June 27 - 28 Weekend Cable News
National
-- Report on HRC’s emails from the State Department; said the State Department cannot find 15 emails between HRC and Sidney Blumenthal; interviewed Chris Stirewalt; Stirewalt said it was the press’s job to hold powerful people to account; Stirewalt said HRC said she handed over all of her relevant work emails, said HFA told Ed Henry they did not know anything about them; Stirewalt said there was a divide between the State Department, Sidney Blumenthal, and HRC; shifted into conversation about whether this would affect HRC politically; Stirewalt noted that Bernie Sanders was within single digits of HRC in New Hampshire, noted HRC lost last time; Stirewalt said every election was a trust election; Stirewalt said HRC could be a criminal and still get support from 45 percent of the electorate, said HRC could be beatified by the Pope and not get support from 45 percent of the electorate. Fox News’ America’s News HQ, 2015 06 28 Hillary Clinton, Clips, National, Chris Stirewalt on HRCs missing Benghazi emails.mp4
-- Report on Bernie Sanders making modest gains on HRC in New Hampshire polls; showed footage of Sanders on ABC’s This Week; interviewed Fred Yang; Alex Witt asked whether Sanders had stronger credentials on income inequality than the other candidates; Yang said HRC had strong credentials on the issue of the disappearing middle class and income inequality. MSNBC’s Weekends With Alex Witt, 2015 06 28 Hillary Clinton, Clips, National, Fred Yang said HRC strong inequality credentials.mp4
-- Discussion about how HRC would be different than BHO; panel with Michael Balboni and Deneen Borelli; Balboni said HRC was hiding, said we haven’t heard anything that HRC planned to do as POTUS; Balboni said the debate with HRC will begin with Benghazi. Fox News’ The Five,
-- Report on progressives losing the trade battle with BHO; panel with Manu Raju; Raju noted the progressives were still influential and having an effect on HRC; Steve Kornacki noted HRC had been silent on trade; panel with Kellyanne Conway, Sabrina Siddiqui, and Rick Ungar; Conway said the EAW wing of the Democratic Party is becoming the Bernie Sanders wing of the party, said it was tough for HRC to not get pulled into the trade debate; Siddiqui said there was only so long that HRC could skirt the trade issue; Siddiqui said she thought HFA was waiting until HRC was on a debate stage to talk about trade or until she granted an interview; Ungar said just like Eugene McCarthy that Sanders would not win the nomination. MSNBC’s Up With Steve Kornacki, 2015 06 27 Hillary Clinton, Clips, National, Raju Conway Siddiqui Ungar on HRC TPP.mp4