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Kelly Riddell

Kelly Riddell

kriddell@washingtontimes.com

Kelly Riddell is a former columnist and commentary writer for The Washington Times.

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Democratic presidential candidates Sen. Bernard Sanders of Vermont and Hillary Clinton take the stage before a Democratic presidential primary debate at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee on Thursday. (Associated Press)

Hillary Clinton appeals to blacks, Hispanics in Democratic debate

Hillary Clinton opened Thursday's Democratic debate showdown with Sen. Bernard Sanders by insisting her message can appeal beyond "angry" voters worried about the economy and can reach blacks, Hispanics and women who she said suffer fear and discrimination.

February 11, 2016
President Obama's moneyed backers of 2008 have thus far remained on the sidelines rather than funding the campaigns of either former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton or Sen. Bernard Sanders of Vermont. (Associated Press)

Hillary Clinton fails to galvanize Obama’s top donors

About half of the top fundraisers from President Obama's 2012 re-election campaign are sitting out the Democratic primary this year, with some saying they'll stay neutral until the general election. Others are unenthused by Hillary Clinton's bid, and some are still hoping an alternative such as Vice President Joseph R. Biden may emerge.

February 10, 2016
Former Secretary of State Madeleine K. Albright (Associated Press) **FILE**

Gloria Steinem and Madeleine Albright backlash hurts Hillary Clinton with voters

Bringing feminist Gloria Steinem and former Secretary of State Madeleine K. Albright onto the campaign trail, where they both chastised younger women for not supporting Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, may be the reason why Mrs. Clinton lost the female vote so handily in New Hampshire, analysts say.

February 10, 2016
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton and daughter Chelsea attended Iowa's African-American Festival, I'll Make Me a World Celebration Day, last month before the nominating contests began. (Associated Press)

Hillary Clinton leans on minorities to revive campaign

Hillary Clinton is looking to rally minority voters in Nevada and South Carolina as a way to blunt the momentum of Sen. Bernard Sanders, whose New Hampshire primary victory this week poked a hole in her campaign narrative.

February 10, 2016
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton speaks at her first-in-the-nation presidential primary campaign rally, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2016, in Hooksett, N.H. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Hillary Clinton counts on Bernie Sanders’ fading allure in Nevada

Bernard Sanders may have won the hearts and minds of young progressives in Iowa and New Hampshire, but he's likely to hit a wall in Nevada, which holds the next Democratic nominating contest, among voters whose diversity and pragmatism are likely to resist the insurgent's call to revolution.

February 9, 2016
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton speaks at the Verizon Wireless Center during the 2016 McIntyre Shaheen 100 Club Celebration, Friday, Feb. 5, 2016, in Manchester, N.H. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

Famous women rally female support for Hillary Clinton

Looking to shore up the women's vote for Hillary Clinton, former Secretary of State Madeline Albright repeated one of her often-used themes: "There's a special place in hell for women who don't help each other," she said at a Clinton rally on Saturday in New Hampshire.

February 8, 2016