Trump 'cornerstone is bigotry': Sanders and Warren take on Clinton's Ohio

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Source: theguardian.com





Trump 'cornerstone is bigotry': Sanders and Warren take on Clinton's Ohio fight

As Donald Trump takes a polling lead in a crucial swing state, Clinton campaign dispatches popular progressive senators to speak to young voters


Molly Redden
@mtredden

Last modified on Saturday 17 September 2016 18.10

Senator Elizabeth Warren on Saturday said Donald Trump was “a man with a dark and ugly soul” on Saturday, unleashing some of her most stinging criticisms of the Republican nominee in a state where Hillary Clinton has recently struggled.
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Speaking in Columbus, Ohio, Warren said Trump “has more support from [the] Aryan nation and the [Ku Klux Klan] than he does from leaders of his own party”.

Her criticisms echoed a speech delivered by Clinton’s primary rival, Senator Bernie Sanders, earlier in the day. Speaking at Kent State, Sanders said: “The cornerstone of Donald Trump’s campaign is bigotry.”

The Clinton campaign dispatched two of its most popular progressive surrogates after a rocky week of polls showed Trump gaining on Clinton in Ohio, a critical swing state, and among voters nationally. Sanders and Warren were slated to make some half-a-dozen stops over the weekend............................

Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/sep/17/elizabeth-warren-bernie-sanders-donald-trump-bigotry

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Elizabeth Warren ?@elizabethforma 1h1 hour ago

What an amazing rally for @Ted_Strickland & @HillaryClinton at @OhioState today! Columbus is ready to fight & win.















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Brinda Estrella ?@BrindaStar 1h1 hour ago

What a great day to live in Ohio! @Ted_Strickland and @SenWarren firing up OSU! #OHHillYes







Sen. Bernie Sanders’ speaks to an audience at the University of Akron on Saturday, Sept. 17, 2016 in Akron, Ohio. (AP Photo/Julie Carr Smyth) Photograph: Julie Carr Smyth/AP
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