Hillary Clinton’s former Democratic rivals are stumping for her in New Hampshire this week
Hillary Clinton’s former top Democratic primary rivals are back in New Hampshire to campaign late this week. But this time, it’s on her behalf.
Martin O’Malley is making a tightly scheduled trip to the northern half of the state Thursday to urge residents to vote for his fellow Democrat. O’Malley’s trip includes a “meet and greet” at 3 p.m. in Conway, an education discussion at 4:45 p.m. in Berlin, and a phone bank at 7 p.m. in Plymouth.
According to the Clinton campaign, the former Maryland governor, who dropped his presidential bid in February, will talk about the economy and education—and bash Republican nominee Donald Trump.
The day after O’Malley’s northern tour, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders will hit the southern part of the state, speaking at a 2 p.m. rally in Keene and a 5 p.m. rally in Nashua.
After a bitter primary contest, Sanders has campaigned for and with Clinton across the country ever since he endorsed her in Portsmouth in July. He’s attempting to mobilize his supporters to get out and vote for the Democratic nominee instead of casting a ballot for Trump or a third-party candidate (or staying home altogether).
According to the Clinton campaign, Sanders will talk Friday about the importance of defeating Trump and electing Clinton in order to advance the progressive agenda on which he centered his campaign.
Polls have shown that somewhere between 52 percent and 90 percent of those who supported Sanders during the primaries say they will support Clinton in the general election.
No word on if Lincoln Chafee will ever hit the campaign trail (though his spokeswoman has said he will “enthusiastically” support the Democratic nominee).
Jim Webb is another story.
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