Chelsea Clinton Goes Into Hostile Territory – College Towns – To Help Her Mom

[Purveyor]

By James Hohmann March 25 at 8:56 AM

MADISON, Wis.—Bernie Sanders is coming to this liberal university town tomorrow for a rally in an arena that seats 10,000. Last night, Chelsea Clinton drew about 100 to a field office down the road.

Only about a quarter of the crowd was college-aged. Several of them said they’re not supporting the Democratic front-runner, just politically curious.

“I thought it’d be cool to see her kid, so why not come out?” said Jeung Bok Holmquist, 19, who is studying film at the University of Wisconsin.

She left still planning to vote for the Vermont senator in the state’s April 5 primary. “He’s a socialist. I’m into that,” said Holmquist. “And there are some things Hillary has done that are pretty questionable. In the ‘90s, she backed some pretty bad policies that kind of screwed over black people and stuff like that. There’s the argument that she’s a woman and I’m a woman, but I’d rather agree with someone’s policies.” (She added that she will vote for the former secretary of State over Donald Trump in the general election.)

Madison is a true liberal bastion. A Republican governor once famously described the capital city as “30 square miles surrounded by reality.” It was intended as an insult, but locals have embraced it as an official motto. Sanders is looking to run up his margins here. The Clinton campaign is trying to make inroads.

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[SoLeftIAmRight]

1. Chelsea Clinton drew about 100

???

[TexasMommaWithAHat]

3. I can't imagine her having a future in politics

Chelsea is definitely not a "natural" when it comes to politics.

[desmiller]

4. 100???

That's more than enough to defend the Hot Gates from the Persians.

[MADem]

2. Good for her! I think BS has an advantage there, though.

These students think that the college thing will help them...but it's too late for them. Even assuming a liberal Congress can be assembled in, say, three elections, and get those dreams passed (and that's insane optimism on my part), you're eight years out from any change, pretty much.

I think a lot of young people do quite erroneously see the POTUS as a king. They don't realize that anything involving appropriations (like free college) HAS to go through Congress, and begin in the House, where the purse strings are held.

[arcane1]

5. "Chelsea Clinton drew about 100 to a field office down the road"

[edgineered]

6. With voters listening to Bernie live-stream,

Chelsea Clinton grabs a flute and leads 100 rats to a field office. Reminds me of something.