2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumSanders talks more like a New Yorker, but Democrats there consider Clinton one of them
Brooklyn native Bernie Sanders may sound like more of a New Yorker, and even look like more of a New Yorker, but he still faces a steep challenge in overcoming Hillary Clintons deep roots with Democrats in this crucial state that votes April 19.
She may not always tawk like we Brooklynites tawk, New York Sen. Chuck Schumer said as he laid on a thick hometown accent while introducing Clinton at a spirited rally at the iconic Apollo Theater in Harlem. But when she speaks out, she changes minds, she changes hearts.
The crowd delighted in Schumers reminder that Bill Clinton, who could have relocated anywhere in the world upon leaving the White House, adopted Harlem as his headquarters not that the crowd needed any reminding.
It was Hillary Clinton, the former senator from the state, who helped lead New York in rebuilding after Sept. 11, they said. It was Clinton, they added, who was unyielding in support of gun control on behalf of an urban constituency that has little love for the National Rifle Assn., as Sanders sometimes wavered.
I love her to death, said Stanley Watt, an 81-year-old Harlem resident, reflecting an exuberance one does not often encounter at Clinton rallies.
I love her more than anybody loves her, from the Senate to when she was a big shot in the, what do you call it? Oh yes, the secretary of State.
Watt went on: This is Bill Clintons home, he exclaimed, pointing outside the theater. He has an office right down there!
http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-na-clinton-new-york-20160330-story.html
virtualobserver
(8,760 posts)noretreatnosurrender
(1,890 posts)I love her to death, said Stanley Watt, an 81-year-old Harlem resident, reflecting an exuberance one does not often encounter at Clinton rallies. Sorry, I couldn't resist.
geek tragedy
(68,868 posts)Very hard to find anyone in Brooklyn with Bernie's accent.
Smarmie Doofus
(14,498 posts)>>>The crowd delighted in Schumers reminder that Bill Clinton, who could have relocated anywhere in the world upon leaving the White House, adopted Harlem as his headquarters not that the crowd needed any reminding.>>>
Which has an AA population of less than 1 %.
Sorry to fuck w. the fantasy but..... it is what it is.