Sanders to campaign for Clinton on Labor Day

[DonViejo]

Bernie Sanders will campaign on behalf of his one-time Democratic rival, Hillary Clinton, on Labor Day. The New Hampshire AFL-CIO announced that the Vermont senator would speak at its Labor Day breakfast Monday in Manchester.

"At the breakfast, Senator Sanders will discuss the challenges facing working Americans and why we need to increase the minimum wage to $15 an hour, enact paid family medical leave, oppose the Trans-Pacific Partnership and create new jobs rebuilding our crumbling infrastructure," the group said in a statement.

"He also will talk about why he supports Hillary Clinton for President and Governor Maggie Hassan for the U.S. Senate and discuss their shared vision of how to build an economy that works for everyone — not just those at the top."

Hassan is facing incumbent Sen. Kelly Ayotte (R) in a toss-up race as Democrats look to regain control of the Senate.

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http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/293486-sanders-to-campaign-for-clinton-on-labor-day

[klook]

1. Bernie Sanders: I support Hillary Clinton. So should everyone who voted for me

In case anybody is unaware of this: http://www.latimes.com/opinion/op-ed/la-oe-sanders-message-20160805-snap-story.html

[oberliner]

2. Let's hope his fans are on board

He got quite a negative reaction from many in the crowd when he tried to speak positively about HRC before the convention.

[klook]

3. 90 percent of Sanders supporters

agree with Clinton fans that Hillary is the best choice in the general election:
http://www.people-press.org/interactives/dem-candidate-switching/

Unity in the general
After Clinton clinched the nomination and became the presumptive nominee, most Sanders supporters came to back her in the general. As of June, Clinton is the choice of 90% of Democratic voters (including 90% of Sanders’ April supporters) in a general election matchup against Donald Trump.

#StrongerTogether

[oberliner]

4. That's only if you don't include Stein or Johnson

About A Third Of Bernie Sanders’s Supporters Still Aren’t Backing Hillary Clinton

One of the big questions heading into the Democratic National Convention late last month was whether Hillary Clinton could rally Bernie Sanders supporters to her side. Before the convention, many Sanders supporters said they would support Clinton in a two-way matchup against Donald Trump, but when pollsters offered them third-party candidates as an option, they abandoned her.

http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/about-a-third-of-bernie-sanders-supporters-still-arent-backing-hillary-clinton/

[Lil Missy]

5. Better late than never. But don't strain yourself Bernie. We wouldn't want you to hurt yourself. n/t

[Eric J in MN]

7. How many events have other Senators done

...for HRC since the convention (excluding Tim Kaine)?

[Lil Missy]

8. How many of them ran against Hillary as a Democratic nominee?

Oh, wait...... None of them. Just Bernie.

[pnwmom]

11. Have you forgotten that Elizabeth Warren has campaigned for Hillary?

Florida's Senator Nelson will be campaigning for her this week. I'm sure there are others.

[Eric J in MN]

12. How many events for HRC has Warren done since the convention? NT

NT

[pnwmom]

13. I don't know where to find that out, do you? n/t

[klook]

9. #StrongerTogether

Do you agree?

[Gothmog]

6. This should be a great event

[UCmeNdc]

10. K&R