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Peak Desperation: Clinton Campaign Deploys Wall Street 'Strategist' To Attack Bernie Sanders
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“She’s not doing the big rallies because she can’t get the big crowds,” said the Iowa Clinton ally. “Maybe people are too anxious over this, and that anxiety is spilling over into cautiousness and overthinking decisions. Everyone’s on edge given how much we’ve invested in Iowa.”
Hillary Clinton’s campaign held a conference call Thursday with reporters to deride Bernie Sanders for airing an ad that criticized Wall Street firms and the politicians who accept their donations. Though the ad did not mention Clinton by name, the conference call featured her top strategist Joel Benenson portraying the spot as an inappropriate attack on Clinton, whose 2016 campaign has accepted $5.7 million from executives in the financial industry.
According to its website, the Benenson Strategy Group lists Bank of America and JPMorgan Chase among its clients. In a 2012 press release, Benenson listed JPMorgan Chase - whose executives are collectively among Clinton’s top 2016 donors - as an example of how the firm “has guided many Fortune 500 companies and leading advocacy groups through critical strategic and communication challenges.” The section of Benenson’s website listing the banks as clients says the firm is focused on “delivering strategies corporations need to stay ahead of the curve.” Other clients listed include McDonald’s, Pfizer and Walmart — the last of which once had Hillary Clinton on its board of directors when she was first lady of Arkansas.
Just below the listing of Bank of America and JPMorgan Chase, Benenson’s firm lists Clinton’s campaign, the Obama campaign and top Democratic Party groups as clients. Those clients are listed under a section in which Benenson’s firm says it works on “advising leaders who shape the world.”
Cool. More reason to support her. As a socially liberal, fiscally moderate Democrat, I have absolutely no issues with one of our candidates receiving donations from Wall Street. Doesn't bother me in the least.
I would also gladly vote for Bernie Sanders over any of the bozos in the GOP clown car.
Her poll numbers still look good. 4 of the last 6 recent polls for Iowa have her ahead of Sanders. Nationally she is well ahead of Sanders for the Democratic nomination.
Cool. More reason to support her. As a socially liberal, fiscally moderate Democrat, I have absolutely no issues with one of our candidates receiving donations from Wall Street. Doesn't bother me in the least.
I would also gladly vote for Bernie Sanders over any of the bozos in the GOP clown car.
I'm glad and relieved there are people who look aghast at the rabble that is the collection of GOP candidates.
LOL, Hillary looking to Wall Street to save her campaign. I guess she is so out of touch as to why she is falling behind Sanders.
She was there on 9/11!
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