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Democratic Primary Debate Schedule Announced

Democratic Debate in Iowa on December 13, 2007
Democratic Debate in Iowa on December 13, 2007

On Thursday, the Democratic National Committee and CNN announced that the first of six Democratic party debates will be held on October 13. Hillary Rodham Clinton, Bernie Sanders, Lincoln Chafee, Jim Webb, and Marin O’Malley are expected to take part.

There five other debates are outlined below:

  • November 14: CBS, KCCI, and The Des Moines Register in Iowa
  • December 19: ABC and WMUR in Manchester, New Hampshire
  • January 17: NBC and the Congressional Black Caucus Institute in Charleston, South Carolina
  • February or March: Univision and The Washington Post in Miami, Florida
  • February or March: PBS in Wisconsin.

More details about each debate will be posted once they are available.

News Source: CNN

Clinton Addresses Voting Rights in Texas

Yesterday and today, Hillary Rodham Clinton attended a number of private fundraisers in Texas. However, she capped off her Texas trip with a speech at Texas Southern University in Houston, where she received an award for leadership. The primary focus of her speech was voting rights. She blasted Republicans in states across the country for limiting access to voting with the excuse of limiting voter fraud. Clinton also criticized the Supreme Court’s decision which gutted parts of the Voting Rights Act.

Clinton outlined her plan for voting rights in America saying, “I believe every citizen has the right to vote, and I believe we should make it easier for every citizen to vote.” She outlined her plan in four central points (seen in the Tweet above):

1. Automatic voter registration upon turning 18

2. Restoring the provisions of the Voting Rights Act

3. Expanding early and absentee voting

4. Setting a nationwide standard of in-person voting for 20+ days

Restoring voting rights is certainly going to be one of the cornerstones of her campaign’s platform moving forward. Clinton is expected to begin outlining her platform at a kickoff rally next week (June 13) on Roosevelt Island.

The full video from today’s event is available on C-SPAN and can be accessed by CLICKING HERE. Clinton begins speaking at the 18:00 mark. Hillary for America also released a fact sheet about voting rights as well as a full transcript from today’s speech.

Tomorrow, Clinton is scheduled to take part in a private fundraiser in Connecticut. If you haven’t already, be sure to follow Clinton on Twitter and Facebook.

News Source: NPR

Video Source: C-SPAN

2016 Kickoff Rally to be Held June 13 [Updated]

6/13 – UPDATE: The live stream has ended. The video will be posted HERE once available.

6/13 – UPDATE: Live streaming will begin at 11:45 AM Eastern Time. You can access the live stream by CLICKING HERE.

Hillary for America announced today that a kickoff rally will be held on Roosevelt Island, New York on Saturday, June 13. Hillary Rodham Clinton will use the event to layout key parts of her campaign’s platform and her vision for America. For the last several weeks, Clinton has been holding roundtable events in key states to gather information to assist in building her campaign platform. The campaign has indicated that these events will continue after the rally on June 13 as the campaign continues to ramp up. After the rally, Clinton will makes campaign stops in Iowa, New Hampshire, South Carolina, and Nevada, states she has already visited since announcing her presidential campaign.

The campaign announced that the event will be free, but space is limited and it is first come, first served. Keep up with all the latest campaign news by following Clinton on Twitter and Facebook.

News Source: Politico