Hillary Clinton Cancels N.J. Event to Campaign in California

[SandersDem]

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Source: Wall Street Journal

Campaign seeks to avoid embarrassing loss to Bernie Sanders

By LAURA MECKLER

Updated May 30, 2016 7:28 p.m. ET

Democrat Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign on Monday canceled an event in New Jersey to spend more time campaigning in California this week ahead of the June 7 primary, hoping to avoid an embarrassing defeat to rival Bernie Sanders, who has barnstormed the Golden State.

Read more: http://www.wsj.com/articles/hillary-clinton-cancels-n-j-event-to-campaign-in-california-1464647927

[MisterP]

1. will CA get a debate, then? as promised?

[itsrobert]

12. This Californian has watched several debates

I don't think us Californians need hearing Bernie cut and paste his pep rally speeches in yet another debate.

[Gene Debs]

17. Did it ever occur to you that others might be interested? Or is yours the only experience

that needs to be taken into account?

[itsrobert]

19. They weren't paying attention?

We seen Hillary whipped Bernie in all the debates. Cutting and pasting rally speeches, ain't cutting it.

[Gene Debs]

28. "Hillary whipped Bernie in all the debates." And thus ended

my ability to take anything you say seriously. Ignore list for you.

[chwaliszewski]

44. +1

[chwaliszewski]

43. Gene Debs is right...

Your petulant display is ignore-worthy.

[JonLeibowitz]

2. But I thought the campaign was over?

[klook]

41. I guess Mme. Secretary thought she should get out there to take a few victory laps

since Bernie is obviously toast!

[NJCher]

3. bad move, Hillary

I drive all around NJ on my job and to date, I've only seen one sign for you. No bumper stickers.

Well, let's see if you can draw Bernie-style crowds. Should be interesting.


Cher

[geek tragedy]

18. Because lawn signs and bumper stickers are what wins campaigns

Bernie had more signs and big rallies in New York, and got his ass kicked.

[itsrobert]

20. Stop invoking reality into the discussion.

They don't care.

[geek tragedy]

21. Next Tuesday should be the mother of all meltdowns

[itsrobert]

22. They already got their "Hillary cheated" and "Rigged election" talking points

Cued up.

[geek tragedy]

24. They won't be allowed to use them here in 15 days nt

[bjo59]

30. Yeah, like the reality of voter purging in New York.

[itsrobert]

32. That disenfranchised far more potential Hillary voters

since it was in precincts that heavily went for Hillary. The reality.

[chwaliszewski]

45. That may be true...

Hopefully that doesn't happen in November.

[Beacool]

26. I don't have a lawn and I can't be bothered with a bumper sticker.

Yet, I'm voting for Hillary.

[Viva_La_Revolution]

4. internal numbers must show her losing

[reddread]

14. more than she can?

[chwaliszewski]

5. I don't understand this move on her part.

She should be focusing on Trump and the upcoming GE. Bernie doesn't stand a chance; it's over for him. Why should she waste her time and money on him?

[JDPriestly]

37. Californians are feeling the Bern and feeling it strong.

We are concerned about the environment, about water, about democratic values, about the cost of housing which in California is way out of proportion with ordinary wages.

We are worried about the lack of good jobs, about the inordinately high cost of education and the burden that young people bear due to their student loans.

We want everyone to be able to afford healthcare. We want children to have decent education and especially affordable childcare and attention in early childhood when mom has to work just to pay the exorbitant rents in California.

I went to a community near my own. We dropped the list of names we had and just went door to door. The enthusiasm for Bernie was astounding. I've done a lot of campaigning in my life, and I have never seen anything like it.

Who knows what the primary results will be here? I can't claim to have a crystal-ball-reading on that. But Hillary problem has reason to be worried.

She is not well liked in California. And it is no wonder. She mostly comes here to see rich people and ask them for money. I don't think she cares much about our issues at all.

Hillary backed out on the California debate. We in California do not like that.

[Gene Debs]

6. Somebody's internal numbers must not look too good. And I'll bet New Jersey feels flattered now.

[larkrake]

15. looks like it will come down to the wire if shes so worried

[grasswire]

7. yep, internal polling must be terrible

But I wonder if her campaigning has an adverse effect. Perhaps the more she does it, the worse her numbers go. She doesn't draw more than a couple hundred people anyway.

[George II]

9. That has been her plan, small gatherings where she can actually MEET the people, not huge rallies...

....railing about how horrible the system is. Seems to be working, considering the count is currently 2310 to 1542.

[grasswire]

10. sure nt

[thesquanderer]

13. re: "small gatherings where she can actually MEET the people...

...Seems to be working, considering the count is currently 2310"

that figure includes the super delegates... those small gatherings where she was meeting people had nothing to do with their decision, most of them signed on before the campaign really even began.

[Viva_La_Revolution]

16. lol. i wonder what other candidates tried that approach?

[George II]

25. Don't know, don't care. It's working this year.

[yourout]

27. yes but those couple hundred write checks with a lot of zeros

On them.

[grasswire]

42. something to be ashamed of, not proud. nt

[George II]

8. "Embarrassing defeat"?

Reality is that she's going to win in New Jersey by about 15%, just getting a head start on burying Sanders in California, that's all.

Other than Montana and the Dakotas, all the remaining primaries are hers.

[Pharaoh]

11. Lol......

sure

[reddread]

23. Remember Kansas

that whole section of states, holy cow it runs from Kansas to Washington!
Missouri, Kentucky, Iowa and Indiana the THINNEST of margins.
Looks to me like Bernie is a strong contender lacking critical baggage.
situation serious.

[DonCoquixote]

29. not a good move

Hillary nneds the NJ democrats to out her over before Ca, and heaven knows Christ Chrsitie being trump's manservant is surefire fodder.

[MissDeeds]

31. HRH must be feeling the Bern

[dorkzilla]

33. Or is she just saying she's cancelling to focus on California

...and laying low and hoping the "nothingburger" scandal blows over?

[JonathanRackham]

34. I don't hear New Jersey complaining.

[StevieM]

38. No they are not upset. They will be voting for her on June 7. (eom)

[Art_from_Ark]

35. Sounds like George Clooney might be doing another $353,000 per couple fundraiser

[frylock]

36. She's just campaigning for the GE or something.

As has been noted, her internals must be looking poor.

[SHRED]

39. I'm a Californian

And Bernie has my vote.

[msongs]

40. NOT Lbn it is an opinion/analysys nt

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