2016 Presidential Campaign Blog

Bernie Sanders 2016 TV Ad "Bolder"

New TV Spot Highlights Sanders' New York Roots as Race Tightens

NEW YORK - U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders' campaign on Sunday released a new ad in New York emphasizing the Democratic Party presidential candidate's “values forged in New York." The 30-second spot, titled "Bolder," will air statewide and comes as new polling shows the race between Sanders and Clinton tightening in the Empire State.

"New York -- what makes it think bigger? Go bolder?" asks the narrator in the new spot. "You do."

The ad highlights Sanders' support for a $15 federal minimum wage, his plan to provide tuition-free public college and his commitment to reforming a broken criminal justice system.

"Values forged in New York," the narrator goes on to say of Sanders over footage from a recent rally in the South Bronx where 18,500 cheering New Yorkers gathered. "Brooklyn born. Native son who knows what we know: we are all in this together."

In March, a poll conducted by Emerson College showed Clinton leading Sanders 71 to 23 percent in New York. The same poll conducted last week saw Clinton's lead shrink by 30 points, with Sanders at 38 percent to Clinton's 56.

Ted Cruz Announces Backing of 50 California Republican Elected Officials

Ted Cruz Announces Backing of 50 California Republican Elected Officials
Current and former state and local officeholders signal strong support for Ted Cruz

IRVINE, CA – With momentum surging from recent victories across four states, today the Cruz for President campaign announced the endorsement of 50 current and former California Republican state and local elected officials.  
 
"I'm honored to receive the support of Republican leaders who are working hard to put conservative ideas into action in California," said Cruz. "Conservatives are continuing to unite behind our campaign to win the Republican nomination and defeat Hillary Clinton in November, and the people of California will be critical to our success."
 
The following current and former state and local government officials have endorsed Ted Cruz for President:

Current and Former State Officials:

Diane Harkey, Board of Equalization
Ted Gaines, State Senator
Marie Waldron, Assemblywoman
Travis Allen, Assemblyman
Brian Jones, Assemblyman
Don Wagner, Assemblyman
Jay Obernolte, Assemblyman
Jim Battin,  Former State Senator
Dennis Hollingsworth, Former State Senate Republican Leader
Martin Garrick, Former Assembly Republican Leader
Scott Baugh, Former Assembly Republican Leader
 
Orange County Officials:

Tony Beall, Rancho Santa Margarita Mayor
Ryan Bent, Yorba Linda Library Commissioner
Alexandria Coronado, former school board member
Alexia Deligianni-Brydges, Orange Unified School Board
Robert Hammond, Orange County Board of Education President
Steven Knoblock, former San Clemente City Councilman
Mark McCurdy, Fountain Valley City Councilman
Mike Munzig, Aliso Viejo City Council
Shawn Nelson, Orange County Supervisor
Scott Peotter, Newport Beach City Council
Dwight Robinson, Lake Forest City Council
Michelle Steel, Orange County Supervisor
Mike Vaughn, Rancho Santa Margarita City Council
 
San Diego County Officials:

Kristine Alessio, La Mesa City Council
Bill Baber, La Mesa Vice Mayor
Richard Bailey, Coronado City Council
David Chong, La Mesa Spring Valley School Board
Gary Felien, former Oceanside City Councilman
Ed Gallo, Escondido City Council
Robert "Camo" E. Gleisberg, Oceanside School Board
Jan Goldsmith, San Diego City Attorney
Kristal Jabara, San Marcos City Council
Rebecca Jones, San Marcos Vice Mayor
Jim Kelly, Grossmont Union High School District
Christi Knight, Escondido High School District
Ginger Marshall, Solana Beach City Council
John McCann, Chula Vista City Council
Bob McClellan, El Cajon City Council
Guy McWhirter, La Mesa City Council
Mike Morasco, Escondido Vice Mayor
Mark Muir, Encinitas City Council
Maureen "Mo" Muir, San Dieguito High School Board
Mark Packard, Carlsbad City Council
Amanda Rigby, Vista Deputy Mayor
Jean Roesch, former Southwestern Community College District Board Member
Mark Robak, Otay Water District
Robert Shield, Grossmont Union High School District
Randy Voepel, Santee Mayor
Bill Wells, El Cajon Mayor
Rick Winet, La Mesa School Board President

Previously Announced:

Tom McClintock, Congressman
Dana Rohrabacher, Congressman
Matthew Harper, Assemblyman
Shannon Grove, Assemblywoman

Bernie Sanders Returns to New York City on Saturday, April 16, 2016, Sunday, April 17, 2016 and Monday, April 18, 2016

Bernie Sanders Returns to New York City on Saturday, April 16, 2016, Sunday, April 17, 2016 and Monday, April 18, 2016

NEW YORK -- U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders on Saturday will begin his final swing through New York City. The Democratic Party presidential candidate will host the first of three events at First Unitarian Congregational Society, followed by Prospect Park on Sunday and Hunter's Point South Park on Monday. The campaign stops will feature special guests Rev. Al Sharpton, Dr. Cornel West, Linda Sarsour, Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard, Danny DeVito, Justin Long, Grizzly Bear, Danny Glover, Fisher Stevens and TV on the Radio. Sanders will discuss a wide range of issues, including faith and social justice, getting big money out of politics, his plan to make public colleges and universities tuition-free, combating climate change and ensuring universal health care.

Saturday, April 16, 2016

Doors open at 6 p.m. Faith and Social Justice Roundtable featuring Rev. Al Sharpton, Dr. Cornel West and Linda Sarsour, First Unitarian Congregational Society, 116 Pierrepont St, Brooklyn

Information for the public: This is event is by invitation only. For security reasons, please do not bring bags and limit what you bring to small, personal items like keys and cell phones. Weapons, sharp objects, chairs, and signs or banners on sticks will not be allowed through security. Parking is not available on-site, but there is a public lot on Clinton St. Taking public transportation is encouraged

Sunday, April 17, 2016

Doors open at Noon A Future to Believe In GOTV Rally Concert in Brooklyn’s Prospect Park Featuring Special Guests Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard, Danny Devito, Justin Long and Grizzly Bear, Prospect Park (Nethermead), Brooklyn

Information for the public: Music starts at 3 p.m. This event is free and open to the public, but RSVPs are strongly encouraged. Admission is first come, first served. General admission entrance located on the east side of park near the boathouse. For security reasons, please do not bring bags and limit what you bring to small, personal items like keys and cell phones. Weapons, sharp objects, chairs and signs or banners on sticks will not be allowed through security. Public transit is encouraged. No public parking available on site.

Monday, April 18, 2016

Doors open at 5 p.m. A Future to Believe In GOTV Rally Concert in Long Island City’s Hunter’s Point South Park Featuring Special Guests Danny Glover, Fisher Stevens and TV on Radio, Hunter’s Point South Park, Green Plaza, Long Island City

Information for the public: Music starts at 7 p.m. This event is free and open to the public, but RSVPs are strongly encouraged. Admission is first come, first served. General admission entrance located at Center Blvd off of 54th Ave. For security reasons, please do not bring bags and limit what you bring to small, personal items like keys and cell phones. Weapons, sharp objects, chairs and signs or banners on sticks will not be allowed through security. Public transit is encouraged. No public parking available on site.

Bernie Sanders Returns to New York City on Wednesday, April 13, 2016

Bernie Sanders Returns to New York City on Wednesday, April 13, 2016

NEW YORK -- U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders on Wednesday will travel to New York City. The Democratic Party presidential candidate will host the first of three rallies in Washington Square Park, followed by Prospect Park on Sunday and Hunter's Point South Park on Monday. The campaign stops will feature special guests Spike Lee, Rosario Dawson, Shailene Woodley, Vampire Weekend, Linda Sarsour, Tim Robbins, Graham Nash, Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard, Danny DeVito, Justin Long, Grizzly Bear, Danny Glover, Fisher Stevens and TV on the Radio. Sanders will discuss a wide range of issues, including getting big money out of politics, his plan to make public colleges and universities tuition-free, combating climate change and ensuring universal health care.

Wednesday, April 13, 2016

Doors open at 5 p.m. A Future to Believe In GOTV Rally Concert In Manhattan's Washington Square Park Featuring Special Guests Vampire Weekend, Spike Lee, Rosario Dawson, Shailene Woodley, Linda Sarsour, Tim Robbins and Graham Nash, Washington Square Park, Main Plaza, New York

Information for the public: Music starts at 7 p.m. This event is free and open to the public, but RSVPs are strongly encouraged. Admission is first come, first served. General admission entrances located at SW and SE corners of the park. For security reasons, please do not bring bags and limit what you bring to small, personal items like keys and cell phones. Weapons, sharp objects, chairs and signs or banners on sticks will not be allowed through security. Public transit is encouraged. No public parking available on site.

Bernie Sanders 2016 TV Ad “No Fracking Anywhere”

Bernie Sanders Calls for Nationwide Ban on Fracking, New TV Ad Spotlights Dangers
 
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. – U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders on Monday contrasted his call for a nationwide ban on fracking to Hillary Clinton’s shifting stand on the extreme and risky method of drilling for oil and gas.

Sanders also began airing a new television ad on fracking calling him the only candidate for president who would ban fracking everywhere.

“The growing body of evidence tells us that fracking is a danger to our water supply, our most precious resource. It is a danger to the air we breathe. It has resulted in more earthquakes. It is highly explosive. And it is contributing to climate change,” Sanders told 5,000 supporters inside Veterans Memorial Arena here in the Southern Tier region of New York known as the “fracking belt.”

New York and Sanders’ home state of Vermont have banned fracking. There’s a moratorium on the drilling technique in Maryland. “I want to applaud you for standing up to Gov. Cuomo and demanding that New York state ban fracking,” Sanders told the audience. But he added: “If we are serious, we need to put an end to fracking not only in New York and Vermont but all over this country.”

The toxic chemicals used in fracking are known to cause cancer and birth defects, he said. “We cannot, we must not allow our children to be poisoned by toxic drinking water just so a handful of fossil fuel companies can make even more profits,” Sanders added.

Sanders also noted that Clinton promoted fracking overseas when she was secretary of state. He called their records on fracking and other environmental issues one of the “very important differences” between the candidates for the Democratic Party presidential nomination.

He also noted other differences with Clinton on climate change and the environment. Sanders led the fight to stop the Keystone XL pipeline to transport “some of the dirtiest fuel on the planet” from Canada’s tar sands region to Gulf Coast refineries. She was a latecomer to opposing the controversial pipeline’s construction. He has introduced legislation calling for a carbon tax to discourage use of greenhouse-gas emitting fossil fuels that cause climate change. She doesn’t support a carbon tax. He consistently opposed offshore drilling. Clinton has not. He would end leases for the extraction of fossil fuel on public lands. Clinton would not.

“If we are going to leave this planet in a way that is healthy and habitable for future generations we need bold action now,” Sanders said.

Meanwhile, the new TV ad released Monday was called “No Fracking Anywhere.”

"Do Washington politicians side with polluters over families?" asks Susan Sarandon in the 30-second spot. "They sure do, because Big Oil pumps millions into their campaigns. Bernie Sanders is the only candidate for president who opposes fracking everywhere."

According to public records and disclosures, $1 of every $15 contributed to the pro-Clinton super PAC Priorities USA Action came from fossil fuel interests. Lobbyists with deep ties to Exxon, BP and TransCanada have also bundled thousands of dollars for Clinton’s campaign directly.

"Bernie," the ad concludes. "He can't be bought by them, because he's funded by you."

Hillary Clinton 2016 TV Ad "Stronger Together"

In New Ad, Hillary Clinton Says We Can't Solve America's Problems by Turning Against Each Other

Brooklyn, NY - Today, Hillary for America is releasing a new ad in New York City, emphasizing how high the stakes are in this election. The ad, entitled  Stronger Together, will air in the New York City media market. Hillary Clinton believes that we can tackle complex challenges facing our nation by working together, in contrast to the offensive rhetoric coming from by Donald Trump.

"Stronger Together" highlights the fact that Hillary Clinton is the only candidate tough enough to stop Trump.

Watch Stronger Together.

A transcript of the ad is below:

Narrator: He says we should punish women who have abortions.

Donald Trump: There has to be some form of punishment.

Narrator: That Mexicans who come to America are rapists.

Donald Trump: They're rapists.

Narrator: And that we should ban Muslims from coming here at all.

Donald Trump: Total and complete shutdown.

Hillary Clinton: Donald Trump says we can solve America's problems by turning against each other. It's wrong, and it goes against everything New York and America stand for.

Narrator: With so much at stake, she's the one tough enough to stop Trump.

Town Hall with Gov. John Kasich in Savage, Maryland on Wednesday, April 13, 2016

Town Hall with Gov. John Kasich in Savage, Maryland on Wednesday, April 13, 2016

When:
Wednesday, April 13, 2016 from 3:30 PM to 5:00 PM (EDT)

Where:
The Great Room At Historic Savage Mill
8600 Foundry Street
Savage, MD 20763

Hosted By:
Kasich for America

Register for this event now at :
http://www.eventbrite.com/e/maryland-town-hall-w-gov-john-kasich-tickets-24548339745
Event Details:

Please join Ohio Gov. John Kasich for a Town Hall event in Savage on April 13th.

Doors Open: 2:30pm
Program Begins: 3:30pm

Hillary Clinton to Campaign in New York on Monday, April 11, 2016

Hillary Clinton to Campaign in New York on Monday, April 11, 2016

Brooklyn, NY -- On Monday, April 11th, Hillary Clinton will campaign on Long Island ahead of New York's Democratic primary. Clinton will host a discussion on gun violence prevention with Congressman Steve Israel in Port Washington.

Later in the day, Clinton will attend the Suffolk County Democratic Committee's Annual Spring Dinner in Holbrook. Hillary Clinton is committed to strengthening Democratic parties and helping them win elections across the board this year and beyond.

Monday, April 11th

Conversation on Gun Violence Prevention with Hillary Clinton and Congressman Steve Israel
WHERE: Landmark Theater, 232 Main Street, Port Washington, New York 11050
EVENT START: 2:00 PM ET
DOORS OPEN: 12:15 PM ET

Suffolk County Democratic Committee's Annual Spring Dinner with Hillary Clinton
WHERE: Holbrook, Long Island

Ted Cruz Statement on Colorado Results

Cruz Wins Colorado
Cruz Campaign Sweeps All 34 Delegates,

HOUSTON, Texas – After a sweeping victory in Colorado, Presidential candidate Ted Cruz issued the following statement:
 
“Today was another resounding victory for conservatives, Republicans, and Americans who care about the future of our country. Utah, North Dakota, Wisconsin, and tonight’s incredible results in Colorado have proven this: Republicans are uniting behind our campaign because they want a leader with real solutions who will bring back jobs, freedom, and security.
 
“This election is about the hope that our children can still have a more promising landscape of opportunity than generations past. It’s about bringing together Americans from all backgrounds who know that we will be stronger, more prosperous, and infinitely more free if we return power in Washington back to the people. So that Americans are free to create better jobs, live and worship freely, and once again proudly defend ‘the last best hope of earth.’
 
“Thank you, Colorado, and we ask moms and dads, students and retirees across this country to join us so that together we make this election a turning point for the nation.”

Bernie Sanders Visits New York on Tuesday, April 12, 2016 *Updated

Bernie Sanders Visits New York on Tuesday, April 12, 2016 *Updated

BURLINGTON, Vt. -- U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders on Tuesday will continue his swing through New York. The Democratic Party presidential candidate will hold town hall meetings and rallies in Rochester, Syracuse and Poughkeepsie. Sanders will discuss a wide range of issues, including getting big money out of politics, his plan to make public colleges and universities tuition-free, combating climate change and ensuring universal health care.

Tuesday, April 12, 2016

Doors open at 7 a.m. Rochester Town Hall Meeting with Special Guests Jim Hightower and Larry Cohen, Monroe Community College, Bill Gray's Regional Iceplex, 2700 Brighton Henrietta Townline Rd, Rochester

Information for the public: This event is free and open to the public, but RSVPs are strongly encouraged. Admission is first come, first served. General admission entrance located at south main doors. For security reasons, please do not bring bags and limit what you bring to small, personal items like keys and cell phones. Weapons, sharp objects, chairs, and signs or banners on sticks will not be allowed through security. Rochester Transit Service offers weekday service to MCC. Free parking is available on site.

Doors open at 11 a.m. A Future to Believe In Syracuse Rally with Special Guests Joe Driscoll, Rosario Dawson and Kendrick Sampson, The Oncenter Convention Center, 800 S State St., Syracuse

Information for the public: This event is free and open to the public, but RSVPs are strongly encouraged. Admission is first come, first served. General admission entry located at the Oncenter Convention Center entrance on State Street. For security reasons, please do not bring bags and limit what you bring to small, personal items like keys and cell phones. Weapons, sharp objects, chairs, and signs or banners on sticks will not be allowed through security. Parking is available for $6 (cash only) in neighboring surface lot and $5 (cash or card) in the parking garage located on the corner of South State Street and Adams Street.

Doors open at 4 p.m. A Future to Believe in Poughkeepsie Rally with Special Guest Michael Stipe, Formerly from the band R.E.M., McCann Arena at Marist College, Champagnat Way, Poughkeepsie

Information for the public: This event is free, but tickets are required. General admission entrance located at south main doors. For security reasons, please do not bring bags and limit what you bring to small, personal items like keys and cell phones. Weapons, sharp objects, chairs, and signs or banners on sticks will not be allowed through security. Limited parking is available on site. Carpooling is encouraged.