The Secret Messages Hidden in Trump, Clinton, and Sanders’s Speeches Last Night

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In the wee hours, we learned that California, the last hope of Bernie Sanders and the “big enchilada,” had landed decisively on the plate of Hillary Clinton. We also learned that John Kasich broke the 10-percent barrier in three states, a testament to the continuing power of the man’s message. The night saw three speeches: the first from Donald Trump, the second from Hillary Clinton, and the third from Sanders. Each had an overt message and an implied message. Taken together they help articulate what we should expect in the coming months.

Trump: I’m Sane

Trump’s speech, delivered before a small crowd in Westchester, was the most subdued of the evening, relying uncharacteristically on a teleprompter, while refraining from insulting any major ethnic group. “To all of those Bernie Sanders voters who have been left out in the cold by a rigged system of superdelegates, we welcome you with open arms,” Trump offered—returning to the word “rigged” several times more. Winning over any meaningful number of Sanders supporters is a long shot, but Trump, like John McCain in 2008 when he picked Sarah Palin as his vice president, entertains dreams of a small flood of embittered Democrats rushing his way.

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Clinton: Let’s Stay Sane

Clinton had the best night of everyone, and that’s to be expected, as her nomination was finally sewed up. Her emphasis on the nature of the breakthrough she had achieved—the first female presidential nominee in history—was heavy, not only because it’s of particular interest to 50 percent of voters, but also because, among Hillary’s fellow women, a solid 70 percent appear to view Donald Trump with the enthusiasm of a vampire for garlic.

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Sanders: I’m Done

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If Barack Obama was willing to sit on his hands for the past several months, that phase is now over, and he has summoned Bernie to the White House to broker a peace deal for the weeks ahead. Officially, it’s “at Sanders’s request,” which will allow Bernie to save face, but Bernie doesn’t have much of a choice in the matter. And he seems to be farther along in making peace with it than his supporters are—at least for now. In any case, losing really hurts.

http://www.vanityfair.com/news/2016/06/the-secret-messages-in-trump-clinton-and-sanderss-speeches

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1. Hillary Clinton made history. Now she has to get Sanders supporters on board

Now comes the hard part. Or maybe the harder part.

Having made history as the first woman to lead a major-party ticket, Hillary Clinton now enters a critical period of trying to cement her status in Democrats’ hearts and minds, not just with delegate math. To unite the party for a general election campaign against political wild card Donald Trump, she must navigate the bruised feelings of the eager supporters of rival Bernie Sanders, who pledged late Tuesday in Santa Monica to fight her all the way to the party’s convention.

Eight years ago, when Clinton herself came up just short in the Democratic primary race for delegates, it took days of ego-smoothing and behind-the-scenes negotiations before she offered a robust endorsement of then-Sen. Barack Obama.

Both the Clinton campaign and the Obama White House appear to be proceeding carefully as Sanders plots his next steps.

http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-na-pol-clinton-sanders-democrats-20160608-snap-story.html

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2. Biden On Pressuring Sanders To Exit Race: 'We Should Be A Little Graceful'

Vice President Joe Biden told CNN on Wednesday that while it was "clear" who the Democratic presidential nominee would be, Democrats "should be a little graceful" in waiting for Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) to drop out of the race.

Hillary Clinton declared herself the presumptive nominee Tuesday night, when she won primary contests in New Jersey and California. The Associated Press had declared her the party's presumptive nominee Monday night after calling superdelegates to see how they planned on voting.

"I think that's his call," Biden told CNN when asked whether Sanders should exit the race. "It's clear we know who the nominee is going to be. I think we should be a little graceful and give him the opportunity to decide on his own."

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/biden-dems-should-be-graceful-sanders-exit

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3. Bernie booster Cenk Uygur urges Sanders to suspend campaign and focus on defeating Trump

The Young Turks host Cenk Uygur has been one of the most visible and vocal supporters of Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and his bid for the Democratic nomination.

But on Tuesday night, Uygur urged Sanders to suspend his campaign in light of the fact that his rival, Hillary Clinton, has secured the delegates needed to cinch the party’s nomination.

“If I was Bernie Sanders, I would suspend the campaign,” Uygur said. “And so now Sanders supporters, before you freak out, here’s what it means. It doesn’t mean that I take all my delegates and I give them to Hillary Clinton preemptively… In this case it would be a literal suspension of the campaign. ‘I am not going to continue to run against Hillary Clinton because there aren’t any elections left other than the super delegate election at the convention. So for the moment being, I am suspending the campaign.'”

Uygur said unlike other candidates, where “suspending” a run functionally means dropping out of the race, Sanders should reserve the right to re-enter the race in case Clinton is indicted over her use of email and a private server while serving as Secretary of State.

http://www.rawstory.com/2016/06/bernie-booster-cenk-uygur-urges-sanders-to-suspend-campaign-and-focus-on-defeating-trump/

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4. Billionaire Environmentalist Tom Steyer Endorses Hillary Clinton

Billionaire green activist Tom Steyer is endorsing Hillary Clinton for president of the United States. In a statement released on Wednesday, Steyer called Clinton an “experienced leader” who will move the country “towards becoming ‘the clean energy superpower of the 21st century.’”

Just months ago, the former hedge fund manager-turned-environmentalist said he wasn’t ready to support Clinton just yet, and that he was open to backing Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) if he were the eventual nominee. His priority, he said, was electing a “climate champion” as president.

Now that Clinton has secured enough delegates to become the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, Steyer has committed to backing her. He said the candidate will be “fearless in her pursuit of solutions to the most urgent challenges we face.”

Steyer, who founded the group NextGen Climate in 2013 to focus more political attention on climate change, spent more than $74 million on the 2014 midterm elections, but only three of the seven candidates he backed were successful in their races. Though Steyer has not yet released an exact figure for how much he plans to spend this year, he has said he plans to “spend what it takes” to ensure victory for climate-friendly candidates.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/tom-steyer-hillary-clinton-endorsement_us_575857a3e4b0ced23ca6abda

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18. He may not have endorsed her but he has been sending her

campaign and SuperPacs a lot of money.

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6. I think this take on Sanders astute.

If Sanders genuinely intended to keep going for several weeks more, he would have struck a defiant tone, alluded to people pressuring him to drop out, sought out the audience’s endorsement for continuing the fight, and done so at the start of his speech. Instead, he laid the groundwork for as non-crashy a landing as possible and spoke only vaguely, late in his speech, of continuing the campaign. He reminded his audience of all that had been accomplished in his race (“a little over a year ago we were considered to be a fringe campaign”) and suggested that, while today’s campaign might have ended in defeat (“I am pretty good at arithmetic, and I know that the fight in front of us is a very, very steep fight&quot , future campaigns would bring victories for his movement (“Our vision will be the future of America”).

Did Sanders vow to take the nomination fight to the convention floor? No. He vowed to “take our fight for social, economic, racial, and environmental justice to Philadelphia,” meaning he will push hard to move the party platform left.

Did he lay into Clinton? Not at all. All of his fire was reserved for Trump, “a candidate whose major theme is bigotry.” In a nod to the unity for which he will soon push, Sanders spoke of a “gracious call” from Clinton and, in an allusion to Clinton’s “stronger together” campaign slogan, stressed everyone’s duty “to understand that we are in this together.”

Well thought out.

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8. Yeah. I'm waiting to see what comes out after Sanders & Obama meet.

I think Obama is about to jump smack in the middle of the election, but we'll see. Various giant egos of all sorts must be assuaged, and I don't mean just Mr. Sanders. I expect some horse-trading under the table.

If they don't work it out, it's going to get messy, and that would be good for Mr. Trump.

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7. The most difficult

Rump continues to try to convince us he is sane.

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9. Clinton win should be celebrated by all - John Kerry

Hillary Clinton's victory in the Democratic presidential primary race is a "historic moment" for the United States and should be celebrated by Republicans and Democrats alike, US Secretary of State John Kerry says.

Ms Clinton declared herself the Democratic Party nominee on Tuesday evening after winning the New Jersey primary, setting up a general election campaign against Republican candidate Donald Trump in the November 8 election.

She is the first woman in US history to attain the presidential nomination of a major political party.

http://www.newshub.co.nz/world/clinton-win-should-be-celebrated-by-all---john-kerry-2016060907

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10. The Latest: Obama won't endorse before Sanders sit-down

3:35 p.m.

The White House says President Barack Obama is holding off on endorsing Hillary Clinton for president until after he meets with Bernie Sanders.

Obama plans to sit down with Sanders in the Oval Office on Thursday at 11:15 a.m. EDT. The call comes after Obama called Sanders and Clinton on Tuesday evening after voting wrapped up in some of the final primary contests.

White House spokesman Josh Earnest says Sanders has earned the right to make his own decision about the course of his campaign. He says Obama is respectful of that because of the way Sanders has inspired millions of Americans during the primary.

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_CAMPAIGN_2016_THE_LATEST?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2016-06-08-15-46-07

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14. that seemed obvious, Obama's not an idiot nt

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11. Obama, Eager to Campaign for Clinton

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Barack Obama is the first sitting U.S. president in several decades who can significantly impact the race to elect his successor. His approval ratings are more than 50 percent.

Administration officials have repeatedly said Obama is extremely eager to help unite the Democratic party and hit the campaign trail to support its presidential nominee.

“We have got to make sure we get this election right,” Obama told supporters during a recent Democratic party fundraiser in Florida.

“We take for granted the incredible progress that we've made across every dimension of the economy, security, a society that's more tolerant and more accepting of diversity,” he said. “We've got a lot of stuff to build on.”

http://www.voanews.com/content/obama-eager-to-campaign-for-clinton/3367710.html

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12. Obama to Meet With Sanders to Nudge Him to Fully Back Clinton

President Obama will use an Oval Office meeting with Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont on Thursday morning to delicately nudge the losing Democratic presidential hopeful toward a full embrace of Hillary Clinton’s candidacy and a unified party effort to defeat Donald J. Trump in the fall, according to administration aides.

The conversation, the fifth that Mr. Obama will have had with Mr. Sanders since the primaries began, is to be part of a choreographed series of moves Mr. Obama set in motion this week that are designed to quickly bridge the divide between the two Democratic presidential candidates laid bare in the last few months. The strategy will culminate with the president’s formal endorsement of Mrs. Clinton in the coming days, followed by an appearance with her on the campaign trail soon after.

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/09/us/politics/obama-hillary-clinton-bernie-sanders.html?_r=0

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13. Democrats are lucky to have a figure like President Obama leading them

while this transition is underway.

Someone with the status and the skill to get everyone on the same page.

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15. He is still the man, and there is a need, so I expected he would.

But it's nice to see it so promptly. I expect he is up to the job too, but it's going to be interesting to see, and no slam dunk in the circumstances.

This election could be epic. I would say too that it better be, I'm not sure how much more of this "divided government" we can take.

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16. I don't think it's enough to "save us" from Trump.

We need to absolutely jump on their spine with ice skates on. Their should be a heavy, heavy, heavy, heavy price for nominating someone like that.

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17. Yeah. I like the way you think. nt