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posted by CoolHand on Sunday September 04 2016, @11:45PM   Printer-friendly
from the queen-bee dept.

In the past two weeks, the Democratic presidential nominee has faced increased scrutiny from critics to take questions at a news conference — something she hasn't done in 273 days.

[...] New York Times columnist Jim Rutenberg criticized Clinton for her aversion toward the press in a searing piece on Sunday, and CNN senior media correspondent Brian Stelter has not been shy when offering his opinion.

"She is acting in some ways as if she is already president," Stelter said in a recent CNN appearance. "By not acknowledging the importance of a press conference, the uniqueness of a press conference — it makes me wonder how accessible she'd be in the White House as president."

[...] The campaign, which did not return requests for comment for this story, frequently cites a figure that asserts Clinton has granted more than 350 interviews this year.

[...] Holly Shulman, a former spokeswoman for the Democratic National Committee, told Business Insider that technology has changed the way candidates run for office and suggested there was less of a need to lean on the press to disseminate a message.

"Campaigns have changed," she said, noting that candidates can now reach voters directly through social media. "[T]his type of direct engagement has a much bigger impact on voters' decisions."

[...] Trump has continued to spotlight Clinton's refusal to take questions from the media in an open setting.

In recent weeks, the New York businessman's campaign has sent out an email each morning reminding reporters exactly how many days it has been since "hiding Hillary" last held a press conference.

[...] Brian Fallon, the campaign's top spokesman, seemed to acknowledge the importance of one on Friday. He promised ABC News that if elected, "Hillary Clinton will hold press conferences."

Source: Business Insider


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  • (Score: 3, Interesting) by takyon on Monday September 05 2016, @12:57AM

    by takyon (881) <reversethis-{gro ... s} {ta} {noykat}> on Monday September 05 2016, @12:57AM (#397598) Journal

    The whole point is to predict the probability of each outcome, which is why polls-plus exists (to use historical data and predictive trends instead of just the polls).

    I don't get your insistence on bashing these predictions. Yeah, we can say that the predictlords did not predict Trump as the nominee, but at the same time, his poll numbers went up and up as more candidates got fired^H^H^H^H^Heliminated and voters changed their minds. Now Trump faces the general electorate, with many more centrists. Maybe it's time to bet some money on Trump vs. Clinton if you're feeling so confident (inb4 the election gonna get stoled)?

    You talk of likely voters, but it is entirely possible that Trump will drive more card-carrying Democrats to vote for Clinton than would have been the case if a Rubio, Bush, or even Cruz had been the nominee (this is assuming a repeat of the unfair treatment of Sanders, and the DNC leaks).

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  • (Score: 5, Interesting) by The Mighty Buzzard on Monday September 05 2016, @01:20AM

    by The Mighty Buzzard (18) Subscriber Badge <themightybuzzard@proton.me> on Monday September 05 2016, @01:20AM (#397608) Homepage Journal

    You're probably right on the last bit but you're underestimating the depth of hatred people have for Hillary. Dems have pretty much shot their wad on the hatred front. They've pulled everything they can from it because they've been running it full blast for more than ten years. You're not going to see record turnouts from the left, you're going to see lower than average due to fatigue.

    The Reps, now they've got a good snoot full of mad this go around. Half of it for their own party even. They'll show up to the polls.

    Me, I'm mostly hoping that both Stein and Johnson get 5+% for their parties and we get to have a non-binary election in four years.

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    • (Score: 2) by takyon on Monday September 05 2016, @02:01AM

      by takyon (881) <reversethis-{gro ... s} {ta} {noykat}> on Monday September 05 2016, @02:01AM (#397621) Journal

      Yeah I'll probably cast it for Johnson for that reason. He seems to be doing better than Stein consistently.

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      • (Score: 3, Interesting) by Gaaark on Monday September 05 2016, @03:17AM

        by Gaaark (41) on Monday September 05 2016, @03:17AM (#397643) Journal

        If I was American, i'd be considering voting for Trump, just so 'H' gets one more vote against her, then go for an independent in the next election.

        I did that in our Canadian last election: voted strategically to get rid of the Harper asshats, and a will probably go back to voting green again.

        Harper was the Canadian Hillary.

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        • (Score: 2) by takyon on Monday September 05 2016, @03:27AM

          by takyon (881) <reversethis-{gro ... s} {ta} {noykat}> on Monday September 05 2016, @03:27AM (#397645) Journal

          Trump will wipe Canada off the face of the Earth.

          - 2016 TV commercial

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          • (Score: 2) by Gaaark on Monday September 05 2016, @03:43PM

            by Gaaark (41) on Monday September 05 2016, @03:43PM (#397816) Journal

            Let him try!
            We have Dan Akroyd and good Canadian home brew up here: he'll cross his stream with the drunk guy next to him (i hear it's often Ritchie Cunningham-Opie) and they'll blow Trump to Cthulhu (or Baal... i dunno... gotta take a piss now... HEY! YOU'RE DAN AKROYD! TAKING A PISS IN MY CANADIAN BATHROOM!!!

            No, i don't want a sword fight, Dan. All you have there is a foldable knife....still, it's gotta be bigger than Trumps.....)

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      • (Score: 4, Funny) by The Mighty Buzzard on Monday September 05 2016, @10:29AM

        by The Mighty Buzzard (18) Subscriber Badge <themightybuzzard@proton.me> on Monday September 05 2016, @10:29AM (#397745) Homepage Journal

        Indeed, thus my new sig.

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        • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday September 05 2016, @03:58PM

          by Anonymous Coward on Monday September 05 2016, @03:58PM (#397827)

          You need to get that made into a bumper sticker.

          • (Score: 2) by Gaaark on Tuesday September 06 2016, @03:41AM

            by Gaaark (41) on Tuesday September 06 2016, @03:41AM (#397963) Journal

            And a condom!

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    • (Score: 2, Insightful) by Francis on Monday September 05 2016, @03:32AM

      by Francis (5544) on Monday September 05 2016, @03:32AM (#397646)

      I completely agree. What's more, it's not just the GOP that hate her, she's unpopular with independents and about half of her own party think she should be brought up on charges.

      It's astonishing to me that people assume she's going to win when she's probably the weakest candidate ever to be nominated by a major candidate. The only reason she's still in the race at all is that Trump managed to win the GOP nomination with billions of dollars in free campaign ads.

      • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday September 05 2016, @06:53PM

        by Anonymous Coward on Monday September 05 2016, @06:53PM (#397870)

        The only reason she's still in the race at all is that Trump managed to win the GOP nomination with billions of dollars in free campaign ads.

        He did do that. However, the DNC basically put forward 2 people. Then late in the game had to add in a 3rd one because he was popular.

        That is the weakest showing of the DNC in years. She was basically appointed at this time last year by the DNC and media. The rest was just show.

        The RNC however had nearly 17 people to chose from. It was frankly the most interesting primary in a long time.

    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday September 05 2016, @11:41AM

      by Anonymous Coward on Monday September 05 2016, @11:41AM (#397762)

      Trump will win the election but Clinton will be president.