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Monday 4 April 2016
Clinton’s frustration grows, as primary race drags on
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton speaks at a end of the month. Democrats are in position
campaign event in Eau Claire, Wis. After months of campaign- But aides acknowledge to broker peace between
ing, Bernie Sanders is finally getting under Hillary Clinton’s skin. that Sanders, who has Clinton and Sanders. For
(AP Photo/Mary Altaffer) raised $109 million this year most of his political career,
and has pledged to take Sanders, a self-described
LISA LERER tons are even more an- his campaign to the party democratic socialist, iden-
KEN THOMAS noyed that Sanders’ ap- convention in July, is unlike- tified as an independent —
Associated Press proach seems to be rallying ly to feel significant politi- not a Democrat — leaving
SYRACUSE, New York (AP) — and keeping — young cal or financial pressure to him with far weaker ties to
— Hillary Clinton snapped voters by his side. drop out of the race, even party powerbrokers. Sand-
at a protester from the While Hillary Clinton’s team if it becomes clear he can- ers has pledged to support
Greenpeace environmen- contends her lock on the not win the nomination. Clinton if she’s the nomi-
tal group. She linked Dem- nomination is “nearly in- Clinton stayed in the 2008 nee.
ocratic rival Bernie Sanders surmountable,” the cam- contest against Barack According to an Associat-
and conservative tea party paign frequently grumbles Obama until the bitter end, ed Press analysis, Sanders
Republicans. And she bris- that Sanders hasn’t faced though her initial advan- must win 67 percent of the
tled with anger when near- the same level of scrutiny tage with superdelegates, remaining delegates and
ly two dozen Sanders sup- as the former secretary who later flipped to the Il- uncommitted superdele-
porters marched out of an of state, New York sena- linois senator, gave her a gates — party leaders and
event near her home out- tor and first lady. Her aides stronger case for the nomi- officials who can support
side New York City, shout- complain about Sanders’ nation. any candidate — through
ing “if she wins, we lose.” rhetoric, claiming he’s bro- Unlike eight years ago, June to be able to clinch
“They don’t want to listen ken his pledge to avoid when California Sen. Di- the Democratic nomina-
to anyone else,” she shot character attacks by go- anne Feinstein brought tion. So far he’s only win-
back. “We actually have ing after her paid speeches Clinton and Obama to- ning 37 percent.
to do something. Not just and ties to Wall Street, and gether for a meeting, few
complain about what is they point to scenes of
happening.” Sanders supporters booing
After a year of campaign- Clinton’s name at his rallies.
ing, months of debates and Actress Rosario Dawson’s
35 primary elections, Sand- 15-minute speech at a
ers is finally getting under New York City rally on Thurs-
Clinton’s skin in the Demo- day, in which she rallied the
cratic presidential race. crowd by crying “shame on
Clinton has spent weeks you, Hillary” and noted that
largely ignoring Sanders Clinton could soon face an
and trying to focus on Re- FBI interview over the use of
publican front-runner Don- a private email server while
aldTrump. Now, after sever- at the State Department,
al primary losses and with a underscored the growing
tough fight in New York on tensions between the cam-
the horizon later this month, paigns.
Clinton is showing flashes On Saturday, the bickering
of frustration with the Ver- was about a possible de-
mont senator — irritation bate before the New York
that could undermine her primary on April 19. Clin-
efforts to unite the party ton’s campaign accused
around her candidacy. Sanders’ of playing “po-
According to Democrats litical games” by rejecting
close to Hillary and former three specific dates; the
President Bill Clinton, both Sanders team was hopeful
are frustrated by Sand- of an agreement soon.
ers’ ability to cast himself Clinton hopes that big vic-
as above politics-as-usual tories in New York and five
even while firing off what Northeastern states a week
they consider to be mis- later will allow her to wrap
leading attacks. The Clin- up the nomination by the
