Bernie Sanders Endorses Hillary Clinton

Bernie Sanders Endorses Hillary Clinton

Adeboye   08:09:00   No comments:

Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton has received an endorsement from her former rival Bernie Sanders.

The Vermont senator and former Democratic presidential candidate appeared with Mrs Clinton at a campaign event in New Hampshire.

Mrs Clinton and Sanders have been negotiating since she all but guaranteed the nomination in June.

Sanders hopes to have a large influence on the Democratic platform.

“She will be the Democratic nominee for president and I intend to do everything I can to make certain she will be the next president of the United States,” he said.

“This campaign is about the needs of the American people and addressing the very serious crises that we face. And there is no doubt in my mind that, as we head into November, Hillary Clinton is far and away the best candidate to do that.”

Some Sanders supporters booed at the joint rally and Sanders appeared to motion them to stop. At the end of Mrs Clinton’s remarks, the two shared a hug and smiled, reports the BBC.

Sanders defeated Mrs Clinton in New Hampshire’s primary contest in February.

“Thank you for your lifetime of fighting injustice,” said Mrs Clinton, and credited Sanders for bringing new Americans into the political process.

“I’m proud to be fighting behind you… it’s a time for all of us to stand together.”

She spoke about student debt, Wall Street, raising the minimum wage, the US tax code, reforming policing, strengthening the middle class, climate change, health care and reducing gun violence.

His supporters have largely decided to support Mrs Clinton in an effort to stop presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump from winning the White House.

Sanders stayed in the Democratic race far longer than many expected, for weeks after it became clear he would not secure the delegates needed to win the nomination.

He has pressed Mrs Clinton to support his views on higher education, health care and the minimum wage.

“It is no secret that Hillary Clinton and I disagree on a number of issues. That’s what this campaign has been about. That’s what democracy is about,” said Sanders.

“But I am happy to tell you that… there was a significant coming together between the two campaigns and we produced, by far, the most progressive platform in the history of the Democratic Party.”

Trump, who has been trying to court Sanders supporters, wrote in a tweet that Sanders has “totally sold out to Crooked Hillary Clinton. Fans angry!”

“The candidate who ran against special interests is endorsing the candidate who embodies special interests,” his campaign said in a release.

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US Election 2016: Sanders Trounces Clinton In Three States

US Election 2016: Sanders Trounces Clinton In Three States

Adeboye   14:40:00   No comments:

Bernie Sanders has swept to victory over Hillary Clinton in all three states that voted for the Democratic presidential nominee on Saturday.

The biggest prize was Washington state, but Sanders also won in Alaska and Hawaii, boosting his campaign.

He was estimated to have taken more than 70% of the vote in all three.

Sanders thanked his supporters and said his “campaign has the momentum”, but he still faces a tough task to overhaul Mrs Clinton.

She went into Saturday’s votes leading Sanders by 1,223 delegates to 920.

When superdelegates – party officials who can support either candidate – who have so far declared their allegiance are included, Mrs Clinton was ahead by 1,692 to 949 in the race to reach 2,383 delegates.

Washington was the most significant of the three states voting on Saturday, with 101 delegates up for grabs. There were 16 delegates on offer in Alaska and 25 in Hawaii.

Sanders was projected to have won 72% of the vote in Washington against 27% for Mrs Clinton, reports the BBC.

US TV networks gave him about 79% of the vote in Alaska, against 21% for Mrs Clinton. In the Hawaii caucus Sanders won by 71% to 29%.

Celebrating via Twitter, Sanders said: “Thank you, Alaska! Together we are sending a message that this government belongs to all of us… Washington, thank you for your huge support! It is hard for anybody to deny that our campaign has the momentum.”

Sanders earlier told supporters in Wisconsin: “This is what momentum is about. Don’t let anybody tell you we can’t win the nomination or win the general election. We’re going to do both of those things.”

Sanders had spent the week on the west coast, rallying support among liberals and the left-wing.

Sanders was trying to build on overwhelming victories in last Tuesday’s caucuses in Idaho and Utah.

However, he suffered defeat in Arizona, and although his delegate haul from the three states was 20 higher than Mrs Clinton, he failed to make major inroads into her lead.

Mrs Clinton has pointed out that she has “2.6 million more votes” than Sanders.

She campaigned less in the three states that voted on Saturday, perhaps expecting the defeats, and spent Easter with her family.

Despite Saturday’s results, the battle will be won and lost in far bigger states still to come. In RealClearPolitics poll averages, Mrs Clinton has the lead over Sanders by nine percentage points in California, 34 points in New York and 28 in Pennsylvania.

Calculations suggest Sanders may need to win two-thirds of the remaining delegates – in primaries, caucuses and among so-far uncommitted super-delegates – the unelected officials who can vote for their candidate of choice at the party’s election convention.

There was no voting in the Republican race on Saturday.

Donald Trump leads Ted Cruz by 739 delegates to 465, with a total of 1,237 needed to win the Republican nomination, according to AP.

Trump has meanwhile given more details about his planned foreign policy.

He told the New York Times he was not an isolationist, but was concerned that America had been let down by its partners and allies.

He said: “We have been disrespected, mocked and ripped off for many, many years by people that were smarter, shrewder, tougher.

“So America first, yes, we will not be ripped off anymore. We’re going to be friendly with everybody, but we’re not going to be taken advantage of by anybody,” he said.

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