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2016 Postmortem

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lunamagica

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Wed Nov 2, 2016, 01:49 AM Nov 2016

Bill Weld: "I know her well personally. I know her to be a person of high moral character" [View all]

The Libertarian Party vice presidential nominee Bill Weld has defended the Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton and said that he is "vouching" for her.

The former Massachusetts governor and Justice Department official, in an interview to MSNBC's Rachel Maddow on Tuesday (1 November), said that he disagreed with FBI director James Comey's decision to publicly announce that the agency was looking into Clinton emails days before the election.

Well I'm here vouching for Mrs. Clinton," he said, "and I think it's high time somebody did, and I'm doing it based on my personal experience with her. I think she deserves to have people vouch for her other than members of the Democratic National Committee, so I'm here to do that."

When Maddow asked him about a press release from the Libertarian party that blasted Clinton over the latest FBI revelation he said: "We keep talking them through. I talk with Gary every other day. We're on different coasts usually, but we keep in touch. And yeah, no, I do not agree with that release." Weld indicated that voters in swing states, who don't want to back the Libertarian ticket, should vote for Clinton.

More... http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/libertarian-vp-nominee-bill-weld-vouches-hillary-clinton-1589404

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K&R nt ProudProgressiveNow Nov 2016 #1
Do the right thing and drop off the Libertarian ticket, then. Ken Burch Nov 2016 #2
Last I heard they were drawing more votes from the GOP, so I don't think it would help us pnwmom Nov 2016 #9
Fair enough. n/t. Ken Burch Nov 2016 #12
Ambassador? Cabinet position? SHRED Nov 2016 #3
That's not important right now.. The important thing is he's Cha Nov 2016 #4
It's good he said that SHRED Nov 2016 #7
Too cynical. Weld is a liberal Repub and a patriot radius777 Nov 2016 #8
What would you think about him somewhere in Hillary's administration? pnwmom Nov 2016 #10
Weld has always been liked by Dems afaik, radius777 Nov 2016 #11
Weld it's a good man with a history and record to back it up JI7 Nov 2016 #19
Gracias lunamagica! The FBI should be Blasted about their Cha Nov 2016 #5
weld is one of hillary's best surrogates Tom Rivers Nov 2016 #6
He must find his running mate, Gary Johnson, embarrassing. SunSeeker Nov 2016 #13
Weld is basically attempting to be Hillary's Jill Stein forjusticethunders Nov 2016 #14
Hillary "person of high moral character, reliable, and honest." Hortensis Nov 2016 #15
Weld says he doesn't agree with that statement. LisaL Nov 2016 #16
The day after Hill takes office Cosmocat Nov 2016 #17
Wow! This is a nice surprise! Madam45for2923 Nov 2016 #18
In fairness, he had flagged he would do this some time ago, if the race tightened towards the end. OnDoutside Nov 2016 #21
Bill Weld is a doing a great service andym Nov 2016 #22
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