Hillary Clinton is warning Democrats not to be complacent in the 2020 campaign for the White House because President Trump will do whatever he has to in order to stay competitive in the race.
Clinton, the 2016 Democratic presidential nominee, former secretary of state, ex-New York senator, and first lady for eight years, lost the 2016 election to Trump by an unexpected 77 electoral votes but often reminds people she won the popular vote by 2.9 million ballots.
On Wednesday, during her appearance at the 2020 Democratic National Convention, she urged Democrats to mobilize up and down the ticket so that the party can end the Trump era in the fall.
“For four years, people have told me, ‘I didn’t realize how dangerous he was.’ ‘I wish I could do it all over.’ Or worst, ‘I should have voted.’ Look, this can’t be another woulda coulda shoulda election,” she said.
“Vote to make sure we — not a foreign adversary — choose our president,” she added. “Don’t forget: Joe and Kamala can win by three million more votes and still lose. Take it from me. We need numbers so overwhelming Trump can’t sneak or steal his way to victory.”
Clinton also spoke about Joe Biden’s humanity and the personal tragedies he’s endured, including the deaths of first wife Neilia, daughter Naomi, and son Beau.
“There’s a lot of heartbreak in America right now — and the truth is, many things were broken before the pandemic,” she said. “But, as the saying goes, the world breaks everyone at one point or another, and afterward, many are stronger in the broken places. Joe Biden knows how to heal, because he’s done it himself.”
To shed light on Harris, Clinton opened up about the loss of a communications aide the pair shared.
Tyrone Gayle died in 2018 from colon and liver cancer at the age of 30. A former staffer to 2016 Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Kaine, he worked in Clinton’s personal Manhattan office before she launched her second White House bid, eventually joining her campaign. Gayle later helped Harris with communications.
“I know something about the slings and arrows that she will face and believe me, this former district attorney and attorney general can handle it,” she said of Harris.
Clinton has been omnipresent this election cycle, despite her shocking defeat to Trump four years ago. She didn’t hesitate to criticize Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, whom she faced in the 2016 Democratic primary, as she promoted her Hulu documentary.
“He was in Congress for years. He had one senator support him. Nobody likes him. Nobody wants to work with him. He got nothing done. He was a career politician. It’s all just baloney, and I feel so bad that people got sucked into it,” she said in January.
Her comments prompted a Sanders ally, far-left Michigan Rep. Rashida Tlaib, to encourage Democrats to “boo” Clinton during a rally before the Iowa caucuses.
Clinton’s midprogramming scheduling on Wednesday mirrored husband Bill Clinton’s slot on Tuesday as the couple’s influence in Democratic politics diminishes with time. However, she logged onto the digital gathering as the first female presidential nominee ahead of the party coronating the first minority female vice presidential pick.
