{"id":32454,"date":"2026-08-08T12:40:49","date_gmt":"2026-08-08T07:40:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=32454"},"modified":"2026-08-08T12:40:49","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T07:40:49","slug":"hillary-clinton-calls-for-democratic-unity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=32454","title":{"rendered":"Hillary Clinton calls for Democratic unity"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/ClintonHillary_022626ap2.jpg?w=900\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>\n        <iframe id=\"instaread_iframe\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Audio Article\" style=\"display:block\" data-pin-nopin=\"true\"><\/iframe>\n    <\/p>\n<p><\/instaread-player><\/p>\n<p>Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton urged Democrats on Friday to unify under the party\u2019s candidates, highlighting the growing division between establishment and progressive members amid the current wave of primaries.<\/p>\n<p>Clinton <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/cWjk3U_1-Gk?si=YtqIBfvl3PqjPRle\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/cWjk3U_1-Gk?si=YtqIBfvl3PqjPRle\">told journalist and podcaster<\/a> Kara Swisher that, with Democratic candidates like Michigan\u2019s Abdul El-Sayed winning their races by slim margins, the party should prepare for voters\u2019 \u201creluctance\u201d \u2014 which she said she experienced firsthand after being chosen as the Democratic presidential nominee in 2016.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr1_ab\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>In mid-July, Democratic strategist James Carville called the new wave of <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/tag\/james-carville\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/tag\/james-carville\/\">progressives \u201cinsurgent\u201d<\/a> following recent wins from democratic socialists and similarly warned against intraparty division. On Tuesday, Sen.\u00a0Bernie Sanders\u00a0(I-Vt.) called on Carville to \u201cstart his own party\u201d as the pundit continued his criticism of Democratic candidates.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think there\u2019s no doubt that the Republican Party is the Trump cult and the Democratic Party is a bigger tent,\u201d Clinton told Swisher. \u201cWe do have a broad cross-section of people, what they believe, what their experiences are. I think that\u2019s an advantage, but we also have to win general elections.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The former secretary of state focused on El-Sayed\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/campaign\/6006337-el-sayed-wins-michigan-senate-primary\/\">narrow victory<\/a> over left-leaning moderate Rep. Haley Stevens (D-Mich.) on Wednesday in the race to replace retiring Sen. Gary Peters (D-Mich.). He will face former Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Mich.), whom President Trump endorsed, in this fall\u2019s midterms.<\/p>\n<p>One of the policy areas where El-Sayed and his challenger differed was their stances on United States aid to Israel \u2014 a point of contention that resonates throughout the Democratic Party.<\/p>\n<p>El-Sayed, like some other progressive Democrats, <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/campaign\/6012536-abdul-el-sayed-michigan-democratic-primary-progressive-movement\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/campaign\/6012536-abdul-el-sayed-michigan-democratic-primary-progressive-movement\/\">called Israel\u2019s actions<\/a> in Gaza a \u201cgenocide.\u201d He also criticized the Stevens campaign\u2019s ties to the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, a group that has grown increasingly controversial among party members.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe real fight will be how do we make sure that people who voted for Haley feel comfortable voting for Abdul El-Sayed, and how do we get Independents to feel comfortable,\u201d Clinton said. <\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr2_ab\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>In her appearance, the former secretary of State also referenced Trump\u2019s several Truth Social <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/6011165-trump-reacts-el-sayed-victory\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">posts calling<\/a> El-Sayed a communist, one of which referred to the Democratic nominee as a \u201cCommunist loser who hates Jews and Israel\u201d and called his victory \u201cgreat news for the Republican Party.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Republicans have similarly targeted Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) candidates, who also have seen a <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/campaign\/5932183-democratic-socialists-dsa-political-change\/\">series of primary wins<\/a>, with the \u201ccommunist\u201d label. Clinton said she anticipates this framing of progressive Democrat and DSA candidates will be \u201cvery effective\u201d for Republicans.<\/p>\n<p>El-Sayed, whom Trump criticized throughout a Las Vegas speech earlier this week, responded to the president\u2019s remarks in an interview with CNN\u2019s Kaitlan Collins Wednesday evening, <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/campaign\/6013131-abdul-el-sayed-donald-trump-michigan-senate-win-criticism\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/campaign\/6013131-abdul-el-sayed-donald-trump-michigan-senate-win-criticism\/\">inviting him to<\/a> \u201cfocus on what I\u2019m saying\u201d regarding policy.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Copyright 2026 Nexstar Media Inc. All rights reserved. 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