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Well, it was preordained that with both Amy Poehler and Tina Fey co-hosting SNL last night, there had to be a Hillary Clinton sketch.
Poehler reprised her “Hillary” of 2008 visiting Kate McKinnon’s “Hillary” of 2015, with a bonus visit by Fey’s “Sarah Palin.”
Ah, the good old days…
Top moment on @Twitter during #DemDebate:
@HillaryClinton: "May the force be with you." https://t.co/70XbqCg9QM https://t.co/iIRJ68eRmi— ABC News (@ABC) December 20, 2015
A new poll of registered Democrats released today shows former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton with a commanding 33 point lead over rival Sen. Bernie Sanders.
A Monmouth University survey released Wednesday found Clinton with a 33-point lead, taking 59 percent support nationally over Sanders at 26 percent. Former Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley takes 4 percent support in the poll.
Those results are essentially unchanged from the same poll in October, which found Clinton leading 57–24 in the race for the Democratic nomination.
“Clinton successfully ran the gauntlet this fall, appearing before the Benghazi Committee and outlasting the specter of a Biden candidacy,” said Monmouth pollster Patrick Murray. “She really hasn’t lost ground since then.”
On a state by state basis, Clinton leads Sanders by double digits in Iowa, the first in the nation contest to be held February 1st.
Sanders, however, looks to have a 5 point lead in New Hampshire.
Clinton has maintained a steady double-digit lead in Iowa, raising the stakes for Sanders in New Hampshire. The Vermont senator holds a 5-point lead in the Granite State, according to the RealClearPolitics average of polls.
Seth Meyers asks Democratic front runner Hillary Clinton her thoughts on GOP front runner’s latest statements on Muslims in America.
“I no longer think he’s funny.”
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It’s interesting how things play out in the media versus ongoing polling for the upcoming presidential season.
For instance, if you watch the news just about anywhere, all you see is GOP hopeful Donald Trump. He’s big. He must be the biggest! So, he’s going to win it all, right?
Not exactly.
According to the latest MSNBC/Telemundo/Marist poll, Democratic front runner Hillary Clinton beats every Republican contender in the hunt.
From NBC News:
Clinton’s biggest lead is against current GOP frontrunner Donald Trump: She’s ahead of him by 11 points among all voters, 52 percent to 41 percent, and a whopping 42 points among Latino voters, 69 percent to 27 percent.
The former Democratic secretary of state leads Ted Cruz by seven points nationally, 51 percent to 44 percent, and by 27 points among Latinos, 61 percent to 34 percent.
Clinton holds a four-point advantage over Jeb Bush, 49 percent to 45 percent, and a 26-point lead among Latinos, 61 percent to 35 percent.
She’s ahead of Marco Rubio by three points among all voters, 48 percent to 45 percent, and 19 points among Latinos, 57 percent to 38 percent.
And Clinton leads Ben Carson by just one point, 48 percent to 47 percent, and she holds a 26-point edge among Latinos, 61 percent to 35 percent.
Bolding is mine.
Note the huge margin among Latinos, the fastest growing minority in the U.S. Tells you a LOT right there.
It still catches me a bit off-guard that the LGBT community is not just “included” in campaign promises, we ARE campaign promises.
What’s quite remarkable about this spot is that it includes glimpses of same-sex couples actually kissing. Nothing rapturous, of course, but clearly displays of affection.
Some have doubted Hillary’s support for LGBTs, but I’ve instinctively accepted that she does and will continue to support our tribe.
Even just a few years ago, this would have been unthinkable to see from a presidential candidate.
Just, wow.
From the clip description:
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender Americans deserve to live their lives free from discrimination. Hillary knows the fight for LGBT equality will not be finished until every American can not only marry, but also live, work, pray, learn, and raise a family free from discrimination.
It’s not complicated: If you are too dangerous to fly in America, you are too dangerous to buy a gun in America.
https://t.co/PbUHmAGCzU— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) December 4, 2015
From Hillary Clinton on Facebook:
This should be common sense—and yet just last night, Republicans in the senate blocked a measure that would keep guns out of the hands of suspected terrorists.
Turning away orphans, discriminating against Muslims, slamming the door on Syrian refugees—that is not who we are.
https://t.co/VAkf6HENpG— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) November 19, 2015
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Big union endorsement for Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton today by the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), one of the nation’s largest unions.
“Hillary Clinton has proven she will fight, deliver and win for working families,” SEIU International President Mary Kay Henry said in a statement.
“This movement for economic, racial, immigrant and social justice is poised to turn out to vote in November with their families and communities and keep pushing elected officials to deliver once in office,” Henry added.
The SEIU represents over 2 million union members.
It’s a big win for Clinton. The former secretary of State has more than a half-dozen national unions with memberships in the millions in her corner.