Donors promise more support for uncertain Clinton campaign
After an event in Reno, Sanders said Clinton’s tactic of casting him as a single issue candidate was “stunning” and that he thought the Clinton campaign was coming “unraveled”.
Marcus Santos/New York Daily news Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders meets with the Al Sharpton for breakfast at Sylvia’s Restaurant, in Harlem on Wednesday. The super PAC – which is run by Guy Cecil, a former top staffer in Hillary Clinton’s 2008 campaign – has raised more than $40 million to support her in 2016.
The former secretary of state acknowledged before the polls that Mr Sanders had a natural advantage in New Hampshire because he represents the neighbouring state of Vermont as senator.
At the same time, several of Mrs. Clinton’s answers reflected an urgent political imperative: to maintain and energize her deep support among minority voters in order to offset Mr. Sanders’s popularity with young people, liberals and some working-class white voters.
You will hear pundits analyze the New Hampshire primaries and conclude that the political “extremes” are now gaining in American politics – that the Democrats have moved to the left and the Republicans have moved to the right, and the “center” will not hold.
On Wednesday morning, Sharpton dined with Bernie Sanders, another presidential hopeful at Sylvia’s Restaurant in Harlem.
Before the African-American congregation, Sanders praised President Barack Obama.
With Democrats heading first to Nevada, the next Republican contest is in SC, known for its bruising, bare-knuckle politics.
Hillary Clinton’s campaign manager, Robby Mook, said in a memo that they expected the race for the Democratic nomination “very likely” to be decided in March.
Sanders, for his part, spoke about an array of issues during a similarly short speech and did not mention Clinton.
“I am not a single-issue candidate and this is not a single-issue country”, Clinton said, echoing a line from the debate.
“Based on every analysis that I can find by people who are sympathetic to the goal, the numbers don’t add up and many people will be worse off than they are right now”, Clinton said.
Pastor Robert E. Fowler thanked both the candidate for coming, noting that he was “encouraged by the fact that they are willing to sit in the same church, same service, same time”.
Clinton’s campaign had long said the Nevada would be a state where they could perform well, but her aides are now lowering expectations.
In a victory for what some see as the “fringe” candidates, Donald Trump also recorded a famous victory, taking over 35.3%, more than double that of his nearest rival, John Kasich. “I just hope that by the end of this campaign, there will be a lot more supporting me”.