http://www.politico.com/story/2016/07/hillary-clinton-senate-visit-225556Senate Democrats’ ‘lovefest’ with Clinton, Sanders
By Seung Min Kim and Burgess Everett
07/14/16 04:22 PM EDT
Hillary Clinton trekked to Capitol Hill Thursday to meet with Senate Democrats for the first time since rival Bernie Sanders bowed out of the race — a private unity powwow, senators said, that bore little resemblance to the tense session Donald Trump had with GOP senators just one week ago.
While Trump singled out recalcitrant Republicans and senators pushed right back, the conversation between Clinton and Senate Democrats revolved around nuts-and-bolts of campaign strategy, such as the importance of turnout, particularly among young voters, senators said. It also helped that the entire caucus, including Independent Angus King, now has endorsed her.
Clinton and Sanders showered each other with praise at the top of the meeting, held in the Lyndon B. Johnson room just steps from the Senate chamber. Sanders himself received multiple standing ovations from the caucus — for how he ran his campaign and his ultimate endorsement of her. Sanders officially backed Clinton at a campaign event in New Hampshire two days ago.
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