Hillary Clinton
Related: About this forumDemocratic Party elite rally around Hillary Clinton. ("She is the boss.") (HILLARY GROUP)
MINNEAPOLIS Hillary Clinton delivered a show of force on Friday meant to make one thing abundantly clear to Democratic leaders, Bernie Sanders, and Joe Biden: She is the boss.
Coming off two weeks of breathless speculation about the vice presidents ambitions, Clinton now looks like shes nearly locked up the support of party elites, something she critically failed to accomplish in 2008.
A phalanx of Clintons top aides including campaign manager Robby Mook, political director Amanda Renteria, and top organizing official Marlon Marshall worked party influencers at the Democrats candidate cattle-call here and at a private happy hour at the W Hotel bar on Thursday night, while trying to calm those with questions about the email controversy. Clinton too met with supporters privately on Thursday night.
And party officials gathered in the hotels hallways, conference rooms, and suites responded, delivering a level of enthusiasm for their wounded front-runner that demonstrated to would-be challengers how little space they have to pursue the Democratic establishment.
This is really about how you put the numbers together to secure the nomination, Clinton said Friday. In 2008 I got a lot of votes, but I didnt get enough delegates. So I think its understandable that my focus is going to be on delegates as well as votes this time....
Politico: http://www.politico.com/story/2015/08/hillary-clinton-2016-democratic-elite-213148#ixzz3kAO7OGKp
Iliyah
(25,111 posts)Thinkingabout
(30,058 posts)Strong support for Hillary. I am looking forward to a good campaign and a strong run for Hillary to have the nomination by super Tuesday. Every day is progress.
leftofcool
(19,460 posts)Give a great speech? Kick some ass? Score some new endorsements?
I noticed that, also!
msrizzo
(796 posts)The better she does, the madder they get.
Cha
(296,775 posts)time.
Glad we have had President Obama.. it still cracks me up when I see posters here ignorantly whinging about him.. they have not one clue what all has been accomplished the last 7 years.
They think it has to be perfect or nothing at all.. and they're on the wrong side of history.
Gothmog
(144,890 posts)Hillary is is running a very smart campiaign
ellisonz
(27,711 posts)I like the sound of Clinton/Biden.