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| Hillary Clinton 2016 campaign rally – live coverage | Hillary Clinton 2016 campaign rally – live coverage |
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| 11.38am ET16:38 | |
| There is one person who has not made it out to Roosevelt Island: New York mayor Bill de Blasio, a prominent Democrat who has yet to endorse Clinton. | |
| De Blasio was a campaign manager for Clinton in 2000, when she ran for and won a US Senate seat in New York, and campaigned for her as a “surrogate” in the 2008 race for the Democratic presidential nomination. | |
| “I am very impressed by the comments she has given on a host of issues,” he said at a press conference Wednesday. “I thought her speech on voting rights was very powerful. I thought her vision for that was exactly right. I am very impressed by her criminal justice reform speech, by her innovation reform speech.” | |
| De Blasio added that he was still waiting to hear about Clinton’s plan to fight income inequality and to raise wages and benefits. | |
| “It’s June. The election is next year. There is a plenty of time, but that’s what I am listening for,” he said. “I think it’s best to hear the ideas and then make a decision.” | |
| When asked what he thought of Bernie Sanders, the independent, self-described democratic socialist senator from Vermont who is also running for the Democratic nomination in 2016, de Blasio laughed and said: “I’ve always like what I’ve heard from Bernie Sanders. Bernie Sanders is a great senator and a great voice for a fair society and a fair economy.” | |
| 11.26am ET16:26 | |
| Clinton is scheduled to speak at 11.45 am ET, but her supporters have already gathered at the Roosevelt Island. | |
| First rally of @HillaryClinton campaign pic.twitter.com/RRwr30MkY3 | |
| If cuteness could qualify you to vote ...#Hillary2016 pic.twitter.com/spbA2OHBOr | |
| Among those who made it out to the rally is John Podesta, the chairman of the 2016 Hillary Clinton presidential campaign. | |
| Rare sighting: Podesta family at #Hillary2016 pic.twitter.com/IV3sNvpmaY | |
| Get your #Hillary2016 swag and a pretty sweet view pic.twitter.com/VoZmANBhNj | |
| Yes that is former Olympic ice skater Michelle Kwan. #Hillary2016 pic.twitter.com/Wc8wKtKoqh | |
| 11.23am ET16:23 | |
| While we wait, here’s a slice of a great piece by the Guardian’s Ben Jacobs on Clinton’s unpaid intern limbo: | |
| Clinton’s camp has made headlines about its frugality and a hard sell on its fellowship program, which allows aspiring politicos between the ages of 18 and 24 to spend this summer as full-time campaign volunteers. The result, however, is the human-resources reality of a campaign – one scheduled to hold at least 26 fundraisers this month alone – that isn’t just taking on college students with political science degrees but expecting political veterans to gamble their careers on her without pay. | |
| Related: Hillary Clinton's unpaid intern limbo: a grassroots campaign of 'free help' | |
| On Friday night, speaking at a Politico event, Hillary for America director of communications Jennifer Palmieri said Robby Mook, the campaign manager, is so “cheap” that he won’t allow the campaign to buy a refrigerator for its HQ. | |
| According to Mook, one was donated two weeks later. | |
| Updated at 11.29am ET | |
| 11.03am ET16:03 | 11.03am ET16:03 |
| Here is a quick preview of what’s to come, as reported by Lauren and Sabrina yesterday: | Here is a quick preview of what’s to come, as reported by Lauren and Sabrina yesterday: |
| During the speech, Clinton is expected to signal that she can be a champion for the middle classes, set out an economic vision, and evoke the Roosevelts’ progressive beliefs as she pitches herself as the person to lead the country forward. | During the speech, Clinton is expected to signal that she can be a champion for the middle classes, set out an economic vision, and evoke the Roosevelts’ progressive beliefs as she pitches herself as the person to lead the country forward. |
| Clinton is expected to evoke her political heroine, Eleanor Roosevelt, and to draw inspiration from her late mother, Dorothy Rodham. You can read more about that here. | Clinton is expected to evoke her political heroine, Eleanor Roosevelt, and to draw inspiration from her late mother, Dorothy Rodham. You can read more about that here. |
| Also on today’s program: | Also on today’s program: |
| You can watch the live stream of Clinton’s speech here. | You can watch the live stream of Clinton’s speech here. |
| Also, the campaign has just introduced the official campaign playlist. (h/t @megancarpentier) | Also, the campaign has just introduced the official campaign playlist. (h/t @megancarpentier) |
| Now playing: The official #Hillary2016 @Spotify playlist! Listen here → http://t.co/dL7vGv4gGi pic.twitter.com/ETfaTkPj8F | Now playing: The official #Hillary2016 @Spotify playlist! Listen here → http://t.co/dL7vGv4gGi pic.twitter.com/ETfaTkPj8F |
| 10.55am ET15:55 | 10.55am ET15:55 |
| What to expect | What to expect |
| Hillary Clinton will officially launch her campaign (again) on Saturday, with a big rally and speech at Four Freedoms Park on Roosevelt Island in New York City. The event comes two months after Clinton announced that she was running for president in 2016 and launched her campaign website, hillaryclinton.com. | Hillary Clinton will officially launch her campaign (again) on Saturday, with a big rally and speech at Four Freedoms Park on Roosevelt Island in New York City. The event comes two months after Clinton announced that she was running for president in 2016 and launched her campaign website, hillaryclinton.com. |
| I'm running for president. Everyday Americans need a champion, and I want to be that champion. –H https://t.co/w8Hoe1pbtC | I'm running for president. Everyday Americans need a champion, and I want to be that champion. –H https://t.co/w8Hoe1pbtC |
| Clinton has spent the last two months traveling the US, meeting voters. Now it’s her turn to outline her plans for the nation and to position herself as the champion for the middle class. | Clinton has spent the last two months traveling the US, meeting voters. Now it’s her turn to outline her plans for the nation and to position herself as the champion for the middle class. |
| After launching her campaign, Clinton highlighted four issues that she hoped to campaign on. The four issues, which have been described as a progressive checklist, include: campaign finance reform, reviving the US economy, strengthening families and communities and protecting the US from threats. Recently, Clinton also delivered a speech on voting rights in which she called for mandatory voter registration and early voting. | After launching her campaign, Clinton highlighted four issues that she hoped to campaign on. The four issues, which have been described as a progressive checklist, include: campaign finance reform, reviving the US economy, strengthening families and communities and protecting the US from threats. Recently, Clinton also delivered a speech on voting rights in which she called for mandatory voter registration and early voting. |
| Follow along with us this soggy Saturday morning as we bring you regular updates from Four Freedoms Park, where reporters Lauren Gambino and Sabrina Siddiqui are currently awaiting Clinton’s speech. | Follow along with us this soggy Saturday morning as we bring you regular updates from Four Freedoms Park, where reporters Lauren Gambino and Sabrina Siddiqui are currently awaiting Clinton’s speech. |