Politics Democrats distance themselves from Hillary Clinton’s ‘backward’ claim

[SlyPokerDog]

Democratic senators facing tough reelection fights distanced themselves Tuesday from Hillary Clinton after she said President Trump’s voters came from less productive parts of the country and were attracted by a backward-looking message.

“Those are kind of fighting words for me, because I’m partial to Missouri voters,” said Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.), who is running in a state Trump won by 19 points. “I think they were expressing their frustration with the status quo. I may not have agreed with their choice, but I certainly respect them. And I don’t think that’s the way you should talk about any voter, especially ones in my state.”

Clinton made the comments Saturday at a conference in Mumbai in response to a question about how Trump won the 2016 election. She noted that the parts of the country she carried produced more economic activity than the “middle” of the country won by Trump.

“I won the places that are optimistic, diverse, dynamic, moving forward,” Clinton said. “And his whole campaign — ‘Make America Great Again’ — was looking backward. You know, you didn’t like black people getting rights, you don’t like women, you know, getting jobs, you don’t want, you know, to see that Indian American succeeding more than you are. Whatever your problem is, I’m going to solve it.”

 

[SlyPokerDog]

At another point in the talk, Clinton, whose campaign slogan was “Stronger Together,” said that married white women voted for Trump because of “ongoing pressure to vote the way that your husband, your boss, your son, whoever, believes you should.”

 

[SlyPokerDog]

Republican strategists have pounced on the comments in an effort to remind voters in key states of Clinton’s polarizing role in the cultural divide that helped lift the GOP to victory in 2016.

The Democratic path to regaining Senate control in 2018 depends on incumbents winning reelection this fall in 10 states where Trump beat Clinton. Democrats are also aiming to win open Republican seats in Tennessee and Arizona, two other states that voted for Trump, while also aiming to take out Republicans in several governors’ races.

“Joe Donnelly, Claire McCaskill and Jon Tester, all of these red-state Dems campaigned for Hillary and did everything they could to elect her over Trump,” said Katie Martin, a spokeswoman for the National Republican Senatorial Committee. “As she continues to give these paid speeches throughout the world, I mean, the campaign ads write themselves.”

 

[SlyPokerDog]

At the U.S. Capitol, Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), who is running in a state Trump won by nearly nine points, also made clear that he was unhappy with the comments. “I don’t really care what she said,” he told a reporter for the HuffPost. “I just think that that’s not helpful.”

The Ohio Republican Party tweeted his quote later in the afternoon, falsely claiming that Clinton had called Ohioans “backward” and adding that Brown “says he doesn’t care.”

The Republican Governors Association also released statements that falsely claimed Clinton had called Wisconsin “backward,” before noting that Democratic gubernatorial candidate Dana Wachs had served as a delegate for Clinton at the 2016 Democratic convention in Philadelphia.


Several Democratic strategists dismissed the potential impact of Clinton’s comments on the midterm races, noting that the senators now running for reelection in states such as Indiana, Montana, Missouri and West Virginia easily overperformed President Barack Obama’s own vote count in the 2012 election.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

Jim McLaughlin, a Republican pollster who has advised Trump and is working on the Missouri Senate race, said Clinton’s comments could help increase Republican enthusiasm, much like her comment during the campaign that some Trump supporters were “deplorables.”

 

[SlyPokerDog]

https://www.washingtonpost.com/powe...3d931db7f68_story.html?utm_term=.f9c6fb578789

 

[Denny Crane]

But she's no longer relevant.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

But she's no longer relevant.

You're deplorable.

 

[Lanny]

Democratic senators facing tough reelection fights distanced themselves Tuesday from Hillary Clinton after she said President Trump’s voters came from less productive parts of the country and were attracted by a backward-looking message.

“Those are kind of fighting words for me, because I’m partial to Missouri voters,” said Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.), who is running in a state Trump won by 19 points. “I think they were expressing their frustration with the status quo. I may not have agreed with their choice, but I certainly respect them. And I don’t think that’s the way you should talk about any voter, especially ones in my state.”

Clinton made the comments Saturday at a conference in Mumbai in response to a question about how Trump won the 2016 election. She noted that the parts of the country she carried produced more economic activity than the “middle” of the country won by Trump.

“I won the places that are optimistic, diverse, dynamic, moving forward,” Clinton said. “And his whole campaign — ‘Make America Great Again’ — was looking backward. You know, you didn’t like black people getting rights, you don’t like women, you know, getting jobs, you don’t want, you know, to see that Indian American succeeding more than you are. Whatever your problem is, I’m going to solve it.”

She should have kept that to herself.

 

[Denny Crane]

You're deplorable.

I hope democrats keep using that word.

 

[UncleCliffy'sDaddy]

At least these Democrats had the courage to call that particular idiot out, unlike their Republican counterparts ignoring the boorish embarrassment currently sitting in the White House....when he’s not playing golf....

 

[Denny Crane]

At least these Democrats had the courage to call that particular idiot out, unlike their Republican counterparts ignoring the boorish embarrassment currently sitting in the White House....when he’s not playing golf....

I keep posting that he should go play golf 365 days a year and take congress with him.

What does that say about what I think of him?

 

[Lanny]

I keep posting that he should go play golf 365 days a year and take congress with him.

What does that say about what I think of him?

I have a new found respect for you.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

I have a new found respect for you.

You're also deplorable!

 

[Lanny]

You're also deplorable!

Thank You

 

[Denny Crane]

I have a new found respect for you.

I said the same thing about Obama.

FWIW

It'd be a lot cheaper than letting them all legislate new massive deficit spending.

 

[Denny Crane]

She's just a grandmother in Chappaqua these days. Riiiiiiight.

http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/378259-dems-are-angry-over-hillary-clintons-latest-comments

Dems are angry over Hillary Clinton’s latest comments

Democrats are angry that Hillary Clinton continues to discuss what went wrong during the 2016 presidential election against President Trump.

Even some of Clinton’s own former aides and surrogates say the former Democratic presidential nominee should back away from the discussion about her failed campaign because it’s harmful to the party.

During a conference in India this weekend, Clinton called states that supported her in the election more economically advanced than the states that backed Trump.
The remarks reminded many of the former secretary of State’s comments in 2016 that some of Trump’s supporters fit in a “basket of deplorables,” a line the Republican then used against her repeatedly during the final stretch of the campaign.

She also insinuated that women who voted for Trump were motivated by “ongoing pressure to vote the way that your husband, your boss, your son, whoever, believes you should.”

In interviews with The Hill on Tuesday, even the staunchest Clinton allies as well as longtime advisers say the comments were cringeworthy and ultimately detrimental to Democrats.

“She put herself in a position where [Democrats] from states that Trump won will have to distance themselves from her even more,” said one former senior Clinton aide. “That’s a lot of states.”

 

[3RA1N1AC]

She needs to shut the fuck up. Nobody cares about her except republicans.

 

[Denny Crane]

She needs to shut the fuck up. Nobody cares about her except republicans.

And people loyal to her still working in government.

 

[riverman]

Who's Hillary Clinton? I think about this about as much as I think about Gerald Ford...both are history ...be here now I say! Anybody with a fuckin' twitter account can have 5 minutes of fame these days....Hillary would be wise to duck out of the public conversation period....dead horse...

 

[Lanny]

And people loyal to her still working in government.

It's a conspiracy, I tell ya.

 

[PtldPlatypus]

She's just a grandmother in Chappaqua these days. Riiiiiiight.

http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/378259-dems-are-angry-over-hillary-clintons-latest-comments

Dems are angry over Hillary Clinton’s latest comments

Democrats are angry that Hillary Clinton continues to discuss what went wrong during the 2016 presidential election against President Trump.

Even some of Clinton’s own former aides and surrogates say the former Democratic presidential nominee should back away from the discussion about her failed campaign because it’s harmful to the party.

During a conference in India this weekend, Clinton called states that supported her in the election more economically advanced than the states that backed Trump.
The remarks reminded many of the former secretary of State’s comments in 2016 that some of Trump’s supporters fit in a “basket of deplorables,” a line the Republican then used against her repeatedly during the final stretch of the campaign.

She also insinuated that women who voted for Trump were motivated by “ongoing pressure to vote the way that your husband, your boss, your son, whoever, believes you should.”

In interviews with The Hill on Tuesday, even the staunchest Clinton allies as well as longtime advisers say the comments were cringeworthy and ultimately detrimental to Democrats.

“She put herself in a position where [Democrats] from states that Trump won will have to distance themselves from her even more,” said one former senior Clinton aide. “That’s a lot of states.”

Now it's the democrats' turn to chant. "SHUT HER UP!! SHUT HER UP!! SHUT HER UP!!"

 

[Denny Crane]

Only somewhat related, but interesting nonetheless.

McCabe found to be in violation of government rules by the inspector general. Was going to take his vacation days until he was eligible for pension.

Now he's going to be fired so he won't get his pension.

Brutal.

https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-03-14/andrew-mccabe-be-fired-days-ahead-retirement-nyt

Andrew McCabe To Be Fired Days Ahead Of Retirement: NYT

 

[Lanny]

Only somewhat related, but interesting nonetheless.

McCabe found to be in violation of government rules by the inspector general. Was going to take his vacation days until he was eligible for pension.

Now he's going to be fired so he won't get his pension.

Brutal.

https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-03-14/andrew-mccabe-be-fired-days-ahead-retirement-nyt

Andrew McCabe To Be Fired Days Ahead Of Retirement: NYT

How convenient for Mr. Potato Head, aka the Moron. Just goes to show ya, that you shouldn't get to friendly with anyone not playing ball with Mr. Potato Head.

I wonder if he'll come after my disability pension. I know he's gonna reduce my medicare benefit for my wife and both of our social security pensions. Of course, that's related to his tax windfall for the wealthy and not to my demeaning of him.

 

[H.C.]

Democratic senators facing tough reelection fights distanced themselves Tuesday from Hillary Clinton after she said President Trump’s voters came from less productive parts of the country and were attracted by a backward-looking message.

“Those are kind of fighting words for me, because I’m partial to Missouri voters,” said Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.), who is running in a state Trump won by 19 points. “I think they were expressing their frustration with the status quo. I may not have agreed with their choice, but I certainly respect them. And I don’t think that’s the way you should talk about any voter, especially ones in my state.”

Clinton made the comments Saturday at a conference in Mumbai in response to a question about how Trump won the 2016 election. She noted that the parts of the country she carried produced more economic activity than the “middle” of the country won by Trump.

“I won the places that are optimistic, diverse, dynamic, moving forward,” Clinton said. “And his whole campaign — ‘Make America Great Again’ — was looking backward. You know, you didn’t like black people getting rights, you don’t like women, you know, getting jobs, you don’t want, you know, to see that Indian American succeeding more than you are. Whatever your problem is, I’m going to solve it.”

At another point in the talk, Clinton, whose campaign slogan was “Stronger Together,” said that married white women voted for Trump because of “ongoing pressure to vote the way that your husband, your boss, your son, whoever, believes you should.”

Wait, wait, wait. I got this.

Clinton - 'No I never said that, you're reading alternative facts. You should do your research on my record. Due to being too young to know of it, don't believe what others say. Research it.'

This is why I wrote in a candidate. Trump and Clinton weren't worth my vote.

 

[Chris Craig]

But she's no longer relevant.

No she is not. She had her time. She needs to step away

 

[Denny Crane]

How convenient for Mr. Potato Head, aka the Moron. Just goes to show ya, that you shouldn't get to friendly with anyone not playing ball with Mr. Potato Head.

I wonder if he'll come after my disability pension. I know he's gonna reduce my medicare benefit for my wife and both of our social security pensions. Of course, that's related to his tax windfall for the wealthy and not to my demeaning of him.

Better to just be an honest public servant with integrity.

"Mr. Sessions would be able to point to a critical inspector general’s report and say he followed Justice Department protocol."

The inspector general doesn't seem to be partisan, one way or another. He's been investigating (for a year) Comey and the rest of those accused of wrongdoing by the recent republican memo.

Not widely reported on the news. Certainly not 24/7 by the usual suspects who would rather focus on National Enquirer caliber stories.

 

[Chris Craig]

How convenient for Mr. Potato Head, aka the Moron. Just goes to show ya, that you shouldn't get to friendly with anyone not playing ball with Mr. Potato Head.

I wonder if he'll come after my disability pension. I know he's gonna reduce my medicare benefit for my wife and both of our social security pensions. Of course, that's related to his tax windfall for the wealthy and not to my demeaning of him.

You bet hes coming after it

 

[Lanny]

Better to just be an honest public servant with integrity.

"Mr. Sessions would be able to point to a critical inspector general’s report and say he followed Justice Department protocol."

The inspector general doesn't seem to be partisan, one way or another. He's been investigating (for a year) Comey and the rest of those accused of wrongdoing by the recent republican memo.

Not widely reported on the news. Certainly not 24/7 by the usual suspects who would rather focus on National Enquirer caliber stories.

Any hints as to who you're quoting?

Also, too funny the part about the National Enquirer which is owned by a big Trump supporter.

 

[Denny Crane]

Any hints as to who you're quoting?

Also, too funny the part about the National Enquirer which is owned by a big Trump supporter.

Sure, the Enquirer is accused of being pro Trump, but that doesn't change the caliber of what they write about and publish. Quite similar to what I've seen on CNN the past year, and more recently on MSNBC (which isn't quite as bad as CNN).

I quoted the article I linked above.