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2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumHillary Clinton's pedal-to-the-metal New York finish
Politico:Hillary Clinton drank bubble tea in Queens, played dominoes in Harlem, and rode the subway in the Bronx. Bill Clinton barnstormed Upstate, hitting as many as four cities in a single day.
In the three weeks leading up to the high-stakes April 19 New York primary, the Clintons campaigned in New York their way the Big Dog glad-handing across the state and speaking at Baptist churches in the city, the former senator methodically touching all her bases, appearing with every elected official who could help deliver a demographic and drilling down deep on local issues across the state.
On the eve of New Yorks critical Democratic primary Tuesday, that nose-to-the-grindstone approach in Clintons adopted home state appears to have halted Bernie Sanders in his tracks. After rolling up eight wins in the last nine contests, Sanders trails by double-digits in nearly every public poll in New York. The Vermont senator cautioned Monday that polls have frequently underestimated his support -- and Clinton allies, perhaps downplaying expectations, said they were preparing for a single-digit win. But on Monday, Sanders sounded as if he were preparing his supporters for the prospect of defeat.
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The Clinton New York strategy has been to focus on all three of the states big swathes of real estate -- upstate, the suburbs and New York City, areas where Clinton officials like senior strategist Joel Benenson and longtime Democratic operative Mandy Grunwald, who have worked races in New York State before, have experience putting together winning margins.
In the three weeks leading up to the high-stakes April 19 New York primary, the Clintons campaigned in New York their way the Big Dog glad-handing across the state and speaking at Baptist churches in the city, the former senator methodically touching all her bases, appearing with every elected official who could help deliver a demographic and drilling down deep on local issues across the state.
On the eve of New Yorks critical Democratic primary Tuesday, that nose-to-the-grindstone approach in Clintons adopted home state appears to have halted Bernie Sanders in his tracks. After rolling up eight wins in the last nine contests, Sanders trails by double-digits in nearly every public poll in New York. The Vermont senator cautioned Monday that polls have frequently underestimated his support -- and Clinton allies, perhaps downplaying expectations, said they were preparing for a single-digit win. But on Monday, Sanders sounded as if he were preparing his supporters for the prospect of defeat.
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The Clinton New York strategy has been to focus on all three of the states big swathes of real estate -- upstate, the suburbs and New York City, areas where Clinton officials like senior strategist Joel Benenson and longtime Democratic operative Mandy Grunwald, who have worked races in New York State before, have experience putting together winning margins.
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Hillary Clinton's pedal-to-the-metal New York finish (Original Post)
brooklynite
Apr 2016
OP
Ironic headline for a candidate who has not actually driven a car for 30 years or so.
Bluenorthwest
Apr 2016
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Bluenorthwest
(45,319 posts)1. Ironic headline for a candidate who has not actually driven a car for 30 years or so.
Pedal to the metal, but of course the foot on that pedal is not hers, it's her driver's.
auntpurl
(4,311 posts)4. Is that Hillary?
What a great pic!
Yes it is, auntpurl!
auntpurl
(4,311 posts)7. She still has the same big grin.
One of the things I really like about Hillary is that she has a great sense of humor. Something the other side could look into, in my opinion. It's not healthy to be so angry all the time.
sheshe2
(83,898 posts)3. KnR
geek tragedy
(68,868 posts)5. but, but, but crowd size, where are her celebrity rallies? nt
GreatGazoo
(3,937 posts)8. doesn't sound like a confident campaign
sounds like Michigan left a mark
Lucinda
(31,170 posts)9. Interesting article...This bit about potential Sanders voters was new to me:
"...Sanders allies appeared to have been planning longer for a fight here. As far back as September, New Yorkers registered as members of the Working Families Party received letters encouraging them to change their voter registration to Democrat ahead of the October deadline in order to vote for Sanders in New Yorks closed primary, WFP officials said..."