Posted on 10/01/2016 6:15:12 PM PDT by BlackFemaleArmyColonel
Hillary Clinton's campaign on Saturday responded to a leaked recording of her commenting on Bernie Sanders supporters during the primary, saying she was "inspired" by young voters who backed the Vermont senator.
"As Hillary Clinton said in those remarks, she wants young people to be idealistic and set big goals. She is fighting for exactly what millennial generation cares most about — a fairer more equal, just world. She's working to create new pathways to jobs and career opportunities, to build more inclusivity and community, and to ensure everyone gets a fair shot," the statement read.
Clinton's campaign called young voters "the most diverse, open-minded generation in history" who want to be heard, and touted her and Sanders's college plan.
"She's inspired by the optimism and the drive of this generation and Sanders supporters across the country — and they've helped her craft and promote the most progressive platform in Democratic party history," the statement said.
Audio from a February fundraiser leaked Friday showed the now-Democratic nominee giving her take on voters to the left and right of her. She suggested that Sanders supporters were overly idealistic but called for understanding of their disillusionment with their future prospects.
"Some are new to politics completely. They’re children of the Great Recession. And they are living in their parents’ basement," she said. "They feel they got their education and the jobs that are available to them are not at all what they envisioned for themselves. And they don’t see much of a future."
Clinton's Republican rivals have seized on her comments. Donald Trump plans to hit her for the "basement dwellers" remark at a Saturday night speech.
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She has not fought for anything but Hillary Clinton her entire life.
She has not fought for anything but Hillary Clinton her entire life.
Except for large sums of money.
Not much left to say...
Bannon, are you lurking and reading this? Start emphasizing the complete, abject failure that Obama has done and question why Clinton is even running to begin with, since these problems should have been solved.
So now we got deplorables, basement dwellers, and the sun always shining on the black ghettos. She really is going to get the entire country against her at this rate.
#BasementDwellers - the number one trending hashtag on twitter.
Poor old gal just said she despises them
Excuse me!!! Who the hell are you talking to???!!!
LOL LOL gotta love liberal stupidity..but since liberals are mentally challenged, they will probably believe this nonsense..but if Trump said it they would be outraged
Yep.
Take the language to 4Chan.
Twitter already removed it..Commie twitter at work again..protecting their gal
Fascist twitter: insulting/alienating one swath of users after another.
Clintoon isn’t “fighting’ for anybody. She has problems just trying to get out of bed. Her “fighting” days are over.
She must think they are the dumbest generation on earth to believe this garbage bag full of lies.
If they released a statement, I guess #BasementDwellers is leaving a mark! Schadenfreude moment.
Feeding talking points to their zombie army.
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