June 21, 2016

Clinton Seeks Rock Star Dem Convention AS Black Lawmakers Say 'No Way' To Ending Superdelegates

June 21, 2016/ Anne Enke

HIllary Clinton's lead in the polls may be larger than it seems. Here's Why. Washington Post

We know that one of the reasons the polls were wrong in the 2012 presidential campaign involved underestimating the voting power of minorities.

We know that the infamous Monmouth poll from 6 wks ago showing Trump tied or leading HIllary in swing states made assumptions about the % of Latino and African American voters voting in the 2016 presidential and significant assumptions around the DECLINE of so-called minority voters this year. There was the opposite trend in the primary voting data and new voter registration. To be fair, voter suppression laws are in effect since 2012. Monmouth estimated a combined reasons effective decrease of 4%, with a significant impact on results. Also, Bernie continued to draw white voters against Trump in greater #s than Clinton.

"Now, in 2016, it looks like many pollsters didn’t learn much from 2012.

Several polls suffer from flaws in how they sample Latinos. While large bilingual polls of Latino voters from outlets such as Latino Decisions and Univision/Washington Post have reported very little support for Donald Trump, other national polls that interview Latinos only in English show that 29 percent to 37 percent of Latinos will support Trump — better even than Romney fared. These polls also show Trump doing as well or better among Asian-Americans, compared to Romney. Some polls even estimate that 20 percent to 25 percent of blacks support Trump."

About Those Superdelegates, Bernie

Sanders collides with black lawmakers Politico

We suppose that if Bernie had good relations with black lawmakers, he would known that he's on a collision course with the Congressional Black Caucus with his proposals to 1) end superdelegates and 2) open Democratic primaries up to independents and Republicans

This isn't the first letter sent by the CBC to the Sanders campaign. A couple months ago the Caucus sent a letter demanding that Sanders stop describing Hillary's wins in the Southern states as not representative of the Democratic party and representing conservatives instead. I think Bernie was even complaining about Virginia -- although he did spare Massachusetts.

Simply stated, the CBC sent a defiant message to Bernie saying in spirit "Don't even think about it. It will never happen. Over our dead bodies." Philadelphia just got a whole lot more interesting and Senator Sanders is in the hot seat in a way that may surprise him.

Of course, if Bernie didn't spend his whole life lecturing us and reached out to members of the 'establishment' (that would be 98% of the members of Congress) and their colleagues, he would know that the CBC views his proposals as totally rascist, sexist and anti-LGBT community. Who have I forgotten? Sorry, just leave a comment.

No offence intended to the terrific men who are Hillary supporters. You understand what I'm sayin'. When you want to turn the Democratic party over to Republicans, you scare the crap out of every Democrat except white men who probably welcome the opportunity to get us all marching to their orders again. Bernie's strategy to recruit Republicans has scared the wits our of us since the day we heard about it a year ago in Rolling Stone ~ Anne

Grandma & Grandpa Clinton

Chelsea Clinton left New York's Lennox Hospital with husband Marc Mezvinsky and new baby boy Aidan on Monday afternoon. In tow were proud grandparents Hillary and Bill Clinton, who are "over the moon" with the birth of their second grandchild.

Clinton Seeks Rock-Star Convention Lineup Politico

The apparently broke Donald Trump campaign is promising true spectacle at the upcoming Republican Convention.His counterpart Hillary Clinton has a few tricks up her own sleeve, including reaching out to the Tony-Award-winning writer and star of the hit musical 'Hamilton' Lin-Manuel Miranda about appearing at the convention.

It's far from a done deal for Miranda, who will leave Broadway's 'Hamilton' on July 9 and is scheduled to be in London filming a Disney remake of 'Marry Poppins' the week of the convention.

Democratic convention entertainment will put extra focus on young voters, African-Americans and Latinos.

For the Democrats to follow Republicans is generally considered to be an advantage, writes Politico. But with Trump being Trump, it's already possible that he will dominate the stage every night in Cleveland.

'"He's a political Kardashian,” said Democratic strategist Tommy Vietor, a former aide to Obama. “His campaign has been the longest, grossest sex tape ever released.”

Some Democrats involved with the campaign worry that without big, out-of-the-box “moments,” Trump coverage — even if it’s negative — will seep into Clinton’s big week. And while Clinton seems to have found her footing attacking an opponent whose bare-bones campaign appears to be in free fall, her campaign still needs to put out a clear and positive message about the Democratic nominee. Entertaining acts can accentuate that, said Clinton allies."

Hillary Clinton Headlines June 21, 2016

Poll: (Monmouth) Hillary Clinton leads Donald trump (49%-41% among likely voters CNN

Swing-state polls: Trump slipping in Florida, Ohio Politico

Sanders' anti-superdelegate push gains steam in Senate Politico

Where Clinton and Trump Stand on Wall Street WSJ

Inside the Clinton Plan to Win Over Millennials Politico

Bernie Sanders Die-Hards Gather and Try to Look Past November New York Times

June 18, 2016

Hillary Clinton Has New Grandson Aidan Clinton Mezvinsky.

June 18, 2016/ Anne Enke

Clintons Welcome New Grandbaby

Chelsea Clinton and husband Marc Mevinsky have announced the birth of a son named Aidan Clinton Mezvinsky. Hillary Clinton had no public events on Thursday or Friday, and none scheduled this weekend.

Hillary Clinton frequently mentions her granddaughter, Charlotte, at campaign stops, often saying, "FaceTime was invented for grandparents."

At an event in Santa Barbara, California, earlier this month, she said becoming a grandparent is "truly like falling in love all over again — nothing like it."

Bill and Hillary Clinton issues a statement saying: "We are all over the moom as Chelsea and Marc welcome Charlotte's little brother to the world and grateful for our many blessings. Chelsea and Aidan are both doing well and enjoying this very special time together."

Chelsea Clinton is vice chair of the Clinton Foundation , a nonprofit started by her father in his post-presidency life.

Sanders loses convention leverage Politico

The bad news bear is settling in over the Bernie Sanders campaign. Any leverage that Bernie might have is based on respect and a belief that he prioritizes the Democratic party over himself. Like Trump, Bernie seems to believe that his popularity will keep him in the limelight as a powerbroker. Every day that ticks by without a Clinton endorsement weakens his influence, as other progressives rally around Hillary. Let the next couple weeks be an education lesson in how politics is played on the big stage. There's ego and rigid thinking, and then there's poise and a connection to the big picture village. ~ Anne

Enough Bernie, Enough: Sanders Needs to Hang It Up New York Daily News

After decisively losing the nomination of a party that was never his political home, Bernie Sanders is revealing egotism of practically Trumpian proportions.

Sanders insists that he deserves powerful sway over the Democratic Party and Hillary Clinton, whom he savaged during the campaign as an “unqualified” stooge of Wall Street.

As they say at closing time: Bernie, you don’t have to go home, but you can’t stay here.

Bernie Sanders Does Not Concede Democratic Nomination to Hillary Clinton TIME

Sanders charts a risky path by deciding not to concede. He may anger party leaders as well as the base of the Democratic Party, who will begin to see him as an obstruction to Clinton despite his significant loss, and denying the first woman major-party nominee in the country the full claim to that title.

Clinton Condemns Attack on British MP as a Violent Act of Political Intolerance Politico

A terrible assassination occurred yesterday in Britain with the shooting and stabbing death of British MP Jo Cox. I'm distressed now to read that Cox has been the subject of a three-month barrage of hate for her positions 1) on supporting immigration of Syrian refugees into Britain and her town in Yorkshire and 2) wanting Britain to stay in the EU. While campaigning was suspended today, the Brexit vote happens in about a week.

I wrote about the truly gifted achievements of this young woman with so much heart. You can read about Jo Cox at in my yesterday article. I had no doubt that Hillary would make a strong statement, and I'm researching to see if Jo Cox's work at the Gates Foundation and Oxfam brought her to the Clinton Foundation. Hillary's quote follows.

"It is critical that the United States and Britain, two of the world's oldest and greatest democracies, stand together against hatred and violence. This is how we must honor Jo Cox -- by rejecting bigotry in all its forms, and instead embracing, as she always did, everything that binds us together," Clinton said on Thursday.

Former Rep. Gabby Giffords, who suffered a gunshot wound to the head in a 2011 assassination attempt, said she was “sickened” to receive news of Cox's murder.

“Absolutely sickened to hear of the assassination of Jo Cox. She was young, courageous, and hardworking. A rising star, mother, and wife,” she tweeted.

Giffords, who is now a prominent gun safety advocate, added that the attack on Cox as well as the one she endured "represent the importance of a democracy connected to its citizens."

Bernie Sanders Goes AWOL on Guns Filibuster by Goldie Taylor The Daily Beast

{Quote}: "Notwithstanding his track record on gun control, his absence was curious, given that his seat in the Senate is safe. He is—by any measure—in the final stretch of a decades-long political career. It’s difficult to imagine any political strategist worth their salt advising Sanders against going to the Capitol Wednesday night. Doing so would have been political malpractice.

Sanders stands at a critical juncture. Right now, as the DNC convention looms, he and his team of advisors should be coalescing their support and deepening points of leverage if he wants establishment types and Hillary Clinton’s forces to go along with some of his proposals. As a Democrat, especially one who just mounted a campaign for the presidency, he must make sure that his colleagues know they can count on his voice and his action in the fight.