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Leaked Emails Show Clinton Campaign Struggling to Address Sanders’s Popularity

HeadlineOct 11, 2016

The turmoil within the Republican Party comes as another round of newly leaked emails show how Hillary Clinton’s campaign struggled to deal with Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders’s popularity during the primary season. The emails, released by WikiLeaks, appear to come from the account of Clinton campaign chairperson John Podesta. In one email, an adviser wrote to Podesta, “Message needs to be more positive, upbeat, hopeful. … Bernie is saying we can change the world. Her msg is ‘No, we can’t’ because …” The aide also recommended Clinton’s campaign feature more young people in her campaign ads. Another email also shows Clinton aide Doug Band calling Clinton’s daughter, Chelsea, a “spoiled brat.” This is the second batch of Clinton campaign emails released by WikiLeaks in the last four days.

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