Hillary Clinton, With Help From Demi Lovato, Treads on Bernie Sanders Turf in Iowa

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Hillary Clinton, With Help From Demi Lovato, Treads on Bernie Sanders Turf in Iowa

http://www.nytimes.com/politics/first-draft/2016/01/21/hillary-clinton-with-help-from-demi-lovato-treads-on-bernie-sanders-turf-in-iowa/?rref=world&module=ArrowsNav&contentCollection=Politics&action=keypress®ion=FixedRight&pgtype=Blogs




Hillary Rodham Clinton with singer Demi Lovato during a campaign event at the University of Iowa in Iowa City, Ia., on Thursday evening.Credit Jim Wilson/The New York Times

IOWA CITY, Iowa — Hillary Clinton campaigned with confidence in Bernie Sanders country on Thursday night, taking a couple of gentle jabs at her political rival during a rally with the singer Demi Lovato at the University of Iowa in this liberal hotbed.

The crowd of 1,600 included Sanders supporters who, like some others, came chiefly to hear Ms. Lovato perform. But Mrs. Clinton received loud cheers as well as she took the stage after Ms. Lovato and promised to “work as hard as I know how to take it to the Republicans and win the election.”

“I am proud of the progress we have made under President Obama, and I don’t want anyone sending us back,” Mrs. Clinton said, a seeming reference not only to Republicans but also to Mr. Sanders, who she has been attacking for proposing a single-payer health care system to replace Mr. Obama’s Affordable Care Act.

She also pledged to challenge “big special interests” — a popular line that Mr. Sanders uses as well — and take on “the gun lobby,” a stand she sees as a dividing line with the Vermont senator. Over the years Mr. Sanders has opposed some gun control legislation championed by many Democrats, including Mrs. Clinton.

Mrs. Clinton and Mr. Sanders are in a close race to win the Feb. 1 Iowa caucuses, with Mr. Sanders drawing 51 percent of the vote to Mrs. Clinton’s 43 percent in a new CNN/ORC poll released on Thursday. Mrs. Clinton had appeared to have an edge in several recent polls. Sanders advisers say they expect a huge Sanders vote in college towns like this one, given his strong support among students and young people.

Alli Placek, a 20-year-old health science major, said she was undecided but was leaning toward Mrs. Clinton because of her position on protecting women’s health, but it was the musical act that really got her out on Thursday night. “I was interested in Demi, but also interested in Hillary,” she said.




Tyler Holan, an 18-year-old sophomore, said he was supporting Donald J. Trump, but then he heard that Ms. Lovato was opening for Mrs. Clinton. “Demi is cool. She’s got my vote,” he said.................................



Some tweets:******************


Zacharia Wahls ‏@ZachWahls 15h15 hours ago

University of Iowa IMU filling up for @HillaryClinton. @HillaryforIA team out in full force. T Swift on blast.







.@ddlovato takes the stage—and students scream "I'm with her!" #HillYes


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Hillary for Iowa ‏@HillaryforIA 13h13 hours ago Iowa City, IA

"I'm voting for Hillary because she is the embodiment of women's empowerment!" –Demi Lovato #ImWithHer

90 retweets 122 likes




Hillary for Iowa ‏@HillaryforIA 14h14 hours ago Iowa City, IA

"No one is more confident than Hillary!" says @ddlovato after singing 'Confident.' #HillYes
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Kathryn Barger and 6 others Retweeted
Hillary for Iowa ‏@HillaryforIA 14h14 hours ago Iowa City, IA






Hillary for Iowa ‏@HillaryforIA 14h14 hours ago Iowa Memorial Union



17-year-old @allymckeone started volunteering for Hillary in IC after finding an organizer online. #ImWithHer
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Hillary for Iowa Retweeted
Lillie ‏@lilliecatlin 12h12 hours ago

what an amazing event, @hawksforhill !



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[Thinkingabout]

1. K & R

[earthside]

2. Ha!

Chris Matthews was funny about this on his show yesterday when told about Demi Lovato was appearing with Mrs. Clinton.

"Who is that? I've never heard of her?"

He then proceeded to question if the Hillary campaign really thinks young people are so vapid that they would switch their vote because some youngish singer was a 'guest star' at some rally.

The article indicates that Matthews was correct.

Turning to pop singers and adopting Sanders lines: "She also pledged to challenge “big special interests” is not going to make up for Clinton's lack of message.

And ... who is Demi Lavato?
I've never heard of her before either.

[CajunBlazer]

4. Apparently you are out of the loop

So am I; there are plenty of singers popular with the young that I don't recognize. The difference between you and me is that I KNOW I am out of touch.

[lunamagica]

8. Demi Lovato has 33,451, 433 twitter followers. I guess we can say she is very well

known.

Compare her numbers with Killer Mike, at 142K followers.

I don't follow Demi Lovato's career, but I had heard of her.

I had never heard of Killer Mike before he was mentioned on DU

[GeorgeGist]

14. Corporate pop star via Disney.

[Iliyah]

3. K & R

Ms. Lavato be prepared for the onslaught of hatred that will be thrust upon you.

Courage!

[Punkingal]

5. I dunno....

http://www.democraticunderground.com/12511045587

[earthside]

6. Oh, my gosh.

That is not cool.

So ... another indication that the Clinton campaign is stumbling.

[CharlotteVale]

7. LOL.

[artislife]

15. The posts are priceless on that thread! nt

[riversedge]

9. I added some photos to the OP. Enjoy

[Autumn]

10. It was an "exciting" five minute speech from what I heard

[unc70]

12. Short even by whistle stop standards

That seems very short even if a very crowded schedule. Even when things got really frantic here in NC in 2008, a quick stop by her or Obama still at least 20-30 minutes.

Wonder where she went next? I'm sure we will find out soon enough.

[Yupy]

11. Wow, awesome news for Bernie, now she needs the "help" of a celebrity...I wonder why?

[lunamagica]

18. Maybe for th same reason Sanders needed "help" from "Killer Mike"?

[riversedge]

20. And don't forget Cornel West

[hootinholler]

13. She is such a powerful speaker!

Audiences can't take more than 5 minutes of her stump speech!

[libdem4life]

16. She has a list of 1%er celebrities a mile long...and she's still slipping. Perhaps

not as meaningful as hoped. They just don't want to have to pay their massive under-staff $15 an hour.

It does help her ego, though, which will likely lead her to do more stupid things and bring the old fuddy-duddy more money to talk about real people...real issues...income equality, etc.

Just doesn't seem to be working very well.

[catnhatnh]

17. NYT-When did ANYPLACE in Iowa become "Bernie Sanders Country"???

Because until this week you ,and all the other media swore he was going to lose big there....Bwaaaahahaha....

[William769]

19. Kick & highly recommended!

[Autumn]

21. That's lot of white people in those pics

“Demi is cool. She’s got my vote,”