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brooklynite

(94,757 posts)
Sun Apr 12, 2015, 09:28 PM Apr 2015

Here's the Iowa schedule for Hillary Clinton

Source: Des Moines Register

Hillary Clinton will do small-scale events and private meetings during a two-day Iowa swing Tuesday and Wednesday, campaign aides told The Des Moines Register Sunday.

...snip...

Just two small events were announced: She'll do an educational roundtable at a branch campus of Kirkwood Community College and do a business roundtable at Capital City Fruit in Norwalk, a small town just south of Des Moines. Neither event will be open to the public, and there will be limited access to the news media.

"It will be the first of many conversations with Iowans about how to make the economy work so everyday Americans and their families can actually get ahead and stay ahead," said Lily Adams, the Clinton campaign's Iowa spokeswoman.

Clinton will also meet privately with elected officials, community leaders, activists and other Iowans, aides said.

Read more: http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/elections/presidential/caucus/2015/04/12/iowa-schedule-hillary-clinton/25681871/

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Here's the Iowa schedule for Hillary Clinton (Original Post) brooklynite Apr 2015 OP
thanks rurallib Apr 2015 #1
"Neither event will be open to the public... Limited access to the news media" peacebird Apr 2015 #2
The media circus would be enormous. joshcryer Apr 2015 #3

peacebird

(14,195 posts)
2. "Neither event will be open to the public... Limited access to the news media"
Mon Apr 13, 2015, 07:40 AM
Apr 2015

This is a bad approach. It makes it look like she is afraid of actually interacting with voters and press.

joshcryer

(62,277 posts)
3. The media circus would be enormous.
Mon Apr 13, 2015, 08:09 AM
Apr 2015

While I agree open campaign venues should happen I don't think it should start until at least another credible Democrat announces.

I do expect, however, video and transcripts to be released. So I don't think they're blocking that at all. Just limiting who is allowed to come. 5 or so reporters as opposed to literally the entire MSM reporting legion, consisting of hundreds of reporters and cameras and whatnot.

If they block video or transcripts it will be a catastrophic error for the campaign. Everything Hillary Clinton does now should be available to the public. It's campaign mode. Not "private paid speeches mode."

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