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Clinton Campaign Confirms Planting Town Hall Question
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 Posted: Sun Nov 11, 2007 5:00 am Post subject: Clinton Campaign Confirms Planting Town Hall Question |
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 Clinton Campaign Confirms Planting Town Hall Question
Democratic presidential frontrunner Hillary Clinton’s campaign admitted Friday that it planted a global warming question in Newton, Iowa, Tuesday during a town hall meeting to discuss clean energy.Clinton campaign spokesman Mo Elliethee admitted that the campaign had planted the question and said it would not happen again.
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Democratic presidential frontrunner Hillary Clinton’s campaign admitted Friday that it planted a global warming question in Newton, Iowa, Tuesday during a town hall meeting to discuss clean energy.Clinton campaign spokesman Mo Elliethee admitted that the campaign had planted the question and said it would not happen again."On this occasion a member of our staff did discuss a possible question about Senator Clinton's energy plan at a forum,” Elliethee said.“However, Senator Clinton did not know which questioners she was calling on during the event. This is not standard policy and will not be repeated again.”In a state where the caucus is held sacred and the impromptu and candid style of the town hall meeting is held dear, Clinton’s planted question may come as a great offense to Iowans.According to a report on the Grinnell University Web site, the Clinton campaign arranged for some of the questions for the candidate to be asked by college students:"On Tuesday Nov. 6, the Clinton campaign stopped at a biodiesel plant in Newton as part of a weeklong series of events to introduce her new energy plan. The event was clearly intended to be as much about the press as the Iowa voters in attendance, as a large press core helped fill the small venue...."After her speech, Clinton accepted questions. But according to Grinnell College student Muriel Gallo-Chasanoff ’10, some of the questions from the audience were planned in advance. 'They were canned,' she said. Before the event began, a Clinton staff member approached Gallo-Chasanoff to ask a specific question after Clinton’s speech. 'One of the senior staffers told me what [to ask],' she said.
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