2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumDoes Hillary have any campaign events scheduled in DC (targeted at DC voters)?
If not, I hope she adds one. Not because she hasn't clinched the nomination - I concede that she has. But DC voters are the most loyal to the party of any voting entity in the country, and yet they rarely get any attention from national politicians. Politicians go to work there and they do fundraisers there, but they rarely venture outside the Northwest corridor (and maybe the small slices of the other corridors right near the Capitol) and address/interact with regular DC voters.
We know Bernie is going ahead with his scheduled rally at RFK Stadium tomorrow.
Obviously, the DC primary won't change the outcome of the race, and she Hillary will probably win it handily next week and in November. But I think it would be a nice gesture if she would add a campaign event in a place like Anacostia, to send the message to DC voters that she still cares about and wants their votes.
If any of the Hillary supporters here are connected to the higher-ups in the campaign, perhaps you can suggest this to them if you agree.
NV Whino
(20,886 posts)DC doesn't vote in the GE anyway.
democrattotheend
(11,605 posts)Since 1964, with the passage of the 23rd amendment. It just goes so heavily Democratic that people don't notice. Which is why I think doing an event there before the primary would be a nice gesture on Hillary's part.
NV Whino
(20,886 posts)Time they brought in the territories as well.
NurseJackie
(42,862 posts)... for "overkill" and/or "punching down" and/or trying to "run-up-the-score" when she didn't need to.
Personally, I think it's very wise of her to focus all of her attention, effort and money on defeating Trump and attacking him in areas of the country where he's most vulnerable. (I doubt that DC is one of those areas.)
(But, I agree that seeing Hillary in person would be cool and great fun for everyone who could attend!)
geek tragedy
(68,868 posts)I agree DC voters deserve attention, but the general election is upon us