PHILADELPHIA — In a clean indication of the challenges Democrats face unifying the birthday celebration within the fall, the campaign of Bernie Sanders despatched out a fundraising solicitation Tuesday that blanketed an image of a smiling Hillary Clinton standing subsequent to Republican entrance-runner Donald Trump at his marriage ceremony.
"over the past few days, Hillary Clinton's campaign and a few of its top supporters have launched an odd new line of assault in opposition t americans like you who stand with Bernie," said the e-mail signed by way of Jeff Weaver, Sanders's campaign supervisor. "they are asserting that by way of continuing to campaign and fight for each vote, for each delegate, that we're helping Donald Trump."
"They've used language reserved for traitors to our nation, asserting we're 'giving aid and luxury' to Trump," Weaver persisted. "they are emailing supporters with the area line 'What Trump loves about Bernie.' Let me be clear, there is one candidate during this Democratic simple who Donald Trump mentioned would make a 'notable president,' and it's not Bernie Sanders."
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The jab at Clinton came on a day when voters in 5 states — Pennsylvania, Maryland, Connecticut, Rhode Island and Delaware — had been taking half in Democratic primaries that could render Sanders's already slim route to the nomination just about nonexistent. Polls in contemporary days have confirmed Clinton leading in most contests, together with the two with the most delegates at stake, Pennsylvania and Maryland.
The image that became part Sanders's fundraising solicitation shows Clinton and Trump and their respective spouses, bill Clinton and Melania Trump, sharing what appeared to be a light moment at the marriage ceremony reception.
In recent days, Sanders has again and again spoke of in interviews that he intends to dwell within the race in the course of the closing nominating contests in June and that it's going to generally be as much as Clinton to earn the help of his voters if she is the birthday party's nominee.
The senator from Vermont has recommended tha it might be constructive if Clinton would undertake some of his positions on considerations akin to prevalent fitness care. Clinton has as a substitute pointed to her unconditional help of President Obama in 2008 after he defeated her for the Democratic nomination.
"we're going to keep fighting difficult for each vote and for each delegate," Weaver referred to in the e mail. "not just because that's the only strategy to win this nomination, however because we trust the power of our innovative agenda would energize the form of excessive voter turnout crucial to cease Trump."
John Wagner is a political reporter covering the race for the 2016 Democratic presidential nomination.
John Wagner is a political reporter protecting the race for the 2016 Democratic presidential nomination.
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