After battling one another for more than 13 months, former secretary of state Hillary Clinton and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) met for more than 90 minutes Tuesday night at a Washington, D.C., hotel. The two had a “positive discussion,” according to similar, but not identical, statements issued shortly thereafter by their respective campaigns.
Neither statement addressed whether Sanders would drop out of the race or endorse Clinton, who all but locked up the Democratic presidential nomination last week. But both said they would work together to oppose presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump.
The meeting came not long after Clinton won the Washington, D.C., primary 78 to 21 percent. It was the final nominating contest in a process that has lasted four and a half months. With just 84 superdelegate votes unaccounted for, Clinton leads Sanders 2,800 delegates to 1,881.
Sanders returned to D.C. Tuesday after a long weekend in Vermont, where he met with top supporters and took part in a vigil for the victims of Sunday’s mass shooting in Orlando, Fla. Sanders attended the Senate Democrats’ weekly luncheon Tuesday afternoon, where he received a standing ovation, and then held a press conference outside his D.C. campaign office to repeat his call for “a fundamental transformation of the Democratic Party.”
The Vermonter specifically called for the elimination of superdelegates, the replacement of the Democratic National Committee’s leadership and electoral reforms to make it easier to vote in Democratic primaries.
During Tuesday’s meeting at the Capital Hilton, the two rivals also discussed several policy issues, including campaign finance reform, the minimum wage and student debt. According to Sanders’ statement, those were issues “where they are seeking common ground.” According to Clinton’s, “they share common goals.”
Both said they would work together to craft the party’s platform ahead of July’s Democratic National Convention.
Joining the candidates for the meeting were Sanders’ wife, Jane O’Meara Sanders; his campaign manager, Jeff Weaver; Clinton campaign chairman John Podesta; and Clinton campaign manager Robby Mook. Following the meeting, Sanders flew back to Burlington.
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2 idiots meeting, an Socialist draft dodger and a lying greedy murderer..Wow what a losing team..both who wants to give the United States away..One promises free this and free that.. NOTHING is free, taxpayers has to pay for it..government won’t..one is a crook who stole 6 billion $$, ooops sorry, she claim she don’t have any idea what happen to it on her watch, she murdered 4 Americans in benghazi..one used the supporters donations to fly to Rome with 50 friends and family to see the Pope for 5 mins.. both claim to be poor, both are worth millions..yup, vote for the democrat idiots..
Great satire Donna . At least I’m hoping it’s satire .
Ah, here comes Donna with the usual Republican contribution to the political discussion: name calling and character assassination. By the way, we are well aware that “nothing is free”,some of us are just tired of a small minority hogging the spoils and bending the government to its will. It’s about time those people paid their fair share and had their wings clipped, and for everyone to have a fair chance.
@ A Montreal Paul .. Yes I am a Republican and proud of it.. Vermont use to be a great Republican state then the democrats took over and more moved in.. As a 6th generation Vermonter I care about this state..are you even a Vermonter and I don’t mean a transplant..I didn’t call you any names, so get off your high horse..Sanders and Clinton are both crooks..Can’t stand the truth?? Sanders is a socialist and draft dodger, his wife is a even bigger liar then he is,, ask the donors who pledged money to the college and she lied and said they pledged more then they did.. so what do you call that??
I always enjoy Donna’s rants and her tenuous grasp of the English language. I feel like I need a Captain Crunch decoder ring to try to decipher her posts.