Wikipedia

Hillary Clinton 2016 presidential campaign

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Tarc (talk | contribs) at 12:44, 12 September 2015 (Undid revision 680650410 by Professor JR (talk) - undone, as it made two succinct paragraphs into one bloated and unreadable slog). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Hillary for America
CampaignU.S. presidential election 2016
CandidateHillary Clinton
Secretary of State (2009–2013)
U.S. Senator (2001–2009)
AffiliationDemocratic Party
StatusAnnounced: April 12, 2015
Official launch: June 13, 2015
Headquarters1 Pierremont Plaza
Brooklyn, New York[1]
Key peopleJohn Podesta (chairman)
Huma Abedin (vice chairwoman)
Robby Mook (manager)
Joel Benenson (chief strategist)
Jim Margolis (media strategist)
Jennifer Palmieri (communications director)
Stephanie Hannon (technology)
Amanda Renteria (national political director)
Marc Elias (general counsel)
Nick Merrill (traveling spokesman)[2]
ReceiptsUS$47,549,949 (2015-06-30[3])
SloganHillary for America
Website
www.HillaryClinton.com
Template:HillaryRodhamClintonSegmentsUnderInfoBox

The 2016 presidential campaign of Hillary Clinton, the 67th United States Secretary of State, was announced by means of a YouTube video, on April 12, 2015.[4] The wife of former President Bill Clinton, Hillary Clinton was the United States Senator from New York, and First Lady of the United States prior to serving as Secretary of State under President Barack Obama, an office she held from 2009 until 2013. A candidate in the 2008 Democratic primaries, her candidacy in the 2016 election is her second bid for the presidency.

Background

2008 presidential run

Main article: Hillary Clinton presidential campaign, 2008
 
Clinton after winning the New Hampshire primary during her first presidential run

Clinton announced her decision to run for the 2008 presidential election on January 20, 2007. Early in the race, she was considered to be the frontrunner for the Democratic Party, and actively sought her party's nomination. Clinton ran ahead in the polls, until Illinois Senator Barack Obama began pulling ahead following the South Carolina primary. In the prolonged primary battle that ensued, during which she received more than 18 million votes, Clinton lost the nomination to Obama. Obama won the general election against Arizona Republican Senator John McCain on November 4, 2008.

Post-2008 election

As soon as Clinton ended her 2008 campaign there was talk of her running again in 2012 or 2016.[5] Speculation picked up sharply after she ended her tenure as Secretary of State in 2013,[6][7] particularly after she listed her occupation on social media as "TBD".[8][9][10]

Anticipating a future run, a "campaign-in-waiting" began to take shape in 2014, including a large donor network, experienced operatives, the Ready for Hillary and Priorities USA Action campaign political action committees (PACs), and other campaign infrastructure.[11]

By September 2013, amid continual political and media speculation, Clinton said she was considering a run but was in no hurry to decide.[12] In late 2013, Clinton told ABC's Barbara Walters that she would, "look carefully at what I think I can do and make that decision sometime next year";[13] and told ABC's Dianne Sawyer in June 2014 that she would, "be on the way to making a decision before the end of the year".[14]

Presumed 2016 Democratic front-runner

 
Clinton's farewell address at the State Department

According to nationwide opinion polls in early 2015, Clinton was considered the front-runner for the 2016 Democratic presidential nomination,[12][15][16] although she did face several primary election challengers,[17][18] and, in August 2015 Vice President Joe Biden was reported to be seriously considering a possible challenge to Clinton.[19] A Franklin Pierce University/Boston Herald poll in mid-August 2015 showed Senator Bernie Sanders with a 44-37 lead over Clinton in the first-in-the-nation primary state of New Hampshire,[20] and Quinnipiac University polls released September 10, 2015, showed Sanders narrowly leading Clinton in the early primary state of Iowa.[21]

A CNN/ORC poll taken August 13-16, 2015, found that Clinton maintained a clear lead in the general election race despite growing concerns over her use of a personal email account while serving as Secretary of State. Regarding the email matter, about 56% said she "did something wrong" in the poll, up from 51% in March. About 4-in-10 (39%) said she did not do anything wrong by using the personal email. Among Democrats, those saying she did not do anything wrong declined from 71% in March to 63% in August, and just 37% of independents said she did not do wrong by using the personal email system.[22]

The CNN/ORC poll found Democratic front-runner Clinton ahead of Republican front-runner Trump by 6 points, a narrowing since July, when Trump trailed Clinton by 16 points.[22] In the "swing" states of Florida, Ohio and Pennsylvania, however, the late August 2015 CNN/ORC poll results showed unannounced candidate Vice President Joe Biden polling ahead of Clinton in match-ups against Republican front-runner Donald Trump: in Florida, Trump led Clinton by two points, while trailing Biden by three points; in Ohio, Clinton led Trump by five points, with Biden leading him by ten points; and in Pennsylvania, Clinton led Trump by five points, compared to eight-point lead for Biden over Trump.[23] Clinton, however, has gained a broader sweep of early endorsements from the Democratic establishment in the 2016 race than she did in 2008.[24][25]

Clinton has a very high name recognition of an estimated 99% (only 11% of all voters said they did not know enough about her to form an opinion) and according to Democratic pollster Celinda Lake, she has strong support from African-Americans, college-educated women, and single women.[26] However, as she has been in the public eye for many years, it may be hard for her to change the opinions the public has already formed of her. People under 30 not familiar with Clinton's background, and Latinos have been considered by some the most likely to change their opinions of her. The New York Times has commented: "Not since Richard M. Nixon mounted a comeback in 1968, historians and pollsters say, has a candidate entered a presidential contest with so low a bar for name recognition or so high a bar for changing voter's opinions."[26] The New York Times has also suggested that Clinton's campaign tactics in the early stages of her 2016 campaign are similar to the strategy Nixon employed in 1968, when he made efforts to portray himself as more personable through attempting to bypass the media, and instead hold small town-hall-style events — organized by his media consultant, Roger Ailes — in venues consisting primarily of friendly audiences. In response to questions, Nixon would keep to his pre-scripted talking points, and hoped to be seen by television viewers as more relaxed than he had been in the televised debates with John F. Kennedy in his earlier, 1960 campaign.[26]

In Time magazine's 2015 list of "The 100 Most Influential People", Clinton praised Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren, who herself was considered as a potential challenger to Clinton, for being a "progressive champion".[27] Warren has repeatedly stated that she is not running for president, despite pressure from some progressives who have expressed concerns about Clinton's ties with Wall Street.[28]

Book tour

In mid-2014, Clinton released her book Hard Choices, which focuses on her time in public life, and went on a nationwide book tour promoting it. Many commentators saw the book tour as a "pre-announcement event",[29] and others in the press viewed the promotional tour as a dry-run for a presidential campaign, noting its mechanics and many stops in small-book markets that happen to be located in swing-states and early-primary states.[30] It was during this tour to promote her book that Clinton made the comment to ABC News anchor Diane Sawyer that, "We came out of the White House not only dead broke but in debt", which was widely criticized by political opponents and some in the media. The next day, Clinton clarified the comment in an interview with Good Morning America's Robin Roberts, saying, "Let me just clarify that I fully appreciate how hard life is for so many Americans today", Clinton said. "Bill and I were obviously blessed. We worked hard for everything we got in our lives and we continue to work hard, and we’ve been blessed in the last 14 years.... As I recall we were something like $12 million in debt", Clinton said, and added, "We have a life experience that is clearly different in very dramatic ways from many Americans, but we also have gone through some of the same challenges as many people have. I worry a lot about people I know personally and people in this country who don’t have the same opportunities that we’ve been given."[31] Former President Bill Clinton also defended his wife the next day to NBC's David Gregory at an event at the Clinton Foundation, saying she is "not out of touch.... It is factually true that we were several million dollars in debt", and added that the reporters asking his wife questions "should put this in some sort of context".[32]

Decision

While many political analysts came to assume during this time that Clinton would run, she took a long time to make the decision.[33] While Clinton said she spent much of the two years following her tenure as Secretary of State thinking about the possibility of running for president again, she was also noncommittal about the prospect, and appeared to some as reluctant to experience again the unpleasant aspects of a major political campaign.[34] Those around her were split in their opinions, reportedly, with Bill Clinton said to be the most in favor of her running again, Chelsea Clinton leaning towards it, but several of her closest aides against it.[33][34] She reportedly studied Obama's 2008 campaign to see what had gone right for Obama as compared to her own campaign.[34] Not until December 2014, around the time of the Clintons' annual winter vacation in the Dominican Republic, did she say she decided for sure that she would indeed run again.[33][34]

Strategy and tactics

Clinton campaign strategists reportedly believe that a strong liberal posture by the candidate would mobilize the same voters who swept Barack Obama to victory in 2008 and 2012. This conclusion is based not only on Clinton's personality and beliefs, but on polls, focus groups, and the advice of the campaign's experienced political operatives.[35][36] The campaign will focus its efforts on contested states.[37]

Marketing

Viewed as a brand, Hillary Clinton is considered to be well-established and well-known, having been First Lady and Secretary of State. Professionals in branding and marketing, such as Wendy Clark of Coca Cola, and Roy Spence of GSD&M, have been brought into the campaign to assist with "re-branding" Clinton.[38]

Press relations

Clinton has had an uneasy, and at times adversarial relationship with the press throughout her life in public service.[39] Weeks before her official entry as a presidential candidate, Clinton attended a political press corps event, pledging to start fresh on what she described as a "complicated" relationship with political reporters.[40] However, with the launch of her campaign in the midst of a number of controversies, including her use of a private email server, the acceptance of large speaking fees, and donations to the Clinton Foundation from foreign donors, Clinton has frequently avoided answering, or has only briefly addressed, any questions from reporters regarding those issues. Clinton has been criticized by the press for avoiding to take their questions, and they have repeatedly called for her to become more accessible.[41][42]

Celebrity and security

Due to the presence of a large Secret Service detail protecting her, as well as large numbers of members of the media, there are practical obstacles to Clinton mixing and interacting with the public at events such as the Iowa State Fair; the press of people drawn to her and the size of her entourage interact badly.[43]

Clinton Cash

In anticipation of the release of Clinton Cash by Peter Schweizer on May 5, 2015, an investigative book which suggested impropriety in donations and speaking fees paid to Bill and Hillary Clinton, and the Clinton Foundation, Clinton campaign strategists obtained a copy of the book in late April, and selectively released chapters of the book to the media, forestalling the effect of exclusive arrangements with The New York Times and The Washington Post made by the author. Opposition to the book's allegations were prepared and published on Medium, YouTube,[44] and the candidate's website.[45][46]

Announcement and 2016 campaign start

 
Clinton, before her official announcement, speaking to the media at the United Nations Headquarters regarding her use of a private email server while Secretary of State. Video

The Clinton campaign had planned for a delayed announcement, possibly as late as July,[47][48][49] but later determined the need to advance that timeline due to publicity surrounding Clinton's use of a private email server while Secretary of State.[50]

On April 3, 2015, it was reported that Clinton had taken a lease on a small office at 1 Pierrepont Plaza in Brooklyn, New York City. It is widely speculated that the space will serve as her campaign headquarters. Morgan Stanley has a major office in the building, which is also the home of the law office of Loretta E. Lynch, who at the time was the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, and who in 2015 was sworn in as Attorney General of the United States.[51][52]

It was reported on April 10, 2015, that Clinton would make her official announcement on the following Sunday, April 12.[53][54] Unlike her 2008 campaign announcement, which was held at a high school in Iowa and was attended by over 1,000 people, Clinton announced her 2016 campaign via video, rather than staging a large speaking announcement.[55] She then traveled to early primary states, such as Iowa and New Hampshire during the following week. Clinton was the third candidate with support in national polls to announce her candidacy, following Republican Senators Ted Cruz of Texas and Rand Paul of Kentucky, while Florida Senator Marco Rubio announced his candidacy on April 13, the day after Clinton. Some Democrats saw the proximity of Clinton's campaign announcement to Rubio's as advantageous, as Clinton's announcement might overshadow Rubio's.[56]

YouTube video

Clinton released the YouTube video formally announcing her candidacy via email at 3 p.m. EDT, on April 12, 2015. She stated that, "Everyday Americans need a champion. And I want to be that champion."[57] In response to word of the impending announcement, the Republican National Committee spent more than $100,000 on a web advertisement pertaining to her controversies, targeting independent voters living in Colorado, Florida, Iowa, North Carolina, Ohio, and Virginia.[58]

Campaign staff

 
John Podesta, Campaign Chairman

Her campaign staff includes John Podesta as campaign chairman, Robby Mook as campaign manager, Joel Benenson as chief strategist and pollster, Jennifer Palmieri as communications director, Stephanie Hannon as chief technology officer, and Amanda Renteria as policy director.[59] Longtime Clinton aide Huma Abedin is the vice chairwoman of the campaign,[59] and continues in the role she has long played for Clinton as traveling chief of staff and "body woman".[60] Mook is the first openly gay manager, [61][62] and Hannon the first female chief technology officer, of a major presidential campaign.[63][64][65]

Van tour

Clinton began her campaign by making short trips to early primary and caucus states.[57] Immediately following her announcement, she made a two-day road trip in a customized Chevrolet Express van, nicknamed after Scooby-Doo, going from New York to Iowa, and stopping several times along the way, including a much publicized stop at a Chipotle Mexican Grill outside Toledo, Ohio.[66][67][68] The trip gained considerable media attention and was, according her campaign, intended as a bit of political theater to help emphasize Clinton's intended new message of showing a sense of down-to-earth humility, and a focus on the future of middle class Americans, while at the same time countering attacks that she was wealthy and out-of-touch with such concerns.[69] The events she attended in Iowa, organized by her campaign to have her meet with small numbers of local students and other residents, were dwarfed by dozens of national and international members of the press trying to report on them.[70] The New York Times wrote that, "Politics is replete with theater of the absurd, but Mrs. Clinton's first retail campaigning excursion, a conversation with just seven Iowans, called to mind a head-on collision between a celebrity candidate who desperately wants to present an everywoman's approachability and a news media desperate to cover every aspect of that candidacy exactly as it unfolds."[70]

 
Hillary Clinton at an early campaign event in Iowa on April 14, 2015

Clinton responded to very few questions from the press during the first month of her campaign. During her visits to early primary and caucus states, she did not hold any formal press conferences, and did not participate in any media interviews.[2][71] On May 19, 2015, after 28 days, Clinton answered some questions from reporters at an event in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.[72] Clinton's campaign announced she would make additional stops in Florida, Texas and Missouri in May and June.[73]

Kickoff rally and speech

Clinton held her first major campaign rally June 13, 2015 at Franklin D. Roosevelt Four Freedoms Park on the southern tip of Roosevelt Island in New York City.[74] The Brooklyn Express Drumline warmed up the crowd. Although a relatively small venue, the park did not entirely fill up, and an adjacent area set up for overflow with a large TV screen remained vacant. The campaign said more than 5,500 people were in attendance, but estimates of crowd size by the press in attendance were less.[75] According to the New York Times, the event was planned by a small group of close Clinton advisers, including longtime aide and campaign vice chair Huma Abedin; Washington, D.C. based political consultant Jim Margolis, who helped orchestrate both of President Obama's inaugurations; and by Mandy Grunwald, professional political consultant and media advisor for the Democratic Party, who choreographed Bill Clinton's and his family's appearances at the 1992 Democratic National Convention.[76]

In her speech, Clinton addressed income inequality in the United States, specifically endorsed universal pre-kindergarten, paid family leave, equal pay for women, college affordability, and incentives for companies that provide profit sharing to employees.[77] She did not address free trade agreements during the kickoff speech,[78] but made statements the next day suggesting that the current negotiations should be abandoned unless improved.[79]

According to John Cassidy, staff writer at The New Yorker, Clinton, up to a point, took a populist tone:[80]

While many of you are working multiple jobs to make ends meet, you see the top twenty-five hedge-fund managers making more than all of America’s kindergarten teachers combined. And often paying a lower tax rate. So, you have to wonder, ‘When does my hard work pay off? When does my family get ahead? When?’[80]

Prosperity can’t be just for C.E.O.s and hedge-fund managers. Democracy can’t be just for billionaires and corporations. Prosperity and democracy are part of your basic bargain, too. You brought our country back. Now it’s time—your time—to secure the gains and move ahead.[80]

Advertising campaign in primary states

In August 2015, the Clinton campaign began a $2 million television advertising buy in Iowa and New Hampshire.[81] The ads will feature footage of Clinton's late mother, Dorothy Rodham, and of Clinton herself, and will be scheduled to air during August, according to Clinton's campaign manager Robby Mook, with additional ads planned for the fall of 2015.[81] The August ads, according to her campaign, are intended to illustrate the roots and record of Clinton's commitment to women, family, and children. "We’re going to make sure everyone knows who Hillary Clinton really is", Mook said in a statement released by the campaign, "who she fights for and what has motivated her lifelong commitment to children and families. Since day one, we’ve planned for a competitive primary with Hillary herself working to earn every vote and, ultimately, the nomination."[81]

Email controversy

Main article: Hillary Clinton email controversy

On July 23, 2015, The New York Times reported the existence of a June 2015, memorandum to the Justice Department from the Inspectors General of the Intelligence Community and the State Department regarding the presence of classified government information in emails from the personal email account Hillary Clinton used as Secretary of State.[82] A transmittal memorandum, written by State Dept. official Patrick F. Kennedy, said that, based on an assessment of a small sample of the contents of Mrs. Clinton’s private account by the two Inspectors General, it was likely that the entire body of emails contained hundreds of instances of classified information.[82][83] In their joint statement, the inspectors general said that classified information in the emails had originated from U.S. intelligence agencies, such as the CIA and the NSA, and that it is illegal anyone to receive a classified document, or briefing, and then summarize or otherwise transmit that information in an unclassified email.[82][84]

Clinton and her campaign reiterated that the information transmitted was not classified "at the time", but the inspectors general, as well as reporting by the New York Times and others, said that it, in fact, was classified at the time.[82][83][84] (Information is considered classified, if its disclosure would likely harm national security, and government procedures and protocols require that such information be sent or stored only on government computer networks with government safeguards.)[82][84] After the intelligence community's inspector general reported in August 2015, however, that some emails contained material classified "Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information",[85] and after the Department of Justice opened an investigation at the inspector general's request that the FBI look into whether classified information could have been compromised because it was sent over unsecured networks,[86] on August 12, 2015, Clinton agreed to turn over her personal email server and thumb drives containing copies of her e-mails to the FBI.[87][88][86]

Candidate's policy stances in 2016 campaign

Main article: Political positions of Hillary Clinton

During her first week as a candidate, in April 2015, Clinton called for a constitutional amendment to limit "unaccountable money" in politics, and said that she supports allowing undocumented immigrants to earn drivers licences, wants to see the right to same-sex marriage enshrined in the constitution, and campaigned for universal pre-K.[89] On May 5, Clinton stated that allowing undocumented immigrants to have a path to citizenship "Is at its heart a family issue."[90]

Same-sex marriage

 
An alternate version of Clinton's campaign logo, stylized in rainbow colors to show support for the LGBT community. Clinton says she wishes to see same-sex marriage 'enshrined' in the constitution.

On April 28, 2015, Clinton issued a statement by means of Twitter further addressing her position on same-sex marriage, using the hashtags: #LoveCantWait and #LoveMustWin [10], and her campaign staff changed their H-shaped, red-white-and-blue campaign logo to gay pride rainbow colors, for use on Twitter and on Facebook.[91]

Her tweet came the same day the Supreme Court was beginning hearings on the issue. Clinton tweeted: "Every loving couple & family deserves to be recognized & treated equally under the law across our nation. - H." Previously in the 2016 campaign, her support for a Supreme Court ruling making same-sex marriage a constitutional right had come only in a statement issued by her campaign staff.[91] Some have criticized Clinton for her change of position on the issue, pointing out that in her 2008 presidential campaign, she was opposed to same-sex marriage, opting in favor of civil-unions instead.[92]

Energy

In 2015, Hillary Clinton has stated that her goal is to have, within ten years, enough clean renewable energy to power every home in the United States.[93]

Climate change

File:HillaryonClimateChange.png
Hillary Clinton's logo made to look environmental, to display Hillary's commitment to addressing Climate Change. Clinton has made it clear that she believes in Climate Change and has made it an essential part of her campaign. As President, she promises to "Generate enough renewable energy to power every home in America within 10 years of Hillary taking office." [94]

In a campaign speech in Des Moines, Iowa, on July 27, 2015, Clinton pledged to make climate change a major focus of her 2016 presidential campaign, saying the U.S. should take the lead on the issue.[95] When asked by reporters, Clinton did not provide details on how she would pay for her clean-energy proposals, but said she would offer more specifics in the future, and that some of her proposed initiatives would "pay for themselves."[95]

During the campaign, Clinton expressed support for Obama's Clean Power Plan (which aims to cut greenhouse-gas pollution by requiring states to regulate emissions from coal-burning power plants), calling it "a significant step forward in meeting the urgent threat of climate change."[91] Clinton pledged to, if elected, build upon the plan and defend it "Republican doubters and defeatists."[91]

Clinton is opposed to banning the extraction of fossil fuels from public lands.[96]

Keystone XL pipeline

In her Iowa speech, Clinton, although she had supported construction of the Keystone XL pipeline in 2012,[97][98] declined to take a position on whether the pipeline should be built now, saying that as Secretary of State, she had set in motion a review process a number of years ago to evaluate the pipeline, and would allow her successor John Kerry, and President Obama to make the decision. “I will refrain from commenting because I had a leading role in getting that process started,” Clinton said, “and I think that we have to let it run its course.”[95]

Foreign policy

In the early weeks after launching her campaign, Clinton passingly addressed international relations, foreign policy positions, and the situation in the Middle East, focusing on domestic issues instead. She has spoken, however, of her experience as a Secretary of State and a senator from New York after the September 11 attacks of 2001.[99]

During the campaign, Clinton urged support for the international agreement with Iran on its nuclear program as the best way to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon.[100] Clinton claimed credit for "twist[ing] a lot of arms" as secretary of state to obtain the international economic sanctions that brought Iran to the negotiating table.[100] Clinton said that as president, she would "do everything necessary to make sure the lid stays on" Iran's program.[101]

Fast track trade authority

As of June 2015, Clinton had not fully explained her position for or against trade promotion authority (TPA), also known as "fast-track" authority, which would require Congress to consider trade agreements on an up-or-down vote, without amendments. On June 15, 2015, in response to questions from the press, she said: "The TPA is a process issue. The issue for me is, what's in the deal? I will wait and see what the deal [then pending before Congress] is, and then I will tell you what I think about it."[102]

Rewriting the Tax Code

Candidate Clinton has proposed a major rewriting of the U.S. Tax Code, as she stated: "so it rewards hard work at home" rather than corporations "stashing profits overseas," although she has not addressed details of that proposal.[99]

Income inequality

Clinton has proposed to address "income inequality" through a variety of stated means, including: paid family leave, equal pay for women, college affordability, and incentives for corporate profit-sharing with employees. She has not detailed the means by which she proposes to achieve those policies, nor to address their costs.[99]

Women's issues

Clinton has been strongly critical of Republicans in Congress who are proposing to end government funding for women's health services at Planned Parenthood, and has stated that policies important to women, including equal pay and abortion rights, will be central to her campaign.[103] While campaigning at a rally in Cleveland on August 27, 2015, she said, "Extreme views about women? We expect that from some of the terrorist groups. We expect that from people who don’t want to live in the modern world. But it’s a little hard to take coming from Republicans who want to be the president of the United States." She continued, "They espouse out of date and out of touch policies. They are dead wrong for 21st Century America. We’re going forward. We’re not going back."[103]

Universal pre-kindergarten

Clinton has stated that she supports universal pre-kindergarten, although she has not articulated how that would be funded.[99]

Voting rights

Marc Elias, a member of Clinton's campaign counsel staff, and other Democratic allies, have filed lawsuits against recently enacted voting laws in Ohio and in Wisconsin. The petitioners seek to establish that such laws constitute voter suppression.[104]

On June 4, 2015, Clinton made a speech on the subject at Texas Southern University, a historically black college, in Houston, Texas,[105] calling for sweeping changes in national voter access laws, that would automatically register American citizens to vote at age 18, and would mandate 20 days of early voting in all states. She contended that Republican efforts to limit voter registration have had a disproportionate impact on "people of color, poor people, and young people".[106]

Legalization of marijuana

In 2014, Clinton said she is not supportive of the legalization of marijuana for recreational purposes, saying she wants to "wait and see what the evidence is" before enacting a national policy.[107][108]

Later the same year, Clinton called marijuana a "gateway drug" where there "can't be a total absence of law enforcement."[108] Clinton stated: "I'm a big believer in acquiring evidence, and I think we should see what kind of results we get, both from medical marijuana and from recreational marijuana, before we make any far-reaching conclusions. We need more studies. We need more evidence. And then we can proceed."[108] Referring to the legalization of marijuana in Colorado and Washington, Clinton said that "states are the laboratories of democracy. We have at least two states that are experimenting with that right now. I want to wait and see what the evidence is."[109]

Sanctuary cities

Following the fatal shooting of Kathryn Steinle in San Francisco (a sanctuary city) by an illegal immigrant, Clinton joined California Senator and former San Francisco Mayor Dianne Feinstein in condemning the city's policy that lead to Steinle's death. Clinton said, "The city made a mistake, not to deport someone that the federal government strongly felt should be deported... So I have absolutely no support for a city that ignores the strong evidence that should be acted on."[110] Hillary Clinton's campaign subsequently released a statement clarifying that she "believes that sanctuary cities can help further public safety, and she has defended those policies going back years."[111]

Languages & Bilingualism

Of minority languages, Hillary Clinton has said: “It’s important for as many Americans as possible to do what I have never been able to do, and that is learn another language and try to be bilingual because that connects us to the rest of the world. It is important that English remain our common unifying language because that brings our country together in a way that we have seen generations of immigrants coming to our shores be able to be part of the American experience and pursue the American dream. I have been adamantly against the efforts by some to make English the official language. That I do not believe is appropriate, and I have voted against it and spoken against it. I represent New York. We have 170 languages in NYC alone. I do not think we should be, in any way, discriminating against people who do not speak English, who use facilities like hospitals or have to go to court to enforce their rights. But English does remain an important part of the American experience.”[112] Hillary Clinton's entire website is available in Spanish.[113]

Affiliated Super PACs

The Clinton campaign lags behind opposing Republican campaigns in gaining large donations from wealthy donors to supportive super PACs. Potential liberal big-money donors are fewer than those available to conservatives.[114]

  • Ready for Hillary, founded by enthusiastic Clinton supporters in January 2013, raised more than $5.75 million for the presumptive candidate and paid Clinton to rent the email list from her unsuccessful 2008 campaign.[115]
  • Priorities USA Action. focused mainly on high-dollar donors, as of May 2015, had raised about $15 million[114] for Clinton.[115]
  • Correct the Record, a campaign of Democratic Super PAC American Bridge, has a rapid-response team which collaborates with the campaign's own rapid-response team at campaign headquarters in an effort to support positive information about Clinton posted on their website while issuing quick reactions challenging negative statements made about her on their website.[116][117]

Endorsements

See also: Endorsements for the Democratic Party presidential primaries, 2016
List of Hillary Clinton endorsements

All individuals are members or supporters of the Democratic Party, unless otherwise stated

Presidents of the United States
Current and former U.S. Senators
Current and former State Governors
Current and former U.S. Representatives
Current and Former Cabinet Officials
Statewide politicians
Mayors and other municipal leaders
State and local legislators
Celebrities
Businesspeople
International political figures
Organizations

See also

References

  1. ^ "Hillary signs 2016 campaign HQ lease in New York". Washington Examiner. Retrieved July 30, 2015.
  2. ^ a b Tamara Keith (May 13, 2015). "The 13 Questions Hillary Clinton Has Answered From The Press". National Public Radio. Retrieved May 18, 2015. Questions about when there will be interviews, or when she will make herself available to questions from reporters, are deflected with something along the lines of: all in good time.
  3. ^ "Candidate (P00003392) Summary Reports – 2016 Cycle". Federal Election Commission. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
  4. ^ Getting Started. YouTube. April 12, 2015.
  5. ^ "Did Hillary Clinton ever stop running for president?". The Week. February 21, 2014. Retrieved June 15, 2014.
  6. ^ "Departing Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Leaves Behind a Legacy of Firsts - ABC News". Abcnews.go.com. December 23, 2012. Retrieved June 15, 2014.
  7. ^ "Hillary Clinton Leaving The Stage — At Least For Now — And On A High Note : It's All Politics". NPR. February 1, 2013. Retrieved June 15, 2014.
  8. ^ from TODAY (February 27, 2014). "Hillary Clinton Keeps Quiet: My Future Is Still 'TBD'". NBC News. Retrieved June 15, 2014.
  9. ^ "@HillaryClinton says future TBD – CNN Political Ticker - CNN.com Blogs". Politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com. June 10, 2013. Retrieved June 15, 2014.
  10. ^ Petri, Alexandra (June 11, 2013). "TBD, @HillaryClinton, really?". The Washington Post. Retrieved June 15, 2014.
  11. ^ Von Drehle, David (January 27, 2014). "Can Anyone Stop Hillary?". Time.
  12. ^ a b Carter, Chelsea J. (September 23, 2013). "Hillary Clinton on possible presidency: 'I'm realistic'". CNN.
  13. ^ "Hillary Clinton: I'll announce in 2014 if I'm running". Washington Times. December 19, 2013. Retrieved June 15, 2014.
  14. ^ "Hillary Clinton Reveals 2016 Timetable, Won't Say Whether She'll Testify On Benghazi - ABC News". Abcnews.go.com. June 8, 2014. Retrieved June 15, 2014.
  15. ^ Miller, Jake (January 29, 2013). "Is Hillary Clinton closing the door on politics?". CBS News.
  16. ^ Holland, Steve (January 16, 2013). "Hillary Clinton leaving world stage, but for how long?". Reuters.
  17. ^ "2016 Polls Show Clinton Leads in Key States, GOP Field Wide Open". NBC News. February 15, 2015. Retrieved April 12, 2015.
  18. ^ "Despite Sustaining Hits, Hillary Clinton Remains 'Formidable' in 2016 NBC/WSJ Poll". NBC News. May 4, 2015. Retrieved May 31, 2015.
  19. ^ Jonathan Martin and Amy Chozickaug - "Joe Biden Wades Further Into ’16 Bid", New York Times, August 13, 2015.
  20. ^ Brett LoGiurato - "Bernie Sanders Surges ahead of Hillary Clinton in Stunning New 2016 Poll", Business Insider, August 12, 2015. Retrieved 2015-08-12
  21. ^ Colin Campbell - "A striking new poll found Bernie Sanders surging past Hillary Clinton in Iowa", Business Insider, September 10, 2015. Retrieved 2015-09-10
  22. ^ a b Jennifer Agiesta - "CNN/ORC Poll: Donald Trump now Competitive in General Election", CNN Politics, August 19, 2015. Retrieved 2015-08-20
  23. ^ Brett LoGiurato - "Hillary Clinton Just Got More Awful Poll News -- and There's Now an Opening for Joe Biden", Business Insider, August 20, 2015. Retrieved 2015-08-21
  24. ^ Patrick Caldwell. "Future Superdelegates Are Already Kissing Up to Hillary 2016". Mother Jones. Retrieved June 15, 2014.
  25. ^ "60 Dems endorse Hillary for 2016". The Hill. Retrieved June 15, 2014.
  26. ^ a b c Amy Chozick (May 19, 2015). "Hillary Clinton will Need a Second Chance to Make an Impression". The New York Times. Retrieved May 19, 2015.
  27. ^ Clinton, Hillary (April 16, 2015). "Elizabeth Warren". TIME. TIME. Retrieved April 16, 2015.
  28. ^ "elizabeth-warren-im-not-running-im-not-running-2015-3". Businessinsider. Businessinsider. April 16, 2015. Retrieved April 16, 2015.
  29. ^ Ashley Codianni0 :28 UTC (June 10, 2014). "Hillary Clinton's Book Tour Looks a Lot Like a Presidential Campaign". Mashable.com. Retrieved June 15, 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  30. ^ Barabak, Mark Z. (June 9, 2014). "Hillary Clinton book tour could serve as dry run for a campaign - Los Angeles Times". Latimes.com. Retrieved June 15, 2014.
  31. ^ Kedmey, Dan - "Hillary Clinton Revises Financial Status from ‘Dead Broke’ to ‘Obviously Blessed’," Time, June 10, 2014.Retrieved 2015-06-24
  32. ^ Parnes, Amy - "President Clinton: 'Dead broke' comments were 'factually true'," The Hill, June 24, 2014.Retrieved 2015-06-24
  33. ^ a b c Pace, Julie (April 13, 2015). "Clinton's second act: Her long road to 2016 decision". Associated Press.
  34. ^ a b c d Thrush, Glenn; Karni, Annie; Debenedetti, Gabriel (April 12, 2015). "Hillary Clinton's slow walk to 'yes'". Politico.
  35. ^ Anne Gearan (May 17, 2015). "Clinton is banking on the Obama coalition to win". The Washington Post. Her approach to this really is not trying to take a ruler out and measure where she wants to be on some ideological scale," Clinton campaign chairman John Podesta said. "It's to dive deeply into the problems facing the American people and American families. She's a proud wonk, and she looks at policy from that perspective. {{cite news}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)
  36. ^ Jonathan Martin and Maggie Haberman (June 6, 2015). "Hillary Clinton Traces Friendly Path, Troubling Party". The New York Times. Retrieved June 7, 2015. Recognizing that Democrats had to be galvanized to show up at the polls, Mrs. Clinton's advisers used surveys and focus groups to assess the risks of running a strongly liberal campaign. They concluded that there were few.
  37. ^ Brendan Nyhan (June 11, 2015). "Hillary Clinton and Wishful-Thinking Politics". The New York Times. Retrieved June 14, 2015. The reason is the Electoral College, a winner-take-all system that rewards candidates who focus almost exclusively on closely contested states.
  38. ^ Philip Rucker and Anne Gearan (February 21, 2015). "The making of Hillary 5.0: Marketing wizards help re-imagine Clinton brand". The Washington Post. Retrieved May 20, 2015. Clinton has recruited consumer marketing specialists onto her team of trusted political advisers. Their job is to help imagine Hillary 5.0 — the rebranding of a first lady turned senator turned failed presidential candidate turned secretary of state turned likely 2016 Democratic presidential nominee.
  39. ^ Glenn Thrush; Maggie Haberman (May 2014). "What Is Hillary Clinton Afraid Of". Politico. Retrieved June 6, 2015.
  40. ^ Dan Merica (March 24, 2015). "Hillary Clinton seeks 'new beginning' with the press". CNN. Retrieved June 6, 2015.
  41. ^ Jason Horowitz (May 22, 2015). "Hillary Clinton, Acutely Aware of Pitfalls, Avoids Press on Campaign Trail". The New York Times. Retrieved May 22, 2015. it makes all the political sense in the world for Mrs. Clinton to ignore them
  42. ^ Paul Waldman (June 2, 2015). "Why Hillary Clinton needs to start treating the press better". Washington Post. Retrieved June 6, 2015.
  43. ^ Amy Chosick (August 17, 2015). "Hillary Clinton Seeks to Connect With Iowans, but Celebrity Gets in Way". The New York Times. Retrieved August 18, 2015. ...she cannot entirely shed the layers of staff and security — and the news media mob...
  44. ^ The Briefing. YouTube.
  45. ^ "The Briefing". hillaryclinton.com. Retrieved July 18, 2015.
  46. ^ "Fact Checking Clinton Cash". hillaryclinton.com. 2015. Retrieved May 20, 2015.
  47. ^ "Why Hillary Clinton will make 2016 announcement in July". CBS News.
  48. ^ "Why Hillary Clinton will make 2016 announcement in July". CBS News. January 29, 2015.
  49. ^ Elkin, Alison (January 29, 2015). "How Long Can Hillary Clinton Wait to Announce?". Bloomberg.
  50. ^ "Can Clinton live up to pledge to learn from 2008 mistakes?". Miami Herald.
  51. ^ Haberman, Maggie (April 3, 2015). "Clinton Said to Rent Brooklyn Space for Campaign Headquarters". New York Times.
  52. ^ Karni, Annie; Debendedetti, Gabriel (April 3, 2015). "Hillary Clinton's Brooklyn". Politico.
  53. ^ "Hillary Clinton 'to announce 2016 presidential campaign'". BBC News. April 10, 2015. Retrieved April 12, 2015.
  54. ^ Haberman, Maggie; Chozick, Amy (April 10, 2015). "Hillary Clinton to Announce 2016 Run for President on Sunday". New York Times.
  55. ^ Keith, Tamara; Montanar, Domenico (April 10, 2015). "Hillary Clinton Expected To Go Small With Big Announcement". NPR. Retrieved April 12, 2015.
  56. ^ Moore, Martha; Camia, Catalina (April 12, 2015). "Hillary Clinton launches 2016 presidential bid". USA Today.
  57. ^ a b Chozick, Amy (April 12, 2015). "Hillary Clinton Announces 2016 Presidential Bid". The New York Times.
  58. ^ Merica, Dan (April 12, 2015). "Hillary Clinton launches second presidential bid". CNN. Retrieved April 12, 2015.
  59. ^ a b Glueck, Katie (April 12, 2015). "The power players behind Hillary Clinton's campaign: A guide to some of the most influential players in her 2016 presidential bid". Politico. Retrieved April 14, 2015.
  60. ^ "Hillary Clinton's campaign: The key figures | OnPolitics". Onpolitics.usatoday.com. April 16, 2015. Retrieved May 2, 2015.
  61. ^ Kroll, Andy; Caldwell, Patricia (April 9, 2015). "Robby Mook just took the hardest job in politics: saving the Clintons from themselves". Mother Jones. Retrieved April 13, 2015.
  62. ^ McDonald, James. "Five Things We Know About Robby Mook, Hillary Clinton's Openly Gay Campaign Manager | Out Magazine". Out.com. Retrieved July 3, 2015.
  63. ^ Rucker, Philip (April 8, 2015). "Hillary Clinton hires Google executive to be chief technology officer". The Washington Post. Retrieved April 23, 2015.
  64. ^ Aslam, Yasmin. "Hillary Clinton hires first-ever female presidential campaign CTO". Retrieved April 23, 2015.
  65. ^ Merica, Dan. "Google executive to fill Clinton campaign's top tech role". CNN. Retrieved April 23, 2015.
  66. ^ Dooley, Erin (April 13, 2015). "Hillary Clinton Makes Surprise Pit Stop at Chipotle in Ohio During Presidential Roadtrip". ABC News.
  67. ^ Merica, Dan (April 13, 2015). "Clinton road trip: Chipotle, cottage cheese and Scooby snacks". CNN.
  68. ^ Elkin, Ali (April 14, 2015). "Everything You Need to Know About Hillary Clinton's 'Scooby Van'". Bloomberg News.
  69. ^ Thrush, Glenn (April 13, 2015). "Hillary Clinton's road from riches". Politico.
  70. ^ a b Gabriel, Amy; Gabriel, Trip (April 15, 2015). "For Clinton, 'Small' Events Still Draw a Frenzy of Attention". The New York Times. p. A15.
  71. ^ Zach C. Cohen (April 27, 2015). "Here Are Eight Media Questions Hillary Clinton Has Answered During Her Campaign The Democratic front-runner has largely ignored journalists in the first two weeks of her presidential run, instead speaking directly to voters". National Journal. Retrieved May 18, 2015. Despite being bombarded with press questions at every chance, Clinton has only personally answered a handful of inquiries since formally launching her campaign April 12.
  72. ^ "Hillary Clinton Takes Reporters' Questions, Breaks Silence On The Campaign Trail" (video). ABC News. May 19, 2015. Retrieved May 19, 2015.
  73. ^ [1][dead link‍]
  74. ^ To the delight of some political pundits -- quick to point out what they considered the irony of the chosen rally venue -- Manhattan's Roosevelt Island (known previously as Blackwell's Island and later as Welfare Island, until renamed after Roosevelt in 1971) was once the site of the New York City Lunatic Asylum (described in Nellie Bly's 1887 book Ten Days in a Mad-House) which opened in 1841, and housed mental patients until closed and abandoned in 1955. cf. New York City Lunatic Asylum; cf. History of Roosevelt Island Retrieved 2015-06-16.
  75. ^ Ball, Molly - "Hillary's Uninspiring Agenda: The Democratic frontrunner launches her candidacy with a speech that’s long on proposals, short on enthusiasm", The Atlantic, June 13, 2015.
  76. ^ Chozick, Amy - "Hillary Clinton Will Evoke Roosevelt and Try to Ease Fears on Trust in New York Speech", The New York Times, June 11, 2015.
  77. ^ Kirsch, Richard - "The Economic Narrative in Hillary Clinton's Launch Speech", Huff Post Politics.[2] Retrieved 2015-06-16
  78. ^ Amy Chozick (June 13, 2015). "Hillary Clinton, in Roosevelt Island Speech, Pledges to Close Income Gap". The New York Times. Retrieved June 14, 2015. Mrs. Clinton specified policies she would push for, including universal prekindergarten, paid family leave, equal pay for women, college affordability and incentives for companies that provide profit-sharing to employees.
  79. ^ Michael D. Shear and Amy Chizick (June 17, 2015). "Trade Deal Comments Put Hillary Clinton at Odds With Her Former Boss". The New York Times. Retrieved June 18, 2015.
  80. ^ a b c John Cassidy (June 13, 2015). "Hillary Clinton Goes Populist—Up to a Point". The New Yorker. Retrieved June 15, 2015.
  81. ^ a b c Maggie Haberman (August 2, 2015). "Hillary Clinton to Start Airing Ads in Iowa and New Hampshire". The New York Times. Retrieved August 3, 2015.
  82. ^ a b c d e Michael S. Schmidt and Matt Apuzzo (July 24, 2015). "Hillary Clinton Emails Said to Contain Classified Data". The New York Times. Retrieved July 25, 2015. Investigators said they searched a small sample of 40 emails and found four that contained government secrets.
  83. ^ a b Elise Labott - "Clinton emails Included Classified Information", CNN, July 24, 2015.[3] Retrieved 2015-07-27
  84. ^ a b c Byron Tau - "Hillary Clinton Sent Classified Information Over Email While at State Department, Review Finds; Information was classified as ‘secret’ at the time it was sent, intelligence community inspector general says", Wall Street Journal, July 24, 2015.[4] Retrieved 2014-07-27
  85. ^ Ken Dilanian - "Clinton Campaign Says email Server to go to Justice Dept.", The Associated Press, August 11, 2015. Retrieved 2015-08-28
  86. ^ a b Anita Kumar, Marisa Taylor and Greg Gordon - "‘Top Secret’ emails Found as Clinton Probe Expands to Key Aides: Four former aides have turned over personal emails; Senior senator skeptical of the extent of the review; Intelligence investigators say they have yet to see aides’ emails", McClatchy Washington Bureau, August 11, 2015.Retrieved 2015-08-28
  87. ^ Labott, Elise (August 11, 2015). "Hillary Clinton to turn over private email server to Justice Department". CNN. Retrieved August 12, 2015.
  88. ^ Carol D. Leonnig, Tom Hamburger and Rosalind S. Helderman - "Hillary Clinton agrees to provide private e-mail server to FBI", Washington Post, August 11, 2015. Retrieved 2015-08-28
  89. ^ Lisa Lerder (April 19, 2015). "Clinton patches relations with liberals at campaign's outset". Associated Press. Retrieved April 19, 2015.
  90. ^ Chozick, Amy (May 5, 2015). "A Path to Citizenship, Clinton Says, 'Is at Its Heart a Family Issue'". New York Times. Retrieved May 6, 2015.
  91. ^ a b c d Gearan, Anne - "Hillary Clinton goes all-in on gay marriage: ‘Love Must Win’," The Washington Post, April 28, 2015.[5] Retrieved 2015-06-22 Cite error: The named reference "Gearan" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  92. ^ "Hillary Clinton has a new position on same-sex marriage". CNN.com. April 23, 2015. Retrieved July 29, 2015.
  93. ^ "Hillary Clinton pledges half a billion solar panels for US if she wins office", The Guardian, July 27, 2015.
  94. ^ https://www.hillaryclinton.com/the-four-fights/economy-of-tomorrow/climate/
  95. ^ a b c Colleen McCain Nelson, Hillary Clinton Sidesteps Keystone in Climate Plan Rollout, Wall Street Journal (July 27, 2015).
  96. ^ Merica, Dan; Tatum, Sophie (July 16, 2015), Clinton confronted by climate change protests at town hall, CNN.com, retrieved August 22, 2015{{citation}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  97. ^ Sean Sullivan - "Hillary Clinton has a Keystone XL Catch-22", Washington Post, June 16, 2014.[6] Retrieved 2015-07-28
  98. ^ Amy Chozick - "Hillary Clinton Is Stumped on Question of Keystone Pipeline", New York Times, July 28,2015.[7] Retrieved 2015-07-29
  99. ^ a b c d Chozick, Amy - "Hillary Clinton, in Roosevelt Island Speech, Pledges to Close Income Gap", New York Times, June 13, 2015.[8] Retrieved 2015-06-22
  100. ^ a b Grant Rodgers, Clinton: Iran deal is the best way forward, Des Moines Register (August 15, 2015).
  101. ^ Anne Gearan, Clinton pledges to build on Iran deal as president and 'keep the lid on' Iranian nuclear program, Washington Post (August 10, 2015).
  102. ^ Roller, Emma - "How Hillary Clinton Gets Around Answering Questions About Fast-Track", National Journal, June 15, 2015.[9] Retrieved 2015-06-22
  103. ^ a b Anne Gearan - "Clinton: Republicans are like ‘terrorist groups’ on women’s issues", Washington Post, August 27, 2015. Retrieved 2015-08-28
  104. ^ Maggie Haberman and Amy Chozick (June 3, 2015). "Democrats Wage a National Fight Over Voter Rules". The New York Times. Retrieved June 4, 2015. The lawsuits are typically filed on behalf of people who say they have been, or could be, disenfranchised.
  105. ^ Hillary Clinton. "Hillary Clinton Remarks on Voting Rights" (Video). c-span.org. C-Span. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  106. ^ Gearan, Anne (June 4, 2015). "Hillary Clinton calls for sweeping expansion of voter access". Washington Post. Retrieved June 5, 2015.
  107. ^ Shim, Eileen (June 18, 2014). "Hillary Clinton Just Said the One Thing Marijuana Legalization Supporters Have Been Waiting For". Mic. Retrieved February 28, 2015.
  108. ^ a b c Dan Merica, Where will Hillary Clinton stand on marijuana legalization in 2016?, CNN (October 16, 2014).
  109. ^ German Lopez, Democratic voters love marijuana legalization. Hillary Clinton doesn't, Vox (June 13, 2015).
  110. ^ "CNN Exclusive: Hillary Clinton's first national interview of 2016 Race". July 7, 2015. Retrieved August 28, 2015.
  111. ^ Suzanne Gamboa. "Clinton Campaign: Sanctuary Cities Can Help Public Safety". NBC News. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
  112. ^ http://www.ontheissues.org/News_Bilingualism.htm
  113. ^ https://www.hillaryclinton.com/es/
  114. ^ a b Eric Lichtblau and Nicholas Confessore (May 30, 2015). "Democrats Seek a Richer Roster to Match G.O.P." The New York Times. Retrieved May 31, 2015. ...none of the biggest Democratic donors from past elections...have committed to supporting Mrs. Clinton on nearly the same scale
  115. ^ a b Chozick, Amy (April 10, 2015). "Group Says It Has Raised Over $1.7 Million for Hillary Clinton". New York Times. Retrieved April 14, 2015.
  116. ^ Blake, Aaron (November 1, 2013). "Top Hillary supporters launch 'Correct the Record' effort". The Washington Post. Retrieved June 15, 2014.
  117. ^ Nicholas Confessore and Eric Lichtblau (May 17, 2015). "'Campaigns' Aren't Necessarily Campaigns in the Age of 'Super PACs'". The New York Times. Retrieved May 19, 2015. Adrienne Watson, a spokeswoman for the super PAC, said the coordination restriction would not apply because Correct the Record's defense of Mrs. Clinton would be built around material posted on the group's own website, not paid media.
  118. ^ Meagan Fitzpatrick (April 13, 2015). "Bill Clinton says he'll be 'backstage' as Hillary campaigns". CBC News. Retrieved April 16, 2015.
  119. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y Dan Merica (February 3, 2015). "Here are the senators who have already endorsed Hillary Clinton". CNN. Retrieved April 13, 2015.
  120. ^ "Bayh endorses Clinton for president". nwitimes.com.
  121. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al "Hillary racks up endorsements for 2016". The Hill.
  122. ^ "Booker: Clinton One of Most Qualified Candidates in History". NBC News. Retrieved April 30, 2015.
  123. ^ Dan Merica (February 3, 2014). "Here are the senators who have already endorsed Hillary Clinton". CNN. Retrieved April 13, 2015.
  124. ^ "Senator, Former Gov. Endorse Presidential Candidates". cbslocal.com. Retrieved April 30, 2015.
  125. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq Jasmine Sachar; Bob Cusack (January 28, 2014). "Dems' 2016 endorsement list starts here". The Hill. Retrieved April 13, 2015.
  126. ^ "In Tom Harkin endorsement, Hillary Clinton wins key progressive credential". LA Times. Retrieved August 14, 2015.
  127. ^ Freeman, Danny (January 1, 1970). "Hillary Clinton Snags Sen. Harkin Endorsement Ahead of Iowa State Fair". NBC News. Retrieved August 14, 2015.
  128. ^ "Sen. Chris Murphy endorses Hillary Clinton for president", New Haven Register. June 4, 2015. Retrieved June 5, 2015.
  129. ^ a b Matthew Reichbach (April 13, 2015). "High profile NM Dems support Clinton". The NM Political Report.
  130. ^ a b "NM Delegation Democrats back Hillary Clinton". Albuquerque Journal. April 13, 2015. Retrieved August 8, 2015.
  131. ^ a b David Catanese Feb. 13, 2014 4:27 PM (February 13, 2014). "Former Colorado Gov. Ritter Backs Hillary 2016". U.S. News. Retrieved August 9, 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  132. ^ "Hillary Clinton's 2016 Announcement Prompts Quick Reaction From Politicians, Friends - Huffington Post". The Huffington Post. April 12, 2015. Retrieved April 13, 2015.
  133. ^ a b c d e f g h Bycoffe, Aaron. "The 2016 Endorsement Primary | FiveThirtyEight". Projects.fivethirtyeight.com. Retrieved August 14, 2015.
  134. ^ Jon Terbush (December 10, 2014). "Howard Dean endorses Hillary Clinton for president: 'We need a mature, seasoned' leader". The Week. Retrieved April 13, 2015.
  135. ^ "Clinton Apostates Trip Over Themselves to Get in Line Behind Hillary". The Daily Beast. Retrieved July 18, 2015.
  136. ^ a b By BILL BARROW August 18, 2015 5:38 PM (August 18, 2015). "Clinton endorsed by 2 ex-South Carolina governors - Yahoo News". News.yahoo.com. Retrieved September 5, 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  137. ^ "Sanders Endorsees Decline to Return the Favor". Seven Days. May 21, 2015. Retrieved August 8, 2015.
  138. ^ The CT Mirror (June 7, 2015). "Malloy Picks Hillary Clinton - Hartford Courant". courant.com.
  139. ^ "Terry McAuliffe Defends Hillary Clinton's 'Dead Broke' Comment". The Huffington Post. April 19, 2015.
  140. ^ Ben Schreckinger (February 20, 2015). "Gina Raimondo talks up idea of woman in White House". POLITICO.
  141. ^ "Video – Rendell on MSNBC: Hillary has already "earned the nomination"". HotAir.com. Retrieved July 18, 2015.
  142. ^ "Former New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson Endorses Hillary Clinton for President". ABC News. August 23, 2015. Retrieved August 23, 2015.
  143. ^ David Catanese. "Former Colorado Gov. Ritter Backs Hillary 2016". US News & World Report. Retrieved July 18, 2015.
  144. ^ May 20, 2015 04:33 PM (May 20, 2015). "Vermont governor snubs Sanders, backs Clinton". The Hill. Retrieved May 21, 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  145. ^ Liz Young. "Ted Strickland, Joyce Beatty support Hillary Clinton at super PAC event". thelantern.com. Retrieved July 18, 2015.
  146. ^ Thomas J. Vilsack, guest columnist (August 25, 2015). "Vilsack: Why I'm supporting Hillary Clinton". TheGazette. Retrieved September 5, 2015.
  147. ^ Capecod.com. "Dukakis Backs Hillary Clinton in Upcoming Election". Capecod.com. Retrieved August 11, 2015.
  148. ^ Alex Seitz-Wald. "A new batch of endorsements for Clinton". MSNBC. Retrieved July 18, 2015.
  149. ^ a b c "A new batch of endorsements for Clinton". MSNBC.
  150. ^ a b "Hillary racks up endorsements for 2016". TheHill. Retrieved April 30, 2015.
  151. ^ "LA Asian Americans show early support for Hillary Clinton". Inquirer News.
  152. ^ Chuck Raasch, Clay endorses Hillary Clinton for president, St. Louis Post-Dispatch (June 23, 2015).
  153. ^ Amrita Khalid (April 17, 2015). "Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro Endorses Hillary Clinton, Making Her The 100th Lawmaker To Do So". Bustle. Retrieved April 17, 2015.
  154. ^ a b "Larson, Esty announce endorsements for Hillary Clinton". FOX CT.
  155. ^ Barney Frank. "Why Progressives Shouldn't Support Bernie". POLITICO Magazine. Retrieved July 30, 2015.
  156. ^ "Rep. Marcia Fudge endorses Hillary Clinton's presidential bid". cleveland.com. Retrieved July 18, 2015.
  157. ^ Garcia, Gilbert (November 7, 2013). "Pro-Clinton PAC raises more than $100,000 in S.A. - San Antonio Express-News". Expressnews.com. Retrieved July 23, 2015.
  158. ^ a b "Tracking endorsements in the Democratic N.H. primary". BostonGlobe.com.
  159. ^ "Joe Kennedy on Twitter". Twitter.
  160. ^ a b "Mazie, Brian, Mark, Colleen and Kirk Raising Money for Hillary". Civil Beat.
  161. ^ "Hillary Clinton's 2016 Announcement Prompts Quick Reaction From Politicians, Friends - Huffington Post". huffingtonpost.com. April 12, 2015. Retrieved April 13, 2015.
  162. ^ "Hillary Clinton visits RI, endorsed by Gorbea". NBC 10 News. June 11, 2015. Retrieved June 13, 2015.
  163. ^ Alison Lundergan Grimes (April 12, 2015). "My friend @HillaryClinton is running for President. SIGN if you're standing with Hillary, too: http://bit.ly/ALGHillary". Twitter. Retrieved April 13, 2015. {{cite web}}: External link in |title= (help)
  164. ^ "Kamala Harris - Timeline Photos - Facebook". facebook.com.
  165. ^ Joshua Miller (August 20, 2015). "Mass. AG Maura Healey endorses Hillary Clinton for president". Boston Globe. Retrieved August 21, 2015.
  166. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "June 26, 2015 - Iowa Leaders to announce support for Clinton at Open Houses Across the State". p2016.org. Retrieved July 18, 2015.
  167. ^ "Mike Frerichs on Twitter: "Had fun meeting hundreds of fired up @HillaryClinton volunteers in #Chicago yesterday. #ReadyforHillary #twill http://t.co/SVNM5D3AIc"". Twitter.com. May 10, 2015. Retrieved August 14, 2015. {{cite web}}: External link in |title= (help)
  168. ^ Liz Kreutz (May 9, 2014). "Rahm Emanuel on Why He's Endorsing Hillary Clinton Over Biden in 2016". ABC News. Retrieved April 13, 2015.
  169. ^ St. Louis Comptroller Darlene Green endorses Hillary Clinton for President, St. Louis American (June 23, 2015)
  170. ^ Jillian Jorgensen, Public Advocate Is Ready for Hillary After All, Observer (April 15, 2015).
  171. ^ Richman, Josh (March 13, 2015). "Hillary Clinton makes surprise visit to San Jose". San Jose Mercury News. Retrieved July 8, 2015.
  172. ^ Tim Knauss, Syracuse Mayor Stephanie Miner endorses Hillary Clinton for president, Syracuse.com (April 13, 2015).
  173. ^ Annie Linskey, Burlington mayor not backing Bernie Sanders, Boston Globe (April 30, 2015).
  174. ^ "Tracking endorsements in the Democratic N.H. primary". BostonGlobe.com.
  175. ^ a b c d e Deena Zaru (May 21, 2015). "Rappers endorse Hillary Clinton - CNNPolitics.com". CNN.
  176. ^ "The Real Paula Abdul on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved July 18, 2015.
  177. ^ a b c "Hollywood stars back Clinton 2016 bid". Twitter. April 13, 2015. Retrieved April 14, 2015.
  178. ^ a b c d e f g h i 16, 2015 http://www.thewrap.com/hillary-clinton-hauls-in-over-47-million-with-big-hollywood-backing/=July 16, 2015. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  179. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Celebrity endorsements for 2016". TheHill. Retrieved April 30, 2015.
  180. ^ a b c "Celebrity Gossip and Entertainment News - The Insider". Yahoo Celebrity. April 13, 2015.
  181. ^ "Elizabeth Banks - Timeline Photos - Facebook". facebook.com. Retrieved July 18, 2015.
  182. ^ a b c d "Hillary Clinton Sees the Stars Lining Up for Her Campaign". Abc News. April 13, 2015. Retrieved April 14, 2015.
  183. ^ Johnson, Ted (June 11, 2015). "Lady Gaga, Tony Bennett to Perform at Hillary Clinton Fundraiser". Variety. Retrieved June 13, 2015.
  184. ^ a b c d Samantha Grossman (May 14, 2015). "Beyonce Attends Hillary Clinton Campaign Fundraiser Event". TIME.com.
  185. ^ a b c "Leonardo DiCaprio, Elizabeth Banks, Tobey Maguire Attend Hillary Clinton's Latest Hollywood Fundraiser - Breitbart". Breitbart. Retrieved July 18, 2015.
  186. ^ "Hillary Clinton to hold fundraiser with Jon Bon Jovi". myfoxny.com. June 9, 2015.
  187. ^ "Jon Bon Jovi Throwing Fundraiser For Gun Control Candidate Hillary Clinton". Breitbart.
  188. ^ "Mariah Carey on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved July 18, 2015.
  189. ^ "'Wonder Woman' actress: Hillary can have my Lasso of Truth". The Hill. January 28, 2015. Retrieved April 14, 2015.
  190. ^ Joel Meares. "Kelly Clarkson says Sia wrote the best song she's ever recorded". Brisbane Times.
  191. ^ "George Clooney Will Do Anything He Can to Help Make Hillary President". Mediaite. May 8, 2015. Retrieved May 9, 2015.
  192. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Hillary Clinton In 2016: Celebrities Who Support Clinton". Huffington Post. December 5, 2012. Retrieved April 21, 2015.
  193. ^ "Robert De Niro: Hillary Clinton Should Be the Next President". The Daily Beast.
  194. ^ a b "Lena Dunham's Reaction to Hillary Clinton's Presidential Bid". Retrieved July 9, 2015.
  195. ^ "Snoop Dogg: I'll be voting for Hillary Clinton". thehill.com.
  196. ^ "Lena Dunham's Reaction to Hillary Clinton's Presidential Bid". Instagram. April 13, 2015. Retrieved April 13, 2015.
  197. ^ "Lena Dunham's Reaction to Hillary Clinton's Presidential Bid". Instagram. April 13, 2015. Retrieved April 13, 2015.
  198. ^ "Jamie Foxx Says It's Time for a Female President!". http://www.tmz.com. Retrieved July 18, 2015. {{cite web}}: External link in |work= (help)
  199. ^ "Ariana Grande Reaction to Clinton's Presidential Campaign". Twitter. April 13, 2015. Retrieved April 13, 2015.
  200. ^ a b c d "2016 Celebrity endorsements - Business Insider". Business Insider. May 28, 2015.
  201. ^ "Ice-T: Hillary Clinton A 'G,' Will Be First Woman President". The Huffington Post. January 26, 2012. Retrieved July 18, 2015.
  202. ^ "Magic Johnson says Clinton would be a great president". Twitter. March 23, 2015. Retrieved April 13, 2015.
  203. ^ "Roberta Kaplan - Untitled Album". Facebook. July 19, 2015. Retrieved August 14, 2015.
  204. ^ Lauren Valenti. "Kim Kardashian Supports Hillary Clinton for President". Marie Claire. Retrieved July 18, 2015.
  205. ^ Bloomberg Business (April 16, 2015). "Robert De Niro, Rudy Giuliani & SNL Cast Critique Hillary's Logo". YouTube. Retrieved April 17, 2015. {{cite web}}: |author= has generic name (help)
  206. ^ "Carole King Reaction to Hillary Clinton's Presidential Bid". Twitter. April 13, 2015. Retrieved April 13, 2015.
  207. ^ Ina Fried. "Hillary Clinton Uses Periscope to Broadcast First Rally in NY - Re/code". Re/code.
  208. ^ "Lady Gaga Throws Her Support to Hillary Clinton With a Classic Clinton Pantsuit—See the Presidential Look!". E! Online.
  209. ^ "Los Angeles California: Tobey Maguire Fundraiser". Will Hillary Win. June 2, 2015.
  210. ^ McMorris-Santoro, Evan. "Bill Maher: Hillary Clinton Has My Vote But She's Not Getting A Million Dollar Check". buzzfeed. Retrieved April 10, 2015.
  211. ^ "SNL's Kate McKinnon: I'm Rooting For Hillary! She's So 'Resplendent!'". NewsBusters.
  212. ^ "KATY PERRY on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved July 18, 2015.
  213. ^ Jaime Fuller. "Plenty of Celebrities Already Endorsing Hillary -- NYMag". Daily Intelligencer. Retrieved April 30, 2015.
  214. ^ "Ja Rule Endorses Hillary Clinton for 2016 President Election on Fox News and the Internet Goes Wild". The Boombox.
  215. ^ "Reality TV Show RuPaul's Drag Race Reaction to Hillary Clinton's Presidential Bid". Twitter. April 13, 2015. Retrieved April 13, 2015.
  216. ^ Tina Daunt. "Hillary Clinton Woos Young Hollywood Democrats at Fundraisers in L.A." The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved July 18, 2015.
  217. ^ vh1. "Jerry Springer Endorses Hillary Clinton For President | Big Morning Buzz Live Hosted By Nick Lachey". VH1. Retrieved May 2, 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  218. ^ "Sweet Baby James Taylor Endorses Hillary Clinton, Lauds President Obama". theimproper.com.
  219. ^ "Liv Tyler Supports Hillary Clinton in "Hillary For President" T-Shirt: Pictures". US Weekly. July 8, 2014. Retrieved April 17, 2015.
  220. ^ "Kim and Kanye endorse Hillary Clinton with selfie". Retrieved August 15, 2015.
  221. ^ Melissa Leon. "Olivia Wilde: Why I'm Backing Hillary Clinton for President". The Daily Beast. Retrieved April 22, 2015.
  222. ^ "Pharrell Williams endorses Hillary Clinton". The Guardian. March 26, 2015. Retrieved April 14, 2015.
  223. ^ http://fashionista.com/2013/07/anna-wintour-endorses-hillary-clinton-for-president-in-2016
  224. ^ Romm, Tony (May 3, 2015). "Hillary Clinton courts Silicon Valley". Politico. Retrieved May 4, 2015.
  225. ^ Cohn, Alicia M. (November 14, 2012). "Warren Buffett endorses Hillary Clinton for 2016". The Hill. Retrieved April 13, 2015.
  226. ^ Lartson, Leslie (April 2, 2015). "Warren Buffett didn't realize his Hillary Clinton contribution went to a super PAC". Business Insider. Retrieved April 13, 2015.
  227. ^ Ahles, Andrea (April 10, 2015). "Buffett sings Texas tunes, endorses homebuying and Hillary Clinton". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Retrieved April 13, 2015.
  228. ^ Scher, Bill. "Larry Flynt endorses Hillary Clinton - Nick Gass". Politico. Retrieved May 2, 2015.
  229. ^ Vanity Fair (April 13, 2015). "Which Celebrities Were Quickest to Endorse Hillary Clinton?". Retrieved April 13, 2015.
  230. ^ The Hollywood Reporter (April 13, 2015). "LHillary Clinton's Hollywood Support Is Reluctant in Some Quarters (Analysis)". Retrieved April 13, 2015.
  231. ^ Bloomberg L.P. (April 24, 2015). "Sheryl Sandberg Wants to See Hillary Clinton in the White House". Retrieved April 26, 2015.
  232. ^ "A Conservative Democrat: Simon Burns interview". totalpolitics. Retrieved July 8, 2015.
  233. ^ Burns, Simon. "History is on her side – Hillary for President in 2016" (PDF). Tribune. Retrieved July 8, 2015.
  234. ^ News.com.au (April 14, 2015). "Former prime minister Julia Gillard publicly backs Hillary Clinton for 2016 US President". News Corp Australia Network. Retrieved April 14, 2015.
  235. ^ Le Figaro (April 13, 2015). "De Sarkozy à Valls, les politiques votent Clinton". Retrieved April 15, 2015.
  236. ^ EurActiv.com (April 13, 2015). "Steinmeier backs Hillary Clinton for President". Retrieved April 14, 2015.
  237. ^ "Sturgeon tweets support for Hillary Clinton". April 12, 2015. Retrieved May 14, 2015.
  238. ^ Maggie Haberman & Amy Chozick, Hillary Clinton Picks Up Teachers' Union Endorsement, New York Times (July 11, 2015).
  239. ^ "Timeline Photos - Bronx Democratic County Committee - Facebook". facebook.com.
  240. ^ Ross Barkan, The Brooklyn Democratic Party Has Endorsed Hillary Clinton, New York Observer (May 14, 2015).
  241. ^ Amanda Sakuma (March 23, 2015). "Ready - and no longer waiting - for Hillary". MSNBC. Retrieved April 13, 2015.
  242. ^ Washington Blade (March 16, 2015). "Equality California endorses Hillary Clinton for 2016". Retrieved April 14, 2015.
  243. ^ "NOW Endorses Hillary Clinton for President". NOW-NYC -.
  244. ^ "Irish American Democrats - Irish American Democrats Back Hillary Clinton". irishamericandems.org.
  245. ^ "Machinists Union Endorses Hillary Clinton for President - 21st Century Labor Union - IAMAW". Goiam.org. Retrieved August 14, 2015.
  246. ^ "I'm ready for Hillary.. let me know how I can help! - IADLC". iadlc.org.
  247. ^ "LPAC Endorses Hillary Clinton for President - LPAC". LPAC.
  248. ^ McAfee, Tierney. "Hillary Clinton: Hookers for Hillary Campaign Endorses Clinton for President". People.com. Retrieved April 22, 2015.
  249. ^ "Home". Hookersforhillary.com. February 3, 2014. Retrieved April 22, 2015.
  250. ^ a b "Schenectady County Democrats endorse Clinton for president". The Daily Gazette.
  251. ^ "RELEASE: womenwinning endorses Hillary Clinton for President". womenwinning.org.
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hillary_Clinton_2016_presidential_campaign&oldid=680673126"