Hacked Clinton email shows what she thinks of Sanders supporters

[Morphine Prince 110,009]

Washington (CNN) - Hillary Clinton expressed sympathy earlier this year for Bernie Sanders supporters who "are living in their parents' basement" who were attracted to his "false promise" because they are "children of the Great Recession."

The comments were posted late Friday by the conservative website Washington Free Beacon, which says it obtained the audio from a Clinton campaign staffer's hacked email. The recording comes to light as Clinton has emphasized reaching out to millennials in an effort to attract Sanders supporters to her campaign.

Speaking to a gathering of campaign supporters in February, Clinton said some of Sanders' followers "are new to politics completely. They're children of the Great Recession. And they are living in their parents' basement."

She continued: "If you're feeling like you're consigned to, you know, being a barista, or you know, some other job that doesn't pay a lot, and doesn't have some other ladder of opportunity attached to it, then the idea that maybe, just maybe, you could be part of a political revolution is pretty appealing. I think we all should be really understanding of that."

The Democratic nominee -- who at one point said she didn't want to "overpromise" and "be clear about the progress we can make" -- questioned if Sanders' supporters were adequately informed.

"There's just a deep desire to believe that we can have free college, free health care, that what we've done hasn't gone far enough, and that we just need to, you know, go as far as, you know, 'Scandinavia,' whatever that means," she says in the audio. "And half the people don't know what that means, but it's something that they deeply feel."

She also said: "I don't think you tell idealistic people, particularly young people, that they've bought into a false promise. You try to do the best you can to say, 'Hey that's his view. That's what he's offering you. But here's another way, where actually we can achieve a lot of what we have said starting Day One, and make a real difference in people's lives.'"

In a statement, the Clinton campaign did not dispute the audio's authenticity.

Source: http://www.cnn.com/2016/10/01/politics/hillary-clinton-millennial-voters-audio-bernie-sanders/index.html?sr=fbCNN100116hillary-clinton-millennial-voters-audio-bernie-sanders0805PMStoryLink&linkId=29429886

 

[DrewStevens 5,249]

Well that was interesting. 

The basement comment is ridiculous but the last part is the ugly truth and it actually sucks.

"If you're feeling like you're consigned to, you know, being a barista, or you know, some other job that doesn't pay a lot, and doesn't have some other ladder of opportunity attached to it, then the idea that maybe, just maybe, you could be part of a political revolution is pretty appealing. I think we all should be really understanding of that."

[Edonis 28,974]

It's said in a really ugly way, but she seriously didn't lie with how easy it is the round up young people and promise them hope without really understanding how hard it is to work for these things. 

[Lion Heart 15,041]

These comments can easily be taken out of context, but she's really sympathizing with a lot of millennial Americans and is saying that more people should be supportive of their views. 

 

[Smarticle 3,178]

Whose fault is that if we are the children of the Recession and want a different candidate....

[Morphine Prince 110,009]

Just now, Smarticle said:

Whose fault is that if we are the children of the Recession and want a different candidate....

Republicans.

[Lion Heart 15,041]

2 minutes ago, Smarticle said:

Whose fault is that if we are the children of the Recession and want a different candidate....

Bush and the GOP

[FFXSoul91 1,100]

She's not wrong though. If anything, this proves she understands the economy we face in today's world. This actually improves my opinion of her.

[Morphine Prince 110,009]

The fact that she's nicer than some her rabid supporters online though  

 

[Seeka 12,372]

It's all an ugly truth it is. But we need to learned to swallow it.

This may turn people away from her, but it will have others will support her.

Also I am living with my parents, but there's a whole other slew of reasons for that.

[Gaga Monster 13,001]

She just loves generalizing and stereotyping groups of people..

[Gaga Monster 13,001]

First half the country is irrdedemable and deplorables and now half the democrat party is people living in their parents basement

[Dorothy Gale 7,575]

Hillary supporters are white knights who think putting a vagina in the White House will be a magic fix-all. 

[DrewStevens 5,249]

7 minutes ago, Gaga Monster said:

She just loves generalizing and stereotyping groups of people..

This is not a stereotype, it's a prototype.

Millenils are children of the Great Recession; that is not an opinion, it's a fact. 

Generalizing and Stereotyping groups of people is what Trump does when he says all illegal immigrants are dangerous criminals or when he says black men can't hang around parks without being part of criminal gang.

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2 minutes ago, AntiPotCrusader said:

Hillary supporters are white knights who think putting a vagina in the White House will be a magic fix-all. 

Of they believe in the Democratic nominees policies and stances on issues and don't care if that person has a penis or a vagina.