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dchill

(38,324 posts)
Fri Feb 19, 2016, 12:00 AM Feb 2016

Recording Suggests Hillary Clinton Backers Testing Attack Lines Ahead of Nevada Caucus

Recording Suggests Hillary Clinton Backers Testing Attack Lines Ahead of Nevada Caucus

Days before Democratic voters will caucus in Nevada, the race in the state between Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton is tighter than ever. A new CNN poll out Wednesday showed the two candidates in a virtual dead heat in the state and staff from the Sanders campaign confirmed to ABC News that they have conducted their own polling in the state and are optimistic about what they see.

As the pressure builds ahead of the next contest in the primary fight, ABC News recently obtained an audio recording of what sounds like intensive message polling conducted on Clinton's behalf to a caller in the northern part of the state.

In the recording, provided to ABC News by the Sanders campaign, a woman's voice asks a man on the other end for, among other things, his impression of both talking points that are favorable to Clinton as well as a series of attack lines against the Vermont senator.

The Sanders campaign said the recording and that type of polling are evidence that the Clinton campaign is nervous about a state they once thought they had locked up.


http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/recording-suggests-hillary-clinton-backers-testing-attack-lines/story?id=37027124

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Recording Suggests Hillary Clinton Backers Testing Attack Lines Ahead of Nevada Caucus (Original Post) dchill Feb 2016 OP
I thought it was interesting that the Clinton camp is announcing CoffeeCat Feb 2016 #1
Yeah, not good enough, though. dchill Feb 2016 #2
What's not good enough? Not understanding your comment. (nt) CoffeeCat Feb 2016 #5
I guess I should have said, dchill Feb 2016 #7
Well it makes sense as they don't need more for SC, but are fighting for NV. bettyellen Feb 2016 #8
Dirty and typical. "Clintonian"... AzDar Feb 2016 #3
"Basta!" dchill Feb 2016 #4
Dirty tricks Cheese Sandwich Feb 2016 #6

CoffeeCat

(24,411 posts)
1. I thought it was interesting that the Clinton camp is announcing
Fri Feb 19, 2016, 12:07 AM
Feb 2016

Clyburn's endorsement of Hillary on Friday, the day before the Nevada caucuses.

This signals that they're looking for some splashy/positive news to be in the ether, as they go into the Nevada caucuses.

If they expected a NV win, they'd ride that wave for a day or so, then announce Clyburn.

I think the timing is telling. They're looking to quell the NV loss with this good news--going into SC.

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