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NWCorona

(8,541 posts)
Sun Apr 3, 2016, 06:06 PM Apr 2016

Hillary Clinton's absurd claim that she's the only candidate being attacked by Wall Street


"As challenger Bernie Sanders continues to hit Hillary Clinton over her Wall Street ties in Wisconsin, Hillary Clinton noted that she and the financial sector are more enemies than friends.

On Meet the Press, host Chuck Todd played Clinton a clip of Sanders joking on the campaign trail that her paid speeches to Goldman Sachs must have been written in Shakespearean prose.

"I'm the only candidate in the Democratic primary, or actually on either side, who Wall Street financiers and hedge fund managers are actually running ads against," she responded. "So I find this, again, a kind of, you know, circuitous way to raise questions about my record."

Is it true that Clinton is the sole target of Wall Street this cycle?

Our ruling

Clinton said, "I'm the only candidate in the Democratic primary, or actually on either side, who Wall Street financiers and hedge fund managers are actually running ads against."

Wall Street financiers and hedge fund managers are running ads against Clinton. But to say she’s the only one being attacked by people associated with the financial sector is preposterous.

The financial sector has contributed to both sides of the aisles, including to Clinton’s own campaign. Groups backed by Wall Street have run attack ads against virtually every candidate.

Clinton’s claim rates Pants on Fire!"

http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2016/apr/03/hillary-clinton/hillary-clinton-claims-meet-press-wall-street-atta/
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Hillary Clinton's absurd claim that she's the only candidate being attacked by Wall Street (Original Post) NWCorona Apr 2016 OP
She is in free-fall. nt silvershadow Apr 2016 #1
Trump has more ads against him by wall street than anyone MattP Apr 2016 #2
More blatant lies from the Queen of lies Politicalboi Apr 2016 #3
Wall Street is not attacking Bernie because "they don't take him seriously" Henhouse Apr 2016 #4
Not just the pants, the whole pantsuit. azmom Apr 2016 #5
Attacked by Wall Street??? Poor Hill, running adds against her... Raster Apr 2016 #6

MattP

(3,304 posts)
2. Trump has more ads against him by wall street than anyone
Sun Apr 3, 2016, 06:11 PM
Apr 2016

Hillary is second everyone else is barely touched

Henhouse

(646 posts)
4. Wall Street is not attacking Bernie because "they don't take him seriously"
Sun Apr 3, 2016, 06:17 PM
Apr 2016

From the Politifact you posted:

As you’ll notice, Sanders — who rails against Wall Street daily — has been largely spared by the attack ads. That’s because the finance sector takes Clinton seriously and Sanders less so, according to John G. Geer, a political science professor at Vanderbilt University who wrote the book In Defense of Negativity: Attack Advertising in Presidential Campaigns.

"Sanders has an important message that is resonating with many. But that is not enough to win the nomination," Geer said. "Why spend money that will have little return on the investment?"

azmom

(5,208 posts)
5. Not just the pants, the whole pantsuit.
Sun Apr 3, 2016, 06:17 PM
Apr 2016

Can she ever just say the truth? It would be a refreshing change.

Raster

(20,998 posts)
6. Attacked by Wall Street??? Poor Hill, running adds against her...
Sun Apr 3, 2016, 06:19 PM
Apr 2016

...and then assaulting her with those horrible $250,000 checks. Stop! Bankster, stop!

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