Senator Sanders Campaigns for Hillary in Arizona

Senator Bernie Sanders held a Get Out the Vote Rally today in Flagstaff, Arizona. The event is the first in a series of rallies that will be held in the state by Hillary for America. During the event on the campus of Northern Arizona University, Sanders spoke about the importance of electing Hillary Clinton in a few weeks. He also spoke about a number of her platform points, including her plan to ensure that college students are able to graduate debt free. Sanders then urged the students to get out and vote on November 8th. A video from the rally is below.

Meanwhile, three fundraisers where held on behalf of Hillary for America. The first was in Boston, Massachusetts and featured a conversation with Padma Lakshmi. The next event was in Brooklyn, New York and featured a number of local Democratic Party officials including Marlon Marshall, Director of State Campaigns and Political Engagement, Basil Smikle, Executive Director of the New York State Democratic Party, and Julissa Ferreras, New York City Council Member. The final event was in West Hollywood, California and included President Obama’s former speechwriter Jon Favreau. The event also included a special performance by Moby.

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News Source: Arizona Daily Sun

Hillary Clinton Statement on Assassination of British MP Jo Cox

On Thursday, the United Kingdom morns the murder of MP Jo Cox. Cox, 41, was shot and stabbed by an attacker. The suspect is in police custody. The assassination took place in Cox’s home constituency, Birstall, West Yorkshire. Tributes have poured in and a number of people, including Cox’s husband, have called for unity in fighting against hatred and bigotry. Hillary Clinton joined the chorus when she released a statement of condolence that said the best way to honor Cox is to reject hatred and embrace “everything that binds us together.” A copy of Clinton’s statement is below:

I am horrified by the assassination of British MP Jo Cox, murdered earlier today in her district in Northern England. By all accounts, she was a rising star. Her maiden speech in Parliament celebrated the diversity of her beloved Yorkshire constituency, and passionately made the case that there is more that unites us than divides us. It is cruel and terrible that her life was cut short by a violent act of political intolerance.

It is critical that the United States and Britain, two of the world’s oldest and greatest democracies, stand together against hatred and violence. This is how we must honor Jo Cox — by rejecting bigotry in all its forms, and instead embracing, as she always did, everything that binds us together.

My thoughts and prayers are with her friends, her family, and the British people.

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News Source: BBC News