How Hillary Clinton sealed the deal in her Maddow interview!

[Walk away]

Clinton is sending a very clear message to primary voters. In a nutshell, this will be a contrast election, and Clinton is the true Democrat running for the nomination, and the best prepared to keep a laser-like focus on the contrasts between parties, which not only benefits Clinton but also boosts other Democrats on the ballot.

http://www.thepeoplesview.net/main/2016/3/30/a-study-in-contrasts-how-clinton-sealed-the-deal-in-her-maddow-interview

[lunamagica]

1. I loved that the interviews were back-to-back. Everyone coulld see the contrast. Sanders came out

the loser

[riversedge]

12. The contrast was so stunning. Hillary was clear, articulate and strong in speaking.

Sanders--his usual--he sure does not address questions--distracts a lot to get his stump speech talking points in.

[SunSeeker]

2. K & R

[Lucinda]

3. Great overview of both interviews.

Thanks much!
I've been talking about Sanders lack of fundraising for a few months now. It's clear evidence to me he has either never been serious about actually being elected, or, he is waaaaaay more naive than I ever thought he was, if he thinks a turnover in congressional seats will happen without lots of help.

[SharonClark]

4. His lack of fundraising?

I understood he was way ahead of Hillary in fundraising, where did I get that idea?

[Lucinda]

6. Didnt read the article eh?

The comment was about his not raising funds for downticket Dem races. Which he had agreed to do.

But Clinton has also out raised Sanders in donations so far too.

http://www.opensecrets.org/pres16/

[Walk away]

7. Probably from spending too much time with the Followers of Bernie!

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They are too blinded by his "Glory" to realize that you need to support Democrats on every level of government or you will not get anything done. Imagine Bernie in a sea of Republicans shaking his finger and yelling as they laugh at him and take over the country.

Hillary has been fundraising for several months now. She is smart enough to know that the whole party has to work together. This is just one of the reasons Hillary supporters think that Bernie and his followers are pretty useless.

[MBS]

11. I also found it a really useful overview, and comparison. n/t

[SharonClark]

5. Hillary was excellent with Rachel

All of her supporters should be proud that we support a very smart and capable person.

[Her Sister]

8. so good! Thank you!

http://www.thepeoplesview.net/main/2016/3/30/a-study-in-contrasts-how-clinton-sealed-the-deal-in-her-maddow-interview

MADDOW: — no matter what else happens.

I have to ask, though, if you have thought about whether or not you will, at some point, turn your fundraising ability toward helping the Democratic Party more broadly, to helping their campaign committees for the House and the Senate and for other — for other elections?”
With this question, Rachel Maddow raised the issue that is front of mind for every superdelegate and loyal Democratic Party member. Does Sanders appreciate how much he needs Democrats in the Senate, Congress, and in state governments in order to achieve even a fraction of his ambitious agenda? Bernie's ultimate response, after some prodding by Rachel, was honest but deadly.
“SANDERS: Well, right now, Rachel, as you are more than aware, our job is to — what I’m trying to do is to win the Democratic nomination. And I’ll tell you something, I never in a million years, Rachel, would have believed that we could have, uh, received over six million individual campaign contributions averaging 27 bucks apiece, a very different way of raising money than Secretary Clinton has pursued.

So right now, we are enormously appreciative. You’re right, without that type of support, we would not be where we are right now. We would not be able to continue this campaign to the Democratic convention. So I am just blown away and very appreciative of all of the kind of support that we have gotten from grassroots America.

MADDOW: Well, obviously your priority is the nomination, but I mean you raised Secretary Clinton there. She has been fundraising both for the nomination and for the Democratic Party. At some point, do you think — do you foresee a time during this campaign when you’ll start doing that?

SANDERS: Well, we’ll see. And, I mean right now, again, our focus is on winning the nomination. Secretary Clinton has access, uh, to kinds of money, uh, that we don’t, that we’re not even interested in. So let’s take it one step at a time. And the step that we’re in right now is to win the Democratic nomination.”
If it may please the court, allow me to place into evidence a news report from November of last year.

[Thinkingabout]

9. She listens to the questions and gives an experienced answer. She did not

Raise her voice, did not shout or turn red in the face, she is very presidential.

[DemonGoddess]

10. K&R!