinton points out that women of color earn even less than their white counterparts | |
| [Equal pay] is not a women’s issue, this is a family issue. | |
| Other issues that are a family issues, according to Clinton, are: declining marriage rates, incarceration rates and mental health issues. | |
| 12.22pm ET17:22 | |
| Clinton now highlights the first of the four pillars of her campaign agenda: making the economy work for every day Americans, not just those on the top. She wants to give the poor a chance to work their way into middle class, she says. | |
| “The middle class needs more growth and fairness,” she says, adding that the two go hand in hand. | |
| “Do I think it will be easy? Of course not,” she says, adding that there are allies who want to help battle income inequality like public officials and business owners. Clinton says she will rewrite the tax code so it rewards hard work and investments in America and give new incentives to companies that give employees “their fair share of the profits that their hard work earns”. | |
| She then segues into renewable energy and the global fight against climate change, which she says will create jobs. | |
| Clinton says that building a strong economy takes an investment in people. She is proposing free pre-school for all US children, making higher education affordable and providing workers with life long learning. | |
| 12.16pm ET17:16 | 12.16pm ET17:16 |
| “Americans have come too far to see our progress ripped away,” says Clinton, before launching an attack on her Republican opponents. She says the new voices in the “Republican presidential choir” are all singing the “same old song, called Yesterday”. | “Americans have come too far to see our progress ripped away,” says Clinton, before launching an attack on her Republican opponents. She says the new voices in the “Republican presidential choir” are all singing the “same old song, called Yesterday”. |
| You know the one: all our troubles look as if they are here to stay and we need to hide away. | You know the one: all our troubles look as if they are here to stay and we need to hide away. |
| She then hits the rapidly expanding Republican field: on the following issues: | She then hits the rapidly expanding Republican field: on the following issues: |
| Income inequality: wanting to lower taxes for the healthy and corporation without any regard for how this would make income inequality any worse. | Income inequality: wanting to lower taxes for the healthy and corporation without any regard for how this would make income inequality any worse. |
| Climate change: Republicans defense on climate change is: “I am not a scientist”. Says Clinton: “Well, why don’t they start to listen to those who are?” | Climate change: Republicans defense on climate change is: “I am not a scientist”. Says Clinton: “Well, why don’t they start to listen to those who are?” |
| Wall Street: Republicans would allow banks, she says, to remain “too risky, courting future failure”. She accuses such politicians of mass amnesia regarding the crash of 2008. | Wall Street: Republicans would allow banks, she says, to remain “too risky, courting future failure”. She accuses such politicians of mass amnesia regarding the crash of 2008. |
| Health care: She says Republicans want to take insurance away without providing an alternative and accuses them of attempting to limit women’s reproductive rights. | Health care: She says Republicans want to take insurance away without providing an alternative and accuses them of attempting to limit women’s reproductive rights. |
| Same-sex marriage: Republicans have turned their back on gay people who love each other, Clinton says, concluding: | Same-sex marriage: Republicans have turned their back on gay people who love each other, Clinton says, concluding: |
| They reject what it takes to build an inclusive economy, [what] it takes an inclusive society, what I called a village | They reject what it takes to build an inclusive economy, [what] it takes an inclusive society, what I called a village |
| 12.09pm ET17:09 | 12.09pm ET17:09 |
| Clinton ticks down a list of the people who she hopes to advocate for during her campaign: | Clinton ticks down a list of the people who she hopes to advocate for during her campaign: |
| She also criticizes Wall Street and the financial industry for putting too much emphasis on short-term profit and trading schemes. | She also criticizes Wall Street and the financial industry for putting too much emphasis on short-term profit and trading schemes. |
| 12.07pm ET17:07 | 12.07pm ET17:07 |
| Clinton takes a stand against the “trickle down” economy. To present herself as the champions of the middle class, she speaks of Americans who take extra shifts, find second jobs, and postpone house repairs in order to make ends meet. | Clinton takes a stand against the “trickle down” economy. To present herself as the champions of the middle class, she speaks of Americans who take extra shifts, find second jobs, and postpone house repairs in order to make ends meet. |
| She points out that top 25 hedge fun managers make more than all US kindergarden teachers combined: | She points out that top 25 hedge fun managers make more than all US kindergarden teachers combined: |
| “You have to wonder: when does my hard work pay off? When does my family get ahead? I say: now. That’s why I am running for president of United States.” | “You have to wonder: when does my hard work pay off? When does my family get ahead? I say: now. That’s why I am running for president of United States.” |
| 11.59am ET16:59 | 11.59am ET16:59 |
| Clinton is now speaking. | Clinton is now speaking. |
| At the beginning of her speech, she thanked New Yorkers for giving her the honor of representing them in US Senate for eight years. | At the beginning of her speech, she thanked New Yorkers for giving her the honor of representing them in US Senate for eight years. |
| She then spoke of Franklin Delano Roosevelt and presidents who followed him, like Barack Obama, who were “guided by the fundamental American belief that real and lasting prosperity must be built by all and shared by all”. | She then spoke of Franklin Delano Roosevelt and presidents who followed him, like Barack Obama, who were “guided by the fundamental American belief that real and lasting prosperity must be built by all and shared by all”. |
| Clinton highlighted the following issues fought for by Roosevelt: equality of opportunity, jobs for those who work, security who need it, preservation of civil liberties for all, a wider and constantly rising standard of living. | Clinton highlighted the following issues fought for by Roosevelt: equality of opportunity, jobs for those who work, security who need it, preservation of civil liberties for all, a wider and constantly rising standard of living. |
| “That still sounds good to me,” she said. “It’s America’s basic bargain: if you do your part, you ought to be able to get ahead.” | “That still sounds good to me,” she said. “It’s America’s basic bargain: if you do your part, you ought to be able to get ahead.” |
| Updated at 11.59am ET | Updated at 11.59am ET |
| 11.53am ET16:53 | 11.53am ET16:53 |
| Katy Perry, on the other hand, is a fan: | Katy Perry, on the other hand, is a fan: |
| Your official invitation to join the sisterhood of the traveling pantsuit is right here: http://t.co/dGOsvVNQbJ #Hillary2016 | Your official invitation to join the sisterhood of the traveling pantsuit is right here: http://t.co/dGOsvVNQbJ #Hillary2016 |
| (h/t @bencjacobs) | (h/t @bencjacobs) |
| Perry has also offered to write a “theme” song for Clinton’s campaign, an offer to which Clinton responded: | Perry has also offered to write a “theme” song for Clinton’s campaign, an offer to which Clinton responded: |
| .@katyperry Well that’s not a Hard Choice. You already did! Keep letting us hear you Roar. | .@katyperry Well that’s not a Hard Choice. You already did! Keep letting us hear you Roar. |
| 11.50am ET16:50 | 11.50am ET16:50 |
| Not everyone on the Roosevelt Island is a fan of Clinton, it seems. | Not everyone on the Roosevelt Island is a fan of Clinton, it seems. |
| So far the sole protester at the event. Said he was a HRC supporter in 2006 but disagrees with her foreign policy pic.twitter.com/PyizcJlvJr | So far the sole protester at the event. Said he was a HRC supporter in 2006 but disagrees with her foreign policy pic.twitter.com/PyizcJlvJr |
| .@gop out in force #stophillary pic.twitter.com/P7WVzbe8Br | .@gop out in force #stophillary pic.twitter.com/P7WVzbe8Br |
| At Clinton rally staff tried to kick me out for wearing a #StopHillary shirt | At Clinton rally staff tried to kick me out for wearing a #StopHillary shirt |
| And before Clinton could lay out her campaign’s agenda, Wisconsin governor Scott Walker, a leading Republican contender despite not actually having said he is running for the White House, issued the following statement: | And before Clinton could lay out her campaign’s agenda, Wisconsin governor Scott Walker, a leading Republican contender despite not actually having said he is running for the White House, issued the following statement: |
| Hillary Clinton’s re-launch of her campaign doesn’t change that her views are out-of-touch with mainstream America. We don’t need Washington telling us what to do; we need to build the economy from the ground up with government getting out of the way. Clinton would be a third term of Obama’s failed policies. Instead, we need new, fresh solutions. | Hillary Clinton’s re-launch of her campaign doesn’t change that her views are out-of-touch with mainstream America. We don’t need Washington telling us what to do; we need to build the economy from the ground up with government getting out of the way. Clinton would be a third term of Obama’s failed policies. Instead, we need new, fresh solutions. |
| 11.38am ET16:38 | 11.38am ET16:38 |
| There is one person who has not made it out to Roosevelt Island: New York mayor Bill de Blasio, a prominent Democrat who has yet to endorse Clinton. | There is one person who has not made it out to Roosevelt Island: New York mayor Bill de Blasio, a prominent Democrat who has yet to endorse Clinton. |
| De Blasio was a campaign manager for Clinton in 2000, when she ran for and won a US Senate seat in New York, and campaigned for her as a “surrogate” in the 2008 race for the Democratic presidential nomination. | De Blasio was a campaign manager for Clinton in 2000, when she ran for and won a US Senate seat in New York, and campaigned for her as a “surrogate” in the 2008 race for the Democratic presidential nomination. |
| “I am very impressed by the comments she has given on a host of issues,” he said at a press conference Wednesday. “I thought her speech on voting rights was very powerful. I thought her vision for that was exactly right. I am very impressed by her criminal justice reform speech, by her innovation reform speech.” | “I am very impressed by the comments she has given on a host of issues,” he said at a press conference Wednesday. “I thought her speech on voting rights was very powerful. I thought her vision for that was exactly right. I am very impressed by her criminal justice reform speech, by her innovation reform speech.” |
| De Blasio added that he was still waiting to hear about Clinton’s plan to fight income inequality and to raise wages and benefits. | De Blasio added that he was still waiting to hear about Clinton’s plan to fight income inequality and to raise wages and benefits. |
| “It’s June. The election is next year. There is a plenty of time, but that’s what I am listening for,” he said. “I think it’s best to hear the ideas and then make a decision.” | “It’s June. The election is next year. There is a plenty of time, but that’s what I am listening for,” he said. “I think it’s best to hear the ideas and then make a decision.” |
| When asked what he thought of Bernie Sanders, the independent, self-described democratic socialist senator from Vermont who is also running for the Democratic nomination in 2016, de Blasio laughed and said: “I’ve always like what I’ve heard from Bernie Sanders. Bernie Sanders is a great senator and a great voice for a fair society and a fair economy.” | When asked what he thought of Bernie Sanders, the independent, self-described democratic socialist senator from Vermont who is also running for the Democratic nomination in 2016, de Blasio laughed and said: “I’ve always like what I’ve heard from Bernie Sanders. Bernie Sanders is a great senator and a great voice for a fair society and a fair economy.” |
| 11.26am ET16:26 | 11.26am ET16:26 |
| Clinton is scheduled to speak at 11.45 am ET, but her supporters have already gathered at the Roosevelt Island. | Clinton is scheduled to speak at 11.45 am ET, but her supporters have already gathered at the Roosevelt Island. |
| First rally of @HillaryClinton campaign pic.twitter.com/RRwr30MkY3 | First rally of @HillaryClinton campaign pic.twitter.com/RRwr30MkY3 |
| If cuteness could qualify you to vote ...#Hillary2016 pic.twitter.com/spbA2OHBOr | If cuteness could qualify you to vote ...#Hillary2016 pic.twitter.com/spbA2OHBOr |
| Among those who made it out to the rally is John Podesta, the chairman of the 2016 Hillary Clinton presidential campaign. | Among those who made it out to the rally is John Podesta, the chairman of the 2016 Hillary Clinton presidential campaign. |
| Rare sighting: Podesta family at #Hillary2016 pic.twitter.com/IV3sNvpmaY | Rare sighting: Podesta family at #Hillary2016 pic.twitter.com/IV3sNvpmaY |
| Get your #Hillary2016 swag and a pretty sweet view pic.twitter.com/VoZmANBhNj | Get your #Hillary2016 swag and a pretty sweet view pic.twitter.com/VoZmANBhNj |
| Yes that is former Olympic ice skater Michelle Kwan. #Hillary2016 pic.twitter.com/Wc8wKtKoqh | Yes that is former Olympic ice skater Michelle Kwan. #Hillary2016 pic.twitter.com/Wc8wKtKoqh |
| 11.23am ET16:23 | 11.23am ET16:23 |
| While we wait, here’s a slice of a great piece by the Guardian’s Ben Jacobs on Clinton’s unpaid intern limbo: | While we wait, here’s a slice of a great piece by the Guardian’s Ben Jacobs on Clinton’s unpaid intern limbo: |
| Clinton’s camp has made headlines about its frugality and a hard sell on its fellowship program, which allows aspiring politicos between the ages of 18 and 24 to spend this summer as full-time campaign volunteers. The result, however, is the human-resources reality of a campaign – one scheduled to hold at least 26 fundraisers this month alone – that isn’t just taking on college students with political science degrees but expecting political veterans to gamble their careers on her without pay. | Clinton’s camp has made headlines about its frugality and a hard sell on its fellowship program, which allows aspiring politicos between the ages of 18 and 24 to spend this summer as full-time campaign volunteers. The result, however, is the human-resources reality of a campaign – one scheduled to hold at least 26 fundraisers this month alone – that isn’t just taking on college students with political science degrees but expecting political veterans to gamble their careers on her without pay. |
| Related: Hillary Clinton's unpaid intern limbo: a grassroots campaign of 'free help' | Related: Hillary Clinton's unpaid intern limbo: a grassroots campaign of 'free help' |
| On Friday night, speaking at a Politico event, Hillary for America director of communications Jennifer Palmieri said Robby Mook, the campaign manager, is so “cheap” that he won’t allow the campaign to buy a refrigerator for its HQ. | On Friday night, speaking at a Politico event, Hillary for America director of communications Jennifer Palmieri said Robby Mook, the campaign manager, is so “cheap” that he won’t allow the campaign to buy a refrigerator for its HQ. |
| According to Mook, one was donated two weeks later. | According to Mook, one was donated two weeks later. |
| Updated at 11.29am ET | Updated at 11.29am ET |
| 11.03am ET16:03 | 11.03am ET16:03 |
| Here is a quick preview of what’s to come, as reported by Lauren and Sabrina yesterday: | Here is a quick preview of what’s to come, as reported by Lauren and Sabrina yesterday: |
| During the speech, Clinton is expected to signal that she can be a champion for the middle classes, set out an economic vision, and evoke the Roosevelts’ progressive beliefs as she pitches herself as the person to lead the country forward. | During the speech, Clinton is expected to signal that she can be a champion for the middle classes, set out an economic vision, and evoke the Roosevelts’ progressive beliefs as she pitches herself as the person to lead the country forward. |
| Clinton is expected to evoke her political heroine, Eleanor Roosevelt, and to draw inspiration from her late mother, Dorothy Rodham. You can read more about that here. | Clinton is expected to evoke her political heroine, Eleanor Roosevelt, and to draw inspiration from her late mother, Dorothy Rodham. You can read more about that here. |
| Also on today’s program: | Also on today’s program: |
| You can watch the live stream of Clinton’s speech here. | You can watch the live stream of Clinton’s speech here. |
| Also, the campaign has just introduced the official campaign playlist. (h/t @megancarpentier) | Also, the campaign has just introduced the official campaign playlist. (h/t @megancarpentier) |
| Now playing: The official #Hillary2016 @Spotify playlist! Listen here → http://t.co/dL7vGv4gGi pic.twitter.com/ETfaTkPj8F | Now playing: The official #Hillary2016 @Spotify playlist! Listen here → http://t.co/dL7vGv4gGi pic.twitter.com/ETfaTkPj8F |
| 10.55am ET15:55 | 10.55am ET15:55 |
| What to expect | What to expect |
| Hillary Clinton will officially launch her campaign (again) on Saturday, with a big rally and speech at Four Freedoms Park on Roosevelt Island in New York City. The event comes two months after Clinton announced that she was running for president in 2016 and launched her campaign website, hillaryclinton.com. | Hillary Clinton will officially launch her campaign (again) on Saturday, with a big rally and speech at Four Freedoms Park on Roosevelt Island in New York City. The event comes two months after Clinton announced that she was running for president in 2016 and launched her campaign website, hillaryclinton.com. |
| I'm running for president. Everyday Americans need a champion, and I want to be that champion. –H https://t.co/w8Hoe1pbtC | I'm running for president. Everyday Americans need a champion, and I want to be that champion. –H https://t.co/w8Hoe1pbtC |
| Clinton has spent the last two months traveling the US, meeting voters. Now it’s her turn to outline her plans for the nation and to position herself as the champion for the middle class. | Clinton has spent the last two months traveling the US, meeting voters. Now it’s her turn to outline her plans for the nation and to position herself as the champion for the middle class. |
| After launching her campaign, Clinton highlighted four issues that she hoped to campaign on. The four issues, which have been described as a progressive checklist, include: campaign finance reform, reviving the US economy, strengthening families and communities and protecting the US from threats. Recently, Clinton also delivered a speech on voting rights in which she called for mandatory voter registration and early voting. | After launching her campaign, Clinton highlighted four issues that she hoped to campaign on. The four issues, which have been described as a progressive checklist, include: campaign finance reform, reviving the US economy, strengthening families and communities and protecting the US from threats. Recently, Clinton also delivered a speech on voting rights in which she called for mandatory voter registration and early voting. |
| Follow along with us this soggy Saturday morning as we bring you regular updates from Four Freedoms Park, where reporters Lauren Gambino and Sabrina Siddiqui are currently awaiting Clinton’s speech. | Follow along with us this soggy Saturday morning as we bring you regular updates from Four Freedoms Park, where reporters Lauren Gambino and Sabrina Siddiqui are currently awaiting Clinton’s speech. |