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Wednesday, May 6, 2015

The Clinton-Obama Coalition


"The former secretary of State is reaching out to blacks, Hispanics, women, gays and millennials in an effort to build the support that proved critical for Obama. It’s a prescription that, if successful, would make it exceedingly difficult for a Republican opponent to defeat her, according to political experts.
America’s Voice, a liberal group advocating for comprehensive immigration reform, gives Clinton a mixed record. The group praised her recent positions but denounced her support for the border fence and her reluctance to back a 2008 New York proposal granting driver’s licenses for immigrants in the country illegally. The quickly evolving debate “has left [Clinton] rusty on the issue,” the group says.
Mezey, of DePaul University, said a major challenge for Clinton is not just winning sentiments but exciting voters enough that they actually go to the polls. Inspiring voter turnout was “a part of the Obama phenomenon,” he said, a dynamic that will be extremely tough to replicate.
I’m fairly comfortable that she can reproduce the percentages,” Mezey said. “It’s the turnout you’ve got to be concerned about.” TheHill

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