It’s a busy day in the Democratic campaign for president, as Hillary Rodham Clinton speaks in New York, Bernie Sanders makes his push in Iowa and Martin O’Malley does the same in New Hampshire. Here’s the latest from the events.
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11:05 a.m. (EDT)
Hillary Rodham Clinton’s campaign manager Robby Mook is taking an all-hands-on-deck approach to her campaign rally in New York.
Standing near the entrance of her Saturday event on Roosevelt Island, Mook is welcoming attendees – and hawking merchandise. It’s a job that would typically go to a low-level staffer or volunteer.
Mook called out to the crowd filtering into Four Freedoms park, “Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to our rally today.”
Then, he directed them to a table selling Clinton campaign T-shirts and other campaign-branded merchandise. He shouted, “Thanks for being here_and buy some products.”
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10:45 a.m. (EDT)
A crowd of eager and excited Democrats has gathered to hear Hillary Rodham Clinton’s first major speech as she seeks her party’s the presidential nomination.
Clinton launched her campaign in April, but her team is billing Saturday’s event on Roosevelt Island in New York’s East River as the kickoff of her second run for the White House.
More than 500 reporters are on hand to cover the event under overcast skies.
Clinton’s team says she is putting the finishing touches on her address, in which she is expected to call for a new era of shared prosperity for American workers.
Clinton is scheduled to speak just before noon Eastern time.